Every year, more and more Americans start small businesses, but most programs are not designed to help them succeed. Communities waste huge amounts of effort and money on a poorly designed hodgepodge of ineffective entrepreneurship programs.
Explore what entrepreneurs and small businesses actually need to thrive, and how planners can help develop a full range of support.
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Learning Objectives:
Identify the needs of entrepreneurs and small-business owners at each level of growth, and realize that existing programs often provide the wrong kinds of help.
Evaluate needs, barriers, and gaps or leakages in a small-business support ecosystem.
Develop more complete systems for supporting healthy small businesses and entrepreneurial endeavors.
