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Building An Entrepreneur Friendly Community

Creating a supportive infrastructure for entrepreneurship through community connectivity, digital tools, and broadband effectiveness. Enhancing access to information, resources, and markets for entrepreneurs to thrive and succeed.

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Building An Entrepreneur Friendly Community

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  1. Building An Entrepreneur Friendly Community Building Supportive Infrastructure for Entrepreneurship

  2. Infrastructure that supports entrepreneurship • People based infrastructure • Transportation networks • Educational infrastructure • Connected community

  3. A Connected Community… …is critical to building an entrepreneur friendly environment in two ways: • Connections helps entrepreneurs to access information, resources & customers • Connections help to build a community wide entrepreneurial culture by enhancing networks and accessing new ideas

  4. Connected Communities Have… • High speed internet infrastructure • Community members who have skills and knowledge (ability) to use the internet effectively • Community culture that understands social and economic benefits of digital connection

  5. Businesses Use Digital Tools • eCommerce • Telework • Remote data back-up • Receiving and submitting contracts • Automating internal processes and procedures • Out sourcing non-core activities • Employee training

  6. Discussion Questions • How do entrepreneurs in (name of community) use the internet? • Are there business activities that entrepreneurs depend upon the internet to accomplish? • What are your future plans for use of the internet?

  7. Ability to Use Digital Tools • Access to courses, seminars, resources to learn new tools and competencies • Existence of supportive networks to help in adopting new tools and competencies and solving problems

  8. Community Indicators of Broadband Effectiveness • Penetration: Number of subscribers per 100 inhabitants • Speed: Kilobit per second • Affordability: Cost per kilobit/megabit

  9. Discussion Questions • What are (name of community) current challenges to becoming a connected community? • Who/what are the community members and organizations that have the skills and knowledge to use the internet effectively? • What is currently being done to become a connected community?

  10. Web Resources for Entrepreneurs • RUPRI Rural Entrepreneurship E-Newsletter To subscribe, contact: Deb MarkleyNewsletter Editor and Managing DirectorRUPRI Center for Rural Entrepreneurshipdeb@e2mail.org919-932-7762

  11. Web Resources for Communities • Connecting Rural Communities: A Guide to Community Information Technology The Southern Rural Development Center http://www.connectingcommunities.info/

  12. Put your name and affiliation on this slide. Please also give credit to author and Ohio State University Extension. Adapted from an original presentation created by: Myra Moss, Associate Professor Ohio State University Extension October 2008 Contact Information

  13. Broadband Penetration/100 Inhabitants (ITU) • US Broadband penetration/100 inhabitants • 2005 – 16th • 2002 – 11th • Canada • 2005 – 5th • 2002 – 3rd US is falling behind - Potential loss of $1 trillion in economic productivity and more than 1.2 million jobs over next decade -Brookings Institution

  14. Pew/Internet – February 2006

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