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Community-Based Entrepreneurship Taking Care of the Track. Entrepreneurship. The Horse – The Business Idea. Entrepreneurship. The Horse – The Business Idea The Jockey – The Entrepreneur. Entrepreneurship. The Horse – The Business Idea The Jockey – The Entrepreneur
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Entrepreneurship • The Horse – The Business Idea
Entrepreneurship • The Horse – The Business Idea • The Jockey – The Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurship • The Horse – The Business Idea • The Jockey – The Entrepreneur • The Track – The Community
The Entrepreneurship-Supportive Community • Supportive policy environment • Short memories (don’t penalize failure) • Collaborative support organizations • Celebrate entrepreneurs
Purdue Extension’s Role • Tend to the track • Link to Purdue resources
Tend to the Track • Entrepreneur-Friendly Communities http://www.georgia.org/Business/SmallBusiness/Entrepreneur+Friendly+Communities.htm • Energizing Entrepreneurship http://www.energizingentrepreneurs.org/ • Entrepreneurial League System http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASov2zkqYic • Community Gardening http://www.littletongov.org/bia/economicgardening/
Link to Purdue Resources • eBIN • STEM Entrepreneurship Academy
Purdue Extension • Purdue University Krannert Management & Economic Library • SBDC
STEM Entrepreneurship Academy • Purdue Research Park • Wendy Kennedy • Local Schools http://www.prf.org/academy/
For More Information • Scott Hutcheson hutcheson@purdue.edu • ECD Blog http://www.pcrd.typepad.com/ecd/