Friday, October 31, 2003
Business plan competitions are a proven approach to building a more innovative, entrepreneurial business climate.
In Southwest Pennsylvania, the state supports the WriteIdea award to accelerate the business start-up process of women entrepreneurs. Learn more. Article 1, Article 2 and Article 3.
In Michigan, Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest focuses on another audience: technology-based businesses. Quote from the director, a former executive with two Fortune 500 companies: ""We think this has become one of Michigan's best tools for creating new companies". Read more here and here. Visit their web site. Go.
In Singapore, a business school is using a business plan competition to create a more entrepreneurial business climate there. Read more.
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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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