THE RURBAN FRINGE

Sustainability Funding & Information Exchange

Launching September 1, Urbanicity is excited to offer The Cities Exchange … a new, online forum where communities of all sizes can share experiences and expertise on the management and development of sustainable practices. 
The concept is simple … write a summary of what kinds of policies and practices have been implemented in your community, assess the outcomes, and [...]

The 10 Steps of Entrepreneurial Development

Successful entrepreneurial initiatives need strong local champions.
Entrepreneurship initiatives require long-term investment.
Successful projects must be flexible and entrepreneurial in terms of their goals.
Partnerships and collaborations are a must.
Include youth … they can often be a catalyst for change and will create a future pipeline of entrepreneurs.
Leverage resources … financial, human, etc.
Maintain momentum by celebrating successes.
Implement a [...]

Making a Case for Entrepreneurship

For the past two days, I’ve been introduced to – and pleasantly overwhelmed with – the range and depth of entrepreneurship information presented by Deb Markley and Karen Dabson of the RUPRI Centre for Rural Entrepreneurship.
The Energizing Entrepreneurs Institute - an in-depth program designed to provide more communities with essential tools and resources to work towards [...]

The Little House

The suburb has become the dominant form of urban growth around the world. 
Yet suburban development must also be sustainable; there’s no point in creating communities which will wither and die on the vine.
The challenge is not simply about managing population growth … but how the region provides quality jobs, develops the infrastructure to get these [...]

The Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side

A recent American survey on social and demographic trends completed by The Pew Research Center- a non-partisan U.S. think tank – finds that almost half of the American public would rather live in a different type of community than the one they are currently living in now … a sentiment that is most prevalent among [...]

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