Home-based businesses are an often overlooked economic development strategy. Home-based businesses are businesses that operate from one's home or on that property. On average, about one out of every 10 households operates a home-based business. For a town of only 1,000 people, this may mean over $750,000 of dollars being generated for the economy, based on the average gross revenue of $25,000 per business. You can find more information about this opportunity with "Home-Based Businesses: An Economic Development Alternative" from Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service (F-915) at Home-Based Businesses: An Economic Development Alternative.
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E-Commerce Learning Modules
- A Beginner's Guide to e-Commerce. This module serves as a great stepping stone toward turning rural life skills into e-commerce ventures.
- e-Commerce as a Strategy for Improving Business VitalityEntrepreneurs considering using e-commerce can learn from the experience of others.
- Helping Artisans Reach Global Markets The content of the course provides artisans with sound, research-based information to make decisions on whether or not to develop a Web page, how to do it, utilize resources, and evaluate effectiveness.
- Marketing Food Specialty Products OnlineThe purpose of this learning module is to assist food retailers in making decisions on the use of online technologies in their marketing and planning strategies.
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Build Your Business
- Online Tutorial on Farm Leasing
- Strategies to Improve Farm Business Management
- Visual Merchandising: The Silent Salesperson. View a recording of a marketing workshop conducted by Glenn Muske, Oklahoma State University. The workshop covers some key aspects of display as a sales tool. The workshop is approximately 45 minutes long.
Building Entrepreneurial Communities
- E-Commerce Module:Connecting Rural Communities
- Strengthening Competitive Advantage of Rural Businesses with e-Commerce and Experience Economy Strategies
- Mini-Course: Developing Diversified & Value-Added Agribusinesses
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