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Around the SouthMay 2007, Vol. 3 No. 5

In this Issue . . .ACCIDENTALLY SAVED OVER FILE WITH FIRST DRAFT OF MAY VERSION



SRDC Publications

  • You Talked, We Listened. The SRDC announces its brand new report on entrepreneurship in the rural South titled "The Voices of the People."
    The Southern Rural Development Center, in partnership with its fellow Regional Rural Development Centers and the National Coalition for Rural Entrepreneurship, conducted nine listening sessions around the South to gain insight into the state of entrepreneurship in rural communities and to better understand which policies and programs can help foster entrepreneurship in these areas. This report, "The Voices of the People: Strategies for Expanding Entrepreneurship in the Rural South," highlights key needs outlined by rural people, organizations and community representatives taking part in the Southern region listening sessions held in Fall 2005. From their perspective, the findings represent a core set of activities that must be launched if rural communities in the South are to be successful in creating an environment where entrepreneurship is promoted, nurtured and sustained over the long term. The report is available electronically at http://srdc.msstate.edu/publications/238_voicesofthepeople.pdf. If you would like to receive a hard copy of this report, please send your request to publications@srdc.msstate.edu.


SRDC Items of Interest

  • 2007 RIDGE Program Request for Propoals Just Released
    The SRDC is pleased to announce its continued support for food and nutrition-related research focusing on the South under the new banner of the RIDGE Program (RIDGE refers to Research Innovation and Development Grants in Economics). As in past years, the program is designed to support innovative social sciences research that advances our knowledge and understanding of food assistance and nutrition issues impacting vulnerable populations in the South. The Economic Research Service remains a valuable partner with the SRDC in supporting this important work. View the RFP online at http://srdc.msstate.edu/focusareas/health/fa/07rfp.pdf.


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Funding Opportunities

  • SRDC's Grant Connections: Rural Development Funding Opportunities
    Volume 9, Number 4, April 2007
    http://srdc.msstate.edu/funding/april07.htm

    The SRDC staff compiles Grant Connections primarily for the faculty of land-grant colleges and universities in the South to provide funding information in support of activities in agricultural economics, education, human sciences, rural sociology, youth development, and other related disciplines.


SRDC Sponsored Conferences & Trainings

  • E-Commerce Strategies for Small Businesses and Communities
    A Rollout of New Extension Educational Curricula developed as part of the SRDC and CSREES/USDA "Rural E-Commerce Extension Initiative: A National Demonstration Project"
    June 4-6, 2007
    Lied Lodge and Conference Center
    Nebraska City, Nebraska
    http://srdc.msstate.edu/ecommerce/07training/

  • eCommerce: An Opportunity Whose Time Has Come
    Offered by the NCRCRD in cooperation with the SRDC
    Online Breeze Conference
    February through June, 2007
    10-11:30 a.m. CST
    http://www.ncrcrd.iastate.edu/projects/breeze/ecommerce/index.htm


Other Conferences & Trainings


Job Opportunities


Submit Announcements

Job announcements and other items of interest may be sent to Emily Shaw, emilye@srdc.msstate.edu, for possible inclusion in future issues.


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