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Energizing Young Entrepreneurs in Rural Communities
Craig Schroeder
Lisa Heinert
Lisa Bauer
Deborah Markley
Karen Dabson
About the Authors and the Organizations
Craig Schroeder is Senior Associate with the RUPRI Center for Rural
Entrepreneurship, focused on community-based business succession planning, youth entrepreneurship and Home Town Competitiveness.
Lisa Heinert is the coordinator of the HomeTown Competitiveness program and serves as co-leader for the HTC Youth Pillar.
Lisa Bauer is the Editor of the RUPRI Center for Rural Entrepreneurship’s E of the Month series.
Deborah Markley is Managing Director and Director of Research for the RUPRI
Center for Rural Entrepreneurship.
Karen Dabson is Director of Program Development and Marketing for the
RUPRI Center for Rural Entrepreneurship.
RUPRI Center for Rural Entrepreneurship strives to be the focal point for entrepreneurship development in rural America. We achieve this mission by collaborating with individuals and organizations engaged in the study, practice and policy of rural entrepreneurship. The Center conducts practice-driven research and evaluation to develop insights into model practices and other learning. The Center shares this learning with practitioners and policymakers to foster new approaches to rural economic development.
HomeTown Competitiveness (HTC) is a comprehensive approach to longterm rural community sustainability. This approach goes beyond the traditional tunnel vision of economic development. HTC helps the community to focus on four interrelated strategies that depend on each other for ultimate success:
• Developing Leadership
• Energizing Entrepreneurs
• Engaging Youth
• Increasing Charitable Giving
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Contents
About this Publication............................................................. Page 3
The View from Rural America.................................................. Page 3
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Craig Schroeder
Lisa Heinert
Lisa Bauer
Deborah Markley
Karen Dabson
About the Authors and the Organizations
Craig Schroeder is Senior Associate with the RUPRI Center for Rural
Entrepreneurship, focused on community-based business succession planning, youth entrepreneurship and Home Town Competitiveness.
Lisa Heinert is the coordinator of the HomeTown Competitiveness program and serves as co-leader for the HTC Youth Pillar.
Lisa Bauer is the Editor of the RUPRI Center for Rural Entrepreneurship’s E of the Month series.
Deborah Markley is Managing Director and Director of Research for the RUPRI
Center for Rural Entrepreneurship.
Karen Dabson is Director of Program Development and Marketing for the
RUPRI Center for Rural Entrepreneurship.
RUPRI Center for Rural Entrepreneurship strives to be the focal point for entrepreneurship development in rural America. We achieve this mission by collaborating with individuals and organizations engaged in the study, practice and policy of rural entrepreneurship. The Center conducts practice-driven research and evaluation to develop insights into model practices and other learning. The Center shares this learning with practitioners and policymakers to foster new approaches to rural economic development.
HomeTown Competitiveness (HTC) is a comprehensive approach to longterm rural community sustainability. This approach goes beyond the traditional tunnel vision of economic development. HTC helps the community to focus on four interrelated strategies that depend on each other for ultimate success:
• Developing Leadership
• Energizing Entrepreneurs
• Engaging Youth
• Increasing Charitable Giving
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Contents
About this Publication............................................................. Page 3
The View from Rural America.................................................. Page 3
Moving