https://www.energizingentrepreneurs.org/ is a great public resource and I encourage you to check out their website.
One of my favorite of their works from this year is titled “Funding Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Building” and is available here: https://files.constantcontact.com/c84c5a8b001/7c26622a-16dd-40c5-9f09-c2a80b296ba9.pdf
It has specific suggestions for funding and building the entrepreneurial ecosystem in your community! Check it out!
More information on the following can be found at https://vgyi.tamu.edu/v-g-young-school-for-county-commissioners-court/.
I will be presenting on your entrepreneurial ecosystem and hope to see you there!
V.G. Young School for County Commissioners Court
61st Annual V.G. Young School for County Commissioners Courts
February 19-21, 2019
Hilton ▪ College Station, TX
Conference registration: https://agriliferegister.tamu.edu/VGYI
See the draft agenda here: https://vgyi.tamu.edu/files/2018/12/2019-JC-Working-Agenda-1-7-19.pdf
The U.S. Census Bureau recently released a great video explaining how to generate a business report about your potential customers and other businesses like yours for your area or a new market using the Census Business Builder. Check it out below:
The U.S. Census Bureau recently released a great video on how to access your local community’s data! Discover an easy way to access socioeconomic, housing, and demographic statistics for you community in the short and accessible video below:
See the announcement here (http://www.lonestar.edu/cdi.htm) and read more from them below. I will be attending as an instructor to discuss the nut and bolts of business retention and expansion! Hope to see you there!
Never before has the practice of community development been more important than it is today. As the world grows smaller through the increased use of global communications, communities of all sizes are finding their boundaries are expanding beyond their city limits. CDI Texas provides practical, interactive, and comprehensive training designed to meet the needs of economic and community development professionals working in a fast paced environment. CDI Texas builds the capacity of individuals and communities to effectively and positively impact economic and social development.
Who Should Attend?
Participants include community and economic development practitioners, city, county and state officials and community volunteers, non-profit staff and board members, chamber staff, private industry, municipal districts, and academics will find the Institute a valuable learning tool for the development of individual and community leadership skills. Attendees will expand their ability to identify community assets, set goals, encourage collaboration, and respond to a broad range of economic and quality of life issues.
Last Day to book:
February 11, 2018
Interested in learning some about Business Retention and Expansion (BR&E)? Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has a new publication out on BR&E. The publication discusses what BR&E is generally and then focuses on two types of BR&E: the classic business visitation program, and the industrial cluster retention and expansion program. It also discusses why it would probably be good for your community! Check it out at the link below:
http://agrilifelearn.tamu.edu/Business-Retention-and-Expansion-p/eag-046.htm