Released September 22, 2008
NebraskaEDGE (Enhancing, Developing and Growing Entrepreneurs) has been helping small businesses since 1993. In an Oct. 8 free Webinar associate director Marilyn Schlake will share strategies for success and tips for working with entrepreneurs based recent program evaluation data.
The NebraskaEDGE has helped nearly 2,250 individuals, small business owners and their partners start and improve their businesses. University of Nebraska-Lincoln staff has held more than 100 training courses in urban and rural communities across the state. NebraskaEDGE is the umbrella organization for rural entrepreneurial training programs hosted by local communities, organizations and associations.
The hour-long Webinar is designed for extension professionals, community development professionals, economic development professionals and business coaches. For more information on NebraskaEDGE, see http://nebraskaedge.unl.edu.
Free and open to everyone
The program begins at 2 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The Web meeting room opens 15 minutes before the start time. Go to http://connect.extension.iastate.edu/ecop/ to view. Newcomers to online learning are invited.
Seminar host
Entrepreneurs and Their Communities is a national effort of eXtension, http://www.extension.org. In many communities, entrepreneurship is emerging as a critical strategy to complement industrial recruitment and business retention and expansion efforts. The entrepreneurs’ eXtension Web site is a growing resource center for local leaders, business representatives, government officials, service providers, nonprofit organizations, education officials and others.
Entrepreneurs and Their Communities hosts Webinars on the second Wednesday of each month. The Nov. 12 session is on effective networking tips and techniques for business owners.
A team of extension specialists and researchers working in land-grant universities across the country contribute the content. Resources include frequently asked questions, information briefs, research highlights and a calendar of events.
eXtension
eXtension is an educational partnership helping Americans improve their lives with access to timely, objective, research-based information and educational opportunities. eXtension’s Web site is customized with links to local Cooperative Extension Web sites. Land-grant colleges were founded on the ideals that higher education should be accessible to all, that colleges should teach liberal and practical subjects and share knowledge with people throughout their states.
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Contacts: Mary Peabody, University of Vermont, (802) 223-2389 extension 13, mary.peabody@uvm.edu
Lynette Spicer, Iowa State University, (515) 294-1327, lspicer@iastate.edu
