Innovative local entrepreneurship programs in the Northwest including case studies of initiatives in Minnesota, Montana (The Montana Fund), North Dakota, and Iowa.

This study has created a powerful sense of how continued entrepreneurship
efforts in the Northwest can be the font of real change for rural families
and their communities.

That change can be empowering and long lasting
when community residents have the opportunity to shape it for themselves.
These case studies and mini-case studies provide compelling evidence that
entrepreneurial innovation has taken hold and is working throughout the
region. So, how can you benefit from this innovation in your communities?

These examples of innovative practice in the Northwest region offer
insights and lessons learned to other communities interested in embracing
entrepreneurship development as a core part of an overall economic development
strategy.

By: Deb Markley and Karen Dabson

Full Report: http://www.energizingentrepreneurs.org/content/cr_11/2_000241.pdf