rural pathways to prosperity
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How can rural small towns prosper? The pathways to prosperity are entrepreneurship, self-employment, and locally-owned small businesses. Learn the classic CIS model from the Center for Rural Entrepreneurship. Create a welcoming Climate for entrepreneurs, build the strong Infrastructure of small business, and Support your new business owners. Presented by the Washington State Extension to multiple remote locations.TRANSCRIPT
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November 15, 2013
Welcome!
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Goals 1.Build your entrepreneurial climate to
build your economy.
2. Improve your infrastructure in old and
new ways.
3 Make support of entrepreneurs part of
your local culture.
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How the day flows Becky McCray will start in a few minutes
•Webinar
•Questions
•Interactive moments
Local panel discussions
Local brainstorming and action planning
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Alva, Oklahoma
Photo by Colton Foote
Becky McCray
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Hashtag: #ruralp2p
Photos by Becky McCray, unless otherwise credited.
Slides: beckymccray.com/ruralp2p
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Encouraging trends
beckymccray.com/ruralp2p #ruralp2p
Photo by Colton Foote.
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Does rural have a future?
Concrete, WA
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Locally-owned small businesses
Walla Walla
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Where the
customer
feels loved
Walla Walla
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They’re switching to small retailers
Concrete, WA
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More than Main Street
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Ag is just as diverse
Courtesy of
Washington
Extension
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Why self-
employment?
beckymccray.com/ruralp2p #ruralp2p
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Source: Harvard Business Review, Glaeser and Kerr, “The Secret to Job Growth: Think Small.” 2010
“More small firms means more jobs.”
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Source: Stephan J. Goetz, Self-Employment in Rural America: The New Economic Reality, 2008. PDF
Self-employment is growing faster than wage jobs.
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Source: Stephan J. Goetz, Self-Employment in Rural America: The New Economic Reality, 2008. PDF
Self employment remains stable in recession, while wage jobs decline.
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Self-employed people can be attracted to rural.
Source: Don Macke,RUPRI Center for Rural Entrepreneurship. Article at New Geography.
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The ONE big idea
beckymccray.com/ruralp2p #ruralp2p
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Lower the barriers to entry so more business ideas will be tried.
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My town has a future because…
Table Talk
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Entrepreneurial
ecosystem
framework
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Climate
Infrastructure
Support
RUPRI Center for Rural Entrepreneurship C-I-S framework
Center for Rural Entrepreneurship: Energizing Entrepreneurs site
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Climate
beckymccray.com/ruralp2p #ruralp2p
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Courtesy of Mississippi State University Relations Climate
Value entrepreneurs
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Courtesy of Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada Climate
Celebrate entrepreneurs
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Climate
Show off your entrepreneurs
Concrete, WA
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Climate
Plan for entrepreneurs
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Your climate assets
Table Talk
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Infrastructure
beckymccray.com/ruralp2p #ruralp2p
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Infrastructure
Flexible Spaces
More info
Washington, Iowa
Courtesy of Cathy Lloyd
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Mt Vernon, WA
Upstairs downtown
Infrastructure
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Pop-ups
Infrastructure Webster City, Iowa
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Commercial Kitchens
Infrastructure
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Mobile Food
Infrastructure Alva, Oklahoma
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Infrastructure
Broadband and wifi
Waynoka, Oklahoma
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Infrastructure
Third Places
Stillwater, Oklahoma
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Infrastructure
Co-working spaces
Courtesy of The CoLab
Port Townsend, WA
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Infrastructure
Business services
Edinburgh, Scotland
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Streamline local processes
Infrastructure Concrete, WA
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Infrastructure
Local Investing
Local Dollars, Local Sense by Shuman Locavesting by Cortese
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Your infrastructure assets
Table Talk
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Support
beckymccray.com/ruralp2p #ruralp2p
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Support
Events and networking
Photo by Deb Brown
Webster City, Iowa
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Support
Business fairs
Courtesy of
Washington State Extension
Colville, WA
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Support
Tours
Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada
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Support
Cooperative marketing
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Extension Library Chamber of Commerce
Economic development
Main Street Tribal, city and county government
Colleges and universities
News Media and Social
Media
Local organizations
More community support partners
Support
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Your support assets
Table Talk
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Resources
beckymccray.com/ruralp2p #ruralp2p
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Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education
Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship
NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation
Junior Achievement
Future Business Leaders of America-PBL
4-H
Youth entrepreneurship resources
Source: Dave Shideler, Youth Entrepreneurship: Building a Pipeline PDF
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Center for Rural Entrepreneurship:
Guide for County Leaders
Entrepreneur Coaching
Center for Rural Entrepreneurship
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Dave Shideler, Oklahoma State University Ag Econ:
Building Entrepreneurial Communities webinars
Recorded webinars on C-I-S model
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Gift: 20 small town business ideas beckymccray.com/ruralp2p
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Next Steps 1. Collate all of the Assets and Barriers
for the Climate, Infrastructure and
Support
2. Develop one (or more) action plans
3. Action plans will be posted online.
Becky and the planning team will
review and add comments, ideas and
suggestions for moving forward
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Next Steps 4. Watch for information from our
planning team to connect you to other
resources
5. Watch for Rural Pathways follow up at
the Community Survivors conference
next spring
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Kicking off Washington’s….
Global Entrepreneurship Week
our statewide celebration of
innovation, growth and economic
prosperity.
startup.choosewashingtonstate.com
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Next up… Local panel discussions
Local brainstorming and action planning