Stronger Economies Together
Supplemental Modules
Community Business Matching Model Overview and Applications: (expand)
(Time: 1 hour)
- Exploring the Community Business Matching methodology
- Learning from a CBMM application case study
- Community Business Matching Model Instructors Guide
- Community Business Matching Model PowerPoint
- Community Business Matching Model PowerPoint (print version)
- Survey of Community Assets
- Community Business Matching Survey
- Community Survey Goals
- Community Business Matching Model: An Innovating Approach
- Sample Reports:
Exploring Entrepreneurship for Your Region: (expand)
(Time: Level One - 1.5 hours, Level Two - 3 hours)
- Examining considerations for advancing entrepreneurship
- Exploring tools and resources for creating an entrepreneurship development plan
- Entrepreneurship - Instructor's Guide
- Entrepreneurship - PowerPoint Presentation
- Entrepreneurship - PowerPoint Presentation (print version)
- Entrepreneurship - Handout One (PDF)
- Entrepreneurship - Handout Two (PDF)
- Entrepreneurship - Handout Three (PDF)
- Entrepreneurship - Handout Four (PDF)
- Entrepreneurship - Handout Five (DOC)
- Entrepreneurship - Handout Six (PDF)
Growing Regional Economies by Growing Networks: (expand)
(Time: 2 hours)
- Learning how networks accomplish complex work
- Exploring important networks in economic development
- Discovering strategies for starting and growing networks
Land Use and Economic Development in Rural Areas: (expand)
(Time: 4.5 hours)
- Parts One and Three (Required Content)
- PowerPoint
- PowerPoint (print version)
- Instructor’s Guide
- Putting Smart Growth to Work in Rural Communities publication
- Sample Agenda
- Handout One: Regional Assets and Land Use Instructor’s Guide
- Handout One: Regional Assets and Land Use Worksheet
- Handout Two: Putting Smart Growth to Work in Rural Communities
- Evaluation Form
- Part Two (Customizable Materials)
- Tools: Select four tools from the list below, ensuring that at least one tool is selected from each of the goals:
- Goal 1: Support the Rural Landscape
- Tool 1: Ensure the Viability of the Resource Economy in the Region
- Tool 2: Cultivate Economic Development Strategies that Rely on Traditional Rural Landscapes
- Tool 3: Promote Rural Products in Urban Areas and Support Other Urban-Rural Links
- Tool 4: Link Rural Land Preservation Strategies to Great Neighborhoods
- Goal 2: Help Existing Places Thrive
- Tool 5: Invest Public and Private Funds in Existing Places
- Tool 6: Encourage Private Sector Investment
- Tool 7: Build on Past Community Investments
- Tool 8: Foster Economic Development In Existing Downtowns
- Goal 3: Create Great New Places
- Tool 9: Update Strategic and Policy Documents to Accommodate New Growth through Compact and Contiguous Development
- Tool 10: Reform Policies to Make it Easy for Developers to Build Compact, Walkable, Mixed-use Places
- Tool 11: Recognize and Reward Developers that Build Great Places using Smart Growth and Green Building Approaches
- Activity: Select one activity from the list below: