Entrepreneurship and Rural Economic Development

Entrepreneurship is the most sustainable and dignified form of economic development. North Carolina has embraced this fact and is aggressively pursuing entrepreneurship as an engine of rural economic development as seen on this web site. In the late 1980’s, we developed a business that created over 100 jobs in one rural county in NC. We found it to be a great place to do business and found the county officials to be incredibly helpful in finding a site, getting over regulatory hurdles, and identifying local vendors to supply our venture. Initiatives like this a springing up all over the country.