Saturday, March 27, 2004
If you do not know much about incubators, here's a good introductory article from New Mexico. Go.
Incubators will become increasingly important in both urban and rural settings. And in the years ahead, we will see more variants.
For example, here's an example of an aggressive concept being developed in rural North Carolina. Go.
At Virginia Tech, they are launching an aggressive incubator program in another direction...with a 45,000 square foot building. Learn more
And at Lorain Community College in Lorain, OH, the Great Lakes Innovation & Development Enterprise (GLIDE) is experimenting with Internet-based interviews to guide entrepreneurs. Visit the site.
You can learn more about business incubation from the National Business Incubation Association. Go
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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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Some background on incubators
