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Web Sites of the Week - Economic Gardening Check back each week for a new list of interesting and informative Web Sites selected by the Charleston County Public Library.
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Economic Gardening – “In 1987, the City of Littleton, Colorado pioneered an entrepreneurial alternative to the traditional economic development practice of recruiting industries. This demonstration program, developed in conjunction with the Center for the New West, was called 'economic gardening.'"
Economic Gardening – Overview from the Kauffman Foundation -- Economic gardening is an economic development model that embraces the fundamental idea that entrepreneurs drive economies. The model seeks to create jobs by supporting existing companies in a community.
Small Business Administration – “Economic Gardening: Next Generation Applications for a Balanced Portfolio Approach to Economic Growth”
Florida Economic Gardening Institute – Since it was established in 2009, the Florida Economic Gardening Institute and its GrowFL program helped create an economic output of $510 million in the State of Florida, helping to create 3,285 jobs.
National Economic Gardening Conference 2011 Presentations – From the Florida Economic Gardening Institute
Cultivate Economic Gardening – Memphis Daily News
Center for Economic Vitality – Western Washington University
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