Small Town & Rural Development

The following is borrowed from Consumer's Energy, a Michigan utility provider located in Jackson, MI.

It is necessary for citizens and their leaders to be actively engaged in shaping the destiny of their communities.

Often, simple, yet powerful actions are all that are necessary to start the momentum in a community toward a new and more promising future.

Leading experts from around the country were asked to share the strategies they recommend for individual communities.

Promising trends for small towns and rural areas
Jack Schultz, author, CEO of Agracel Inc. and founder of the Boomtown Institute

Clues to rural community survival
Milan Wall, co-director, Heartland Center for Leadership Development

Supporting local enterpreneurs
Ernesto Sirolli, author, chairman and CEO of the Sirolli Institute for International Enterprise Facilitation

Prospering from community assets
Luther Snow, author, creator and facilitator of the concept of Quick and Simple Asset Mapping for rural communities

Growing an economy with Economic Gardening
Christine Hamilton-Pennell, founder and president, Growing Local Economies

Engaging your community alumni
Oscar Rodriguez, administrator and consultant

101 Quips, Quotes and Concepts for Sustainable Small Town Development
Tips for creating jobs and finding ways to make your community unique, interesting and inviting as a place to live and work

“We want our future to be our choice and not something that happens  to us.”  
- A small-town resident

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