Tuesday, October 15, 2002
The Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce has launched a new effort to promote regional entrepreneurship. A report prepared by the Kenan Institute for Private Enterprise at the Univeristy of North Carolina guides the Chamber's strategy. The report is built around a useful 4 step continuum to measure a community's commitment to entrepreneurial development. EDPros need to become comfortable with these measures, as they will become increasingly important in measuring the economic vitality of your regional economy.
For some time, Chattanooga has been an innovator in ED strategies. They first picked up on the idea of sustainability. They also were one fo the first to invite Michael Porter to town to talk about clusters.
The current planning effort began last year when the Chamber was asked by the Kaufman Foundation to participate in a study of regional entrepreneurship. Although the foundation decided not to continue that project, the Chamber has continued it by working directly with the Kenan Institute.You can download the Chattanooga report from the Kenan Institute web site. Go.
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Chattanooga launches entrepreneurial strategy
