Community Development: Workshops
Upcoming workshops:
Economic Gardening: Growing your own jobs and wealth
A one-day workshop to help elected officials, economic development professionals and boards, young professionals and community and business leaders in smaller towns plant the seeds for success!
We are pleased to present Chris Gibbons, Director – Business and Industry Affairs Department, City of Littleton, Colorado, as our 2008 Economic Development Workshop facilitator.
Chris Gibbons runs an internationally recognized and award-winning program – Economic Gardening – which provides high-end, corporate-level tools for any Littleton business. The department provides market research, competitor intelligence, industry trends, marketing lists, strategy development, Web optimization and customized research for any business inside the city limits, at no charge.
Now, Gibbons wants to share his gardening tools and techniques for growing vibrant, prosperous communities. This workshop is designed for elected officials, economic and community development professionals and boards, young professionals, community and business leaders and others interested in growing business in smaller communities.
Workshop topics include:
§ The case for growing your own entrepreneurs
§ Types of entrepreneurs and economies
§ What a community has to do to be welcoming to entrepreneurs
§ How to get started
Dates and locations
Monday, Sept. 22, 2008: Riverside Casino and Resort, Riverside, Iowa
Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008: Belmont, Wis. Travel Center
Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008: Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wis.
Monday, Oct. 13, 2008: Ramada, Albert Lea, Minn.
Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008: Gateway Hotel & Conference Center, Ames, Iowa
Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008: Southwestern Community College, Creston, Iowa
Registration – available soon!
Early Registration fee: $35 per individual* if register at least one week prior to the date of the workshop.
*Receive a discounted fee of $30 if two or more individuals register as a community team by.
Registering less than one week prior to the workshop: Registration is $45 per person and will only be accepted at the door.
Questions?
Contact Linda Rance at (319) 786-4305 or lindarance@alliantenergy.com.
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Past workshops:
RiverLands Economic Activity Partnership Kickoff Luncheon – session handouts
Ready, Set, Go! Positioning your Small Community for Success! – session handouts
Burlington, Iowa – speaker handouts
Creston, Iowa – speaker handouts
Okoboji, Iowa – speaker handouts
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Ready, Set, Go! Positioning Your Small Community for Success!
David Beurle
Session handouts:
Community systems and Moora case study
Dunn County Scenario Planning
Global trends
Jackson, Minn. case study
Newton, Iowa article
Summary
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Burlington, Iowa
February 21, 2006
Session handouts:
“Working together – The key to achieving amazing success for your community”
Havana, Illinois – Wendy Martin
Buy Fresh, Buy Local – Christa Perkins
“Could TIFs, abatements and tax credits put the boom into your community’s future?”
The Economic Development Group - Steven Kline
“Space available – How to attract new residents to your community”
Access Mount Pleasant – Andy & Stephanie Zinkle
Monticello Community Planning and Development Board – Kristy Black
“You CAN keep and attract small businesses”
Lost Nation Business Incubator – Leslie & Linn Schultz
Dave’s Old Fashion Meats – Dave Beelman
“Growing entrepreneurs in your community’s garden”
Java River Coffee House and Bakery – Dan & Jennifer Winn
GreenKrete Building Systems – Ron Bessette
“The secret to funding smaller community projects”
504 Loan Program, 504 Program, Small Business Administration – Dennis Lindell
Entrepreneurial Initiatives – Jennifer Daly
Wayland, Iowa – Laverne Hueholt and Robert Meyer
New London Community Child Care Center – Laurie & Mark Hempen
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Session handouts:
“Grooming our leaders for tomorrow”
Young Professionals of Ames – Kori Heuss & Matt Randall
Lucas County Leadership Development – Ann Hamilton & Pat Swartzlander
Warren County Leadership Institute – Tiffany Coleman
“Growing entrepreneurs in your community’s garden”
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation – Denny Harding
Iowa State University Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship – Judy Eyles
Southern Iowa BioEnergy Group LLC – Leon and Shirley Kessel
Naturally Iowa – Steve Williams
“Making the commitment to be a community of choice”
RUPRI Center for Rural Entrepreneurship – Jed Wagner
Lamoni – Marjie Foster
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Session handouts:
“Grooming our leaders for tomorrow”
Emerging Professionals Group – Anitra Wolf
University of Okoboji – Herman Richter
Leadership Algona – Scott Curtis
“Growing entrepreneurs in your community’s garden”
Fieldstone Vineyards – Charlie Quast
Emagine Marketing – Tim Frank & Angie Mayer
Hydrogen Engine Center – Ted Hollinger
“Working together – The key to achieving amazing success in your community”
Here's to Our Health – Leroy Jensen
Laurens, Iowa – Peter Hong
Spencer Alliance for a Creative Economy – Curtis Dean
