Business Retention and Expansion (Bre): A Practical Approach to Economic Development

ISBN-13: 9780367173616 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 160 str.

Michael Darger; Alan Barefield; Brent D. Hales

Opis

This book explores BRE topics including business clusters, entrepreneurship, community outcomes, business assistance, transportation systems, energy efficiency, business succession, and BRE success. It will interest local practitioners, officials, and economic development students. It was first published as a special issue of Community Development.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Business retention and expansion (BRE) today – research, application, and evaluation Michael Darger, Alan Barefield, and Brent D. Hales  2. Business retention and expansion and business clusters – A comprehensive approach to community development Xue Zhang and Mildred E. Warner  3. Coordination of entrepreneurial growth methods and business retention and expansion outreach Will Warren  4. Lessons learned from a generation of community-driven business retention and expansion programming Michael Darger, Brigid Tuck, and John Bennett  5. Grow Minnesota!: Using grassroots data to support business growth and retention in the state of Minnesota Sean O’Neil, Kathi Schaff, and Angela Riffe  6. Obtaining manufacturers’ perspectives in making regional transportation decisions Lee Munnich and Frank Douma  7. Increasing capacity of rural clients to access economic development programs: The Ontario BRE case study Catherine Oosterbaan and Stephen Morris  8. Energize job retention: Energy management strategies as a component of business retention and expansion programs Nancy Bowen-Ellzey and Eric Romich  9. The silver tsunami and rural small business retention: What can communities do? Elizabeth Templin, Scott Chazdon, Glenn Muske, Felipe Dyna Barroso, Lillian Osborne, and William Craig  10. Defining success in business retention and expansion: What do economic development organizations measure and why? Jonathan Q. Morgan and Crystal Morphis