Market to Market, America's longest-running weekly agribusiness program, examined the impact of the economic recession in rural America with the first of four special programs in communities around the nation. The first Rural Economic Summit took place in Shenandoah, Iowa on Thursday, October 22 in the Gladys Wirsig-Jones Auditorium. The summit included a town hall discussion among experts recorded in front of a live audience. Additional events will be scheduled in four states through 2010.
Southwest Iowa Resources, Information and Referrals
Southwest Iowa partner organizations are eager to help! Throughout the Market to Market broadcast event in Shenandoah on Thursday, October 22, representatives from Iowa agencies will be on site to provide resources, information and referrals.
Click on the links below to download the materials distributed in Shenandoah, find a local contact or learn more ways to take control of your economic future.
- Grow Iowa Foundation provides capital for small business, industrial, manufacturing or affordable housing projects within southwest Iowa.
www.growiowa.org - Iowa Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) counsel and train people in management, financing, and operating small businesses and entrepreneurial development.
www.iowasbdc.org - Iowa State University Extension connects you with the latest research and learning opportunities to help you address your needs. Extension brings not only resources from Iowa State University, but from land-grant universities across the nation to you. Whether it's the economic future of your family, business or farm – you can connect with Extension's local county offices, hotlines or online resources through Extension's Managing Tough Times web site for help.
www.extension.iastate.edu/toughtimes/ - Iowa Western Community College's (IWCC) Entrpreneurial Center focuses on three areas: community empowerment, entrepreneurial coaching and entrepreneurial education.
www.iwccecenter.com - IOWA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT links job placement and skill development into a system of lifelong learning and opportunity. Through resources and services created for employers, employees and the unemployed, Iowans can take control of their economic future and the security of their families.
www.iowaworkforce.org/region13/ - Shenandoah Chamber & Industry Association (SCIA) provides information about our community, our resources, municipality, utilities, development partners and more.
www.shenandoahiowa.net - Southwest Iowa Coalition Marketing invites you to discover an audience of Iowans eager to champion the cause of entrepreneurs who want to discover the joys of living their dream in Southwest Iowa.
www.whysouthwestiowa.com
