Economic Gardening Helps Communities Grow Their Own Jobs

Economic Gardening graphic "Economic gardening" http://www.littletongov.org/bia/economicgardening is an innovative, entrepreneur-based development strategy that has begun gaining attention nationwide.

Often contrasted with "economic hunting" strategies that aim to recruit development opportunities from outside the community, economic gardening is designed to "grow your own" jobs through entrepreneurial activity within the community.

Economic development plans typically include four key tactics—business recruitment; retention; expansion; and entrepreneurial development. As economic developers in cities and towns across the country compete fiercely to implement policies that are both attractive to industry and promote sustainable job growth, emphasis on entrepreneurship is growing.

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