by pcantrell | Nov 17, 2020 | Entrepreneurs, Home Page Featured Post 3, Hometown Revival, Rural Living
Appleton City, Missouri, is a small town, quite far from any major highway, that is quietly and deliberately building new Main Street culture and commerce. It’s a great story about innovation and investment in our rural west central Missouri region. Now our...
by pcantrell | Nov 9, 2020 | Entrepreneurs, News
Global Entrepreneurship Week is an international celebration of the innovators and job creators who launch startups and bring ideas to life. Founded by the Kauffman Foundation in 2008, it has since expanded to more than 160 countries. This year, west central...
by pcantrell | Oct 28, 2020 | Entrepreneurs, Home Page Featured Post 2, News
The U.S. Small Business Administration has awarded one of 30 national microenterprise assistance grants to West Central Missouri Community Action Agency. The one-year, $98,000 award will support West Central’s work with affiliate community development corporation New...
by pcantrell | Sep 16, 2020 | News, Rural Living
There is power in making your place, your hometown, a wonderful place to live. This may be obvious, but quality of life is often an afterthought in the economic development work of growing jobs and businesses. That’s why the new Hometown Revival podcast focuses...
by pcantrell | Aug 24, 2020 | Entrepreneurs, Home Page Featured Post 1, News, Rural Living
CAUTION: This article starts with a platitude, and then it hits you with reality. You’ll be glad you read it, because you will find a way to make a difference. Platitude (cliché truism): If you give someone a fish, you will feed them for the day. If you teach someone...
