April 8, 2010 – Getting Your Community Ready for Entrepreneurship Development

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Webinars are 1 hour in length. Broadcast time is the same each month.

The first of this two part series on “Community and Entrepreneurship: A Winning Combination” is scheduled for April 8, 2010 at 2 p.m. EDT; 1 p.m. CDT; 12 noon MDT; 11a.m. PDT.Even before the current recession we have been reading and hearing a lot about entrepreneurs. And by all accounts, they may be the most important ingredient for a sustainable economy into the future. Yet, unlike a big manufacturer that comes calling seeking incentives to locate in our community, they are hard to identify … and their needs are a challenge to understand, much less meet. If a community is going to make entrepreneurship development a part of its economic development portfolio (we’ll suggest why they would want to!), how do they go about it? Are there some proven approaches and best practices that will help communities to be successful at welcoming and supporting entrepreneurs? In short, yes! … and we’ve chosen two people to share effective practices with you. Join us on Thursday, April 8 at [insert times] for a webinar that will feature Deb Markley sharing insights drawn from the RUPRI Center for Rural Entrepreneurship’s Energizing Entrepreneurs (e2) approach to thinking about entrepreneurship-focused economic development and Greg Clary sharing how the Texas Center for Rural Entrepreneurship (TCRE) prepares communities for certification as an Entrepreneur Ready Community. Greg Wise from the University of Wisconsin-Extension Center for Community and Economic Development will moderate this program. You’ll come away from this webinar with a greater understanding about what communities can do to energize entrepreneurship and how to support entrepreneurs in your community – and why the future of your economy might just depend on how well you can do that.

Featured speakers:

• Deb Markley sharing insights drawn from the RUPRI Center for Rural Entrepreneurship’s Energizing Entrepreneurs (e2) approach to thinking about entrepreneurship-focused economic development and
• Greg Clary sharing how the Texas Center for Rural Entrepreneurship (TCRE) prepares communities for certification as an Entrepreneur Ready Community
• Greg Wise from the University of Wisconsin-Extension Center for Community and Economic Development will moderate this program.

You’ll come away from this webinar with a greater understanding about what communities can do to energize entrepreneurship and how to support entrepreneurs in your community – and why the future of your economy might just depend on how well you can do that.  

eXtension Entrepreneur and Their Communities webinars are on the 2nd Thursday of every month.  All of our webinars are recorded and available for on-demand viewing but nothing beats the live presentation so mark your calendars and spend an hour a month learning with us! Please feel free to join us on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 2 p.m. EDT; 1 p.m. CDT; 12 noon MDT; 11 a.m. PDT.

All webinars are one hour long. Free and open to everyone, this session is part of a monthly series. The Web meeting room opens 10 minutes before the start time. Go to http://connect.extension.iastate.edu/ecop to view. Newcomers to online learning are welcome.

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