Ignite event celebrates ‘healthy chaos’
The local entrepreneurial community has achieved what I believe is a “healthy chaos” of activities, networking events and startups. Over the past year we’ve seen a lot of new initiatives that piggyback on best practices of other leading entrepreneurial communities. In February the El Pomar Institute for Innovation and Commercialization (EPIIC) and Peak Venture Group [...]
Economic development specialists are familiar with the concept of industry clusters. Locally, there are a number of task forces working on industry clusters ranging from sports to biotechnology to software. The Operation 6035 report suggested a variety of clusters that could be developed in the Southern Colorado region. Of course, the question left unaddressed in [...]
Continue reading …I have argued for what I call “simple rules” for economic development. For the most part, these rules are non-prescriptive, but they do advocate limited actions by public officials. Yet many of us want to do something to promote the economic development of the region. We have pent-up energy and some financial resources to direct [...]
Continue reading …The Southern Colorado region, like many regions around the country, has reacted to the economic crisis by becoming introspective. Introspection can be a healthy thing, and often results in improvement over the long haul. For example, individuals will often become introspective after a financial, health or other personal setback. If correct conclusions are drawn about [...]
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