Saturday, March 20, 2004
Western North Carolina has been making strong moves to build its entrepreneurial networks. This strategy makes sense as a central theme of economic development. Entrepreneurship is critical to rural areas.
The probability of branch plant recruitment has gone down with the growth of globalization. So, the standard economic development formulas don't work as well anymore.
Read more about what is going on around Asheville. The Blue Ridge Entreprenuerial Council provides a good model for us to follow. (Thanks to EDPro reader Jim Roberts for passing on this link.) Go.
You can learn more about the Blue Ridge Entreprenuerial Council here.
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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
Download some background information on me here.
Building entrepreneurship in western North Carolina
