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Appalachia, 1986
Panelists discuss a ground-breaking study of new Pennsylvania firms; examine patterns/needs of small businesses during phases of start-up, growth, maturity, and decline; describe untapped markets in the federal government and through export trade; and review how states can support small business growth by legislative and regulatory change. (NEC)
Descriptors: Economic Development, Government Role, Marketing, Needs
Appalachia, 1986
Four small business development experts examine ways of encouraging/helping entrepreneurs: market identification; management education; improved capital access; emphasis on business and producer services; import substitution; local purchasing; local business expansion; adaptation of good ideas; response to problems/trends in lifestyle changes,…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Economic Opportunities, Economic Progress, Entrepreneurship
Appalachia, 1986
Five panelists discuss how small businesses can acquire seed capital by considering venture; capital's role in the financing of business start-ups, using local banks as sources of advice and community support as well as funds for new entrepreneurs in rural areas, and investigating states' roles in supporting new ventures. (NEC)
Descriptors: Capital, Economic Development, Financial Support, Private Financial Support
Appalachia, 1986
Five panelists discuss alternatives to venture capital sources for Appalachian business expansion, new institutions created or supported by state and local governments to provide capital, and how businesses can best position themselves to take advantage of all capital sources. (NEC)
Descriptors: Capital, Economic Development, Financial Support, Private Financial Support
Appalachia, 1984
Case studies demonstrate four capital packaging approaches: a comprehensive statewide enterprise program for Pennsylvania; a county-based industrial development fund in Chautauqua County, New York; an employee buyout in Saratoga Springs, New York; and establishment of a small venture capital company in the Kentucky Highlands with Office of…
Descriptors: Capital, Case Studies, Economic Development, Financial Support
Kobberdahl, Wayne, Comp. – 1989
This volume contains summaries of presentations and excerpts from workshops at a conference organized by the Cooperative Extension Services of Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri. The conference brought together community officials and leaders from the four-state area to share experiences and gain new ideas about community development. Topics…
Descriptors: Community Development, Developmental Programs, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship
Appalachia, 1986
A panel on technology transfer considered ways in which educational instructions and industry could share attempts to innovate. Examples of technology transfer in action included Pennsylvania's Ben Franklin Partnership, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's program, and NASA's Technology Utilization Division. Results of an Appalachian Regional study…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Diffusion (Communication), Economic Development, Government Role
1984
The influence of entrepreneurship training and education on economic development is considered in four seminar papers. In "Profile of Hawaii's Economic Development Environment," Andrew J. Gerakas claims that there is no real thrust for growth in Hawaii. He mentions the importance of small business, venture capital and liberalized loan…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship, Entrepreneurship
Appalachian Regional Commission, Washington, DC. – 2001
A conference held in September 2000 focused on entrepreneurship as a means to create more and better jobs in Appalachia and rural America. This report summarizes the conference proceedings. In part 1, successful rural entrepreneurs identify their challenges and needs. Entrepreneurial success requires a supportive community environment, diverse…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business Education, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship
Gurwitt, Rob; Kimel, Kris – 1998
A 1996 workshop held in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, explored the challenge of creating an entrepreneurial economy in predominantly rural states such as Kentucky with little or no history of widespread entrepreneurial activity. Traditional approaches to economic development in such states, such as spending on relocation incentives for out-of-state…
Descriptors: Business Education, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs
Ashmore, M. Catherine, Ed. – 1988
These proceedings include the following reports: "Entrepreneurship Education: The Seed of Economic Development" (Gordon Ropp); "A Community College Statewide System" (Randy Grissom); "REAL [Rural Education Action Learning] Enterprises" (June Atkinson); "SBIR [Small Business Innovation Research] Opportunities" (Lou Perry); "The Trade and…
Descriptors: Business Education, Community Colleges, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship
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Journal of Private Enterprise, 1986
Papers in these proceedings are grouped under the following headings: addresses, entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship education, free market economics, public policy, and economic education. Papers include "Economic Freedom and Private Enterprise" (Murray L. Weidenbaum); "Marxism and the Free, Capitalist Society" (Tibor R. Machan); "Knowledge,…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Business Administration, Business Education, Economic Development
Ashmore, Cathy, Ed.; Bebris, John, Ed. – 1988
This document contains six major papers and a panel discussion presented at a conference on entrepreneurship and the global marketplace, as well as abstracts of reports presented at the concurrent workshops of the conference and a report on the educational film festival held there. The papers and panel are as follows: "Increased International…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Economic Development, Economic Opportunities, Economics
Bebris, John M., Ed. – 1987
Among the papers presented at this conference are the following: "Keynote Address," (Parish); "Small Business in the Year 2000," (Lichtenstein); "Making America Work Again," (Rennie); "U.S./Canadian Free Trade Negotiations," (Swed); "Ethical Considerations for Entrepreneurs and the Need for Preparing Entrepreneurs for Disappointment," (Lipper);…
Descriptors: Business Education, Cooperative Planning, Curriculum Development, Economic Development
Sanyal, Bikas C.; And Others – 1990
Following a summary of the discussions of an intensive training course on education, employment, and work conducted in Botswana, this document contains the following 18 papers presented at the training course: "Education and Employment in Africa: An Overview" (Sanyal); "Diagnosis of the Employment Situation: Some Basic…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship
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