These are articles that are relevant to GeoWize and our clients.
Here is a testimonial from a rural Kansas business. And, everyone thought that EG was just fr urban environments: Porch Swing–a rural community company participant in the Kansas EG program…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPXdjNfFQPE&list=UUD6qI5r97Czhm4oMgo6hqCg&index=2&feature=plcp
This past month I had the opportunity to participate in the 2012 National Economic Gardening (EG) Conference, held in Grand Rapids, MI, & hosted by the Pure Michigan organization. Meeting with other EG practitioners and sharing ideas is stimulating and thought-provoking. I always return with new ideas and charged-up to get back at helping stage…
The June 18th, 2012 issue of Crain’s Detroit Business, has an excellent article on one of the Michigan state Economic Gardening (EG) program’s success stories. The featured business is Online Tech Inc. Yan Ness, the CEO, discusses his experience with the Michigan EG program and the value that it provided to his strategic growth plans. The…
Economic Gardening is a concept that works! Again, EG makes an impact in a community that needs jobs and economic growth. Check it out: Pueblo, Colorado
The New York Times posted an article discussing what states are doing to help small businesses and the economic recovery. The last paragraph of the article, titled “Helping Businesses Expand”, discusses the GrowFL program. GeoWize and the Economic Gardening Jumpstart Team have been supporting the GrowFL program. Over the next several months we will be providing business…
Read about the Littleton Economic Gardening program from the founder of Economic Gardening. This is a reprint of Chris’ article in the National League of Cities, January 11, 2001 issue: Economic Gardening has become a hot topic in economic development circles. The alternative approach, which focuses on nurturing second stage growth companies and growing an…
Today I attended the opening plenary session of the ESRI (Environmental Systems Research Institute) International User’s Conference hosted by Jack Dangermond, President of ESRI. The conference has been described as the “Superbowl” of GIS (Geographic Information Systems) events. I whole heartedly agree with this assessment. Jack Dangermond is one of the pioneers of GIS technology…
Yesterday morning I was enjoying my breakfast in the hotel restaurant and perusing the current issue of USA Today, when I came across an insightful article on the role of entrepreneurship in today’s economy by Amy Wilkinson. The article describes how our country was founded by entrepreneurs in very troubled times, and how many of today’s…
Collaboration is a powerful tool! It is an example of the whole being greater than the sum of the parts. In the Commercial Special Interest Group, we were discussing the need to create vertically oriented tools in Business Analyst to solve specific business problems for different industries. One solution was to rely and expect ESRI to accomplish…
Day two of the 2009 ESRI International User’s Conference was a day of learning. Three professors from The University of Redlands discussed their work with using GIS to support small business. They confirmed one of my findings. That is, most small business owners do not understand GIS and are not aware of how it can be…