The local economy solution how innovative, self-financing "pollinator" enterprises can grow jobs and prosperity
Shuman, Michael.
The local economy solution how innovative, self-financing "pollinator" enterprises can grow jobs and prosperity - White River Junction Chelsea Green Publishing 2015 - x, 232P.; 23 cm
Reinventing economic development as if small business mattered. In cities and towns across the nation, economic development is at a crossroads. A growing body of evidence has proven that its current cornerstone--ncentives to attract and retain large, globally mobile businesses--is a dead end. Even those programs that focus on local business, through buy-local initiatives, for example, depend on ongoing support from government or philanthropy. The entire practice of economic development has become ineffective and unaffordable and is in need of a makeover. The Local Economy Solution suggests an alternative approach in which states and cities nurture a new generation of enterprises that help local businesses launch and grow. These cutting-edge companies, which Shuman calls "pollinator businesses
9781603585750
Economic development.
338.64SHU
The local economy solution how innovative, self-financing "pollinator" enterprises can grow jobs and prosperity - White River Junction Chelsea Green Publishing 2015 - x, 232P.; 23 cm
Reinventing economic development as if small business mattered. In cities and towns across the nation, economic development is at a crossroads. A growing body of evidence has proven that its current cornerstone--ncentives to attract and retain large, globally mobile businesses--is a dead end. Even those programs that focus on local business, through buy-local initiatives, for example, depend on ongoing support from government or philanthropy. The entire practice of economic development has become ineffective and unaffordable and is in need of a makeover. The Local Economy Solution suggests an alternative approach in which states and cities nurture a new generation of enterprises that help local businesses launch and grow. These cutting-edge companies, which Shuman calls "pollinator businesses
9781603585750
Economic development.
338.64SHU