Category: Rural Jobs Creation Strategies

Signboard on a sidewalk says, "Oneota Co-op, a community owned grocery, featuring local, whole and organic foods."

How co-operatives can help boost equity in your rural economy

Cooperatives can play a big role in small towns, providing products and services to fill gaps as well as giving local people a share of ownership. Rural cooperatives…

Post author By Becky McCray

Two women pose behind the serving bar at a winery.

Why won’t people come to entrepreneur training??

If you set up entrepreneur training, you want to reach as many potential entrepreneurs as you can. When only a handful sign up and even fewer show up and some drop out before the…

Post author By Becky McCray

The best way to ensure small startups succeed: put them together

Tiny business startups are our best bet for revitalizing rural areas, small towns and distressed economies. To help these small entrepreneurs to be more successful, put them into…

Post author By Becky McCray

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