Make Your Community Entrepreneur Friendly
In order to best support entrepreneurs and business owners, state and local leadership became more aware of how they think, what they need and how they do business through training programs such as E2, Economic Gardening, professional development and national workshops. Learn more.
Georgia’s “Entrepreneur Friendly’ (“EF”) Initiative leads local leadership teams through a set of key guidelines that indentifies resources, entrepreneurs and needs, and creates stimulus to begin building sustainable support programs, incorporating into the community’s overall economic development plan.
Sustain an Entrepreneur Environment
Entrepreneur & Small Business Strategic Planning – A facilitated session that transitions the data learned from the “EF” process into do-able goals with implementation plans, time lines and champions who will lead the efforts.
Community Best Practices
Best Practices – Provides access to what Georgia’s 129 EF communities are doing to build and sustain an entrepreneur environment.
Professional Development for Practitioners
A twice-yearly gathering of the “EF” communities in a central location provides networking , the sharing of best practices, professional development and being apprised of current topics and trends. A biennial Entrepreneur Summit (March 2 - 3, 2010) is hosted by Georgia’s Governor and the ESB Coordinating Network, providing hundreds of practitioners with resources, workshops and key note speakers.
Entrepreneur & Small Business Tools for Communities
These Tools provide access to the best of the best through templates, ‘how to’s and links.
Entrepreneur & Small Business Tools for Companies
Direct Small Business Support – A direct call program focusing on targeted companies with under 20 employees bringing resources such as tax credits, market research, competitive analysis, web optimization and access to export and funding resources.
Statewide Coordinating Network – A team of state and federal entrepreneur & small business resource providers address statewide issues and opportunities and promote resource awareness.