THE RURBAN FRINGE

Learning to Fly

Further to my post about The Impacts of Rural School Consolidation, I wanted to share some impressive solutions rural schools have developed – often in partnership – to add value for their students … and for their community-at-large.

The Royal Tyrell Museum has collaborated to deliver videoconferencing education – with a paleontology angle – to students in Canada, the United States [...]

Budget 09 – Where’s the Rural Stimulus?

Stimulus, stimulus, stimulus.
After finally reviewing the government’s ”economic action plan” for 2009, I’ve decided that broadband has become the catch-all project when rural economic development is discussed these days.
And why not?  Broadband is easily defined, not agricultural and seems something that everyone agrees would revitalize rural and rurban areas.
Broadband connection, in comparison with dial-up, speeds access to the [...]

Reasons to Engage Your Community

Build Connections – Strengthen, deepen and expand relationships and better connect people and resources.
Advance Mission – Serve your organization’s core reason for being.
Build Relevance – As you interact with others, their interests and aspirations, you become an increasing part of their lives and matter more to them.
Increase Value – The greater your impact on others [...]

The Facts About Entrepreneurship II

So what entrepreneurship ideas can you foster in your community?
One way is to encourage entrepreneurship programming in schools; Junior Achievement is a great example of this, with hands-on activities and resources for both facilitators and students.
Communities also need to form public and private partnerships to stimulate job growth and encourage other improvements.
At the end of the day, [...]

The Facts About Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship is widely distributed in the population;
Every community has entrepreneurial potential;
Situational factors often have more influence on behaviour than personality traits or other personal attributes; and
Entrepreneurship can be developed through learning and practice.

In times of economic uncertainty and change, entrepreneurship is needed more than ever.
The premise is simple – give people the opportunity to bring [...]

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