Taking on the "bad climate" toward enterpreneurship
Wednesday, May 07, 2003
How do you change a culture that shuns risk-taking? That's a frequent question among EDPros who face negative attitudes toward building entrepreneurship in their community.
The answer is to build networks. That's what the State of Wisconsin is doing. Learn more.
The interesting dimension of this conference: it switches the roles of investors and entrepreneurs. Instead of entrepreneurs pitching their ideas to get funding, this conference spotlights investors and asks them to provide guidance and advice. Here's more background.
Today in our history of innovation...
In 1878, Joseph R. Winters, a black American inventor, received a patent for a fire escape ladder.
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Some Background on EDPro Weblog
The purpose of this weblog is to help economic development professionals -- EDPros -- keep up with the changes sweeping our profession. Strap on your goggles. It's a whole new game. There are no experts any more. The only place to learn about economic development is from other EDPros who are doing it.
One other point: the prevaling approach (paradigm, if you like) in economic development is shifting from competition to collaboration. There are a lot of reaasons underlying this shift, but here's the important insight: You, your community, and your region will do better by collaborating and sharing information.
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Speaking and workshops on Open Source Economic Development
As the idea of Open Source Economic Development starts spreading, more people are asking about it. Visit the I-Open web site to learn more. My colleagues and I are happy to explain the basic concepts in a talk or a workshop. E-mail Susan Alshuler if you'd like to learn more about workshops and speaking.
Background on Ed Morrison
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Taking on the "bad climate" toward enterpreneurship
