
Empower Local Businesses
Online Tools to Compete, Succeed, and Grow
Small Business is Big Business in Local Economic Development
Local economic development organizations are challenged by the number, complexity, and uniqueness of small businesses because of their limited budgets and staff size. However, new online technology is enabling economic developers to provide custom assistance to their local companies.
Empowering Local Businesses
Successful small businesses are essential to the economic vitality of every community in America, yet they face incredible challenges…
Consequences of Neglecting Local Businesses
Small Businesses Want Benchmarks and Metrics
Even though small businesses want to compare their performance to competitors, they lack access to benchmarks and metrics specific to them…
Helping All Your Local Businesses
How Communities are Empowering their Local Businesses
Smart communities are responding to challenges and empowering their local businesses with information…
When Local Governments Become Partners for Small Business Success
If You Want Job Creation You Better Focus on Small Business
Many communities are facing challenging times with unemployment, slow job creation, and the lost of many jobs due to automation…
Buy Local. Sell Local.
If You Want Job Creation You Better Focus on Small Business
Many communities are facing challenging times with unemployment, slow job creation, and the lost of many jobs due to automation…