Conference ProceedingsExploring Rural Entrepreneurship: Imperatives and Opportunities for Research, October 26-27, 2006. Sponsored jointly by the RUPRI Center for Rural Entrepreneurship and the Economic Research Service, USDA with support from the Northwest Area Foundation and the Farm Foundation.
Returns on Entrepreneurship Development Investements in Rural America: Making the CaseMeasuring the Returns to Rural Entrepreneurship Development - Thomas Johnson, Frank Miller Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri-Columbia. Returns on Entrepreneurship Development Investments in Rural America: Making the CaseThe Size and Scope of Entrepreneurial Activity: Evidence from a Large Cross-Country Dataset - Maria Minniti, Professor of Economics and Professor of Entrepreneurship, Babson College. Returns on Entrepreneurship Development Investements in Rural America: Making the CaseEntrepreneurship Policy Innovation and Performance Measurement in the States - Erik Pages, Founder and President, Entreworks Consulting, Inc. Returns on Entrepreneurship Development Investements in Rural America: Making the CaseRespondent - Jay Kayne, Cintas Chair in Entrepreneurship, Miami University of Ohio. Understanding Entrepreneurship in Rural Communities and Regions: The Challenges of Existing Data and MethodsUnderstanding Rural Entrepreneurs at the County Level: Data Challenges - Jason Henderson, Assistant Vice President and Branch Executive, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Omaha Branch. Understanding Entrepreneurship in Rural Communities and Regions: The Challenges of Existing Data and MethodsThe Value of Case Study Research on Rural Entrepreneurship: Useful Method? - David Barkley, Professor of Applied Economics and Statistics, Clemson University. Understanding Entrepreneurship in Rural Communities and Regions: The Challenges of Existing Data and MethodsWhat would an exemplary entrepreneurship dataset look like? - Gary Green, Professor of Rural Sociology, and Greg Wise, Professor of Community Resource Development, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Understanding Entrepreneurship in Rural Communities and Regions: The Challenges of Existing Data and MethodsRespondent - Edward Malecki, Professor of Geography, The Ohio State University. Understanding Unique Sources of Rural Competitive Advantage - New Approaches to Traditional ActivitiesMeeting Future Challenges: The Set Up for a New Program on Entrepreneurship in Dutch Agriculture Vinus Zachariasse, recently retired director of the Social Sciences Group, LEI, The Hague and Bert Smit, Wageningen UR. Understanding Unique Sources of Rural Competitive Advantage - New Approaches to Traditional ActivitiesPlace-based Farm Entrepreneurship: New Food Systems, Differentiated Products, and Agri-tourism Elizabeth Barham, Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology, University of Missouri-Columbia. (PowerPoint) Understanding Unique Sources of Rural Competitive Advantage - New Approaches to Traditional ActivitiesPlace-based Farm Entrepreneurship: New Food Systems, Differentiated Products, and Agri-tourism Elizabeth Barham, Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology, University of Missouri-Columbia. (document) Understanding Unique Sources of Rural Competitive Advantage - New Approaches to Traditional ActivitiesRecreating Natural Resource-based Businesses: Sustaining the Land and Communities in Rural America Cecilia Danks, Assistant Professor of Environmental Policy, University of Vermont. Understanding Unique Sources of Rural Competitive Advantage - New Approaches to Traditional ActivitiesShifting Demographics and Entrepreneurship in Rural America John Cromartie, Geographer, ERS-USDA. Understanding Unique Sources of Competitive Advantage in Rural America New OpportunitiesEntrepreneurial and Creative Economies David McGranahan, Senior Economist, ERS-USDA. Understanding Unique Sources of Competitive Advantage in Rural America New OpportunitiesCapitalizing on Microenterprise in Rural America Elaine Edgcomb, Director, The Aspen Institutes Fund for Innovation, Effectiveness, Learning and Dissemination (FIELD) Understanding Unique Sources of Competitive Advantage in Rural America New OpportunitiesCreativity and Entrepreneurship Stuart Rosenfeld, Principal, Regional Technology Strategies, Inc. | ||