Page 1 NCCCMA 2013 Summer Seminar Economic Gardening in Rockingham County June 21, 2013
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NCCCMA 2013 Summer Seminar
Economic Gardening in Rockingham County
June 21, 2013
Our Mission is Simple
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Entrepreneur-focused
Technology-enabled
Future-driven
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Select Your Seed
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Plant Your Seed
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Fertilize & Water
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Source: Ernst & Young
What Makes Up an Entrepreneur?
Act Like Those You Serve
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Act Like Those You Serve
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Never Stop Improving
• Collocating RCBTC & EDC
• Central Permitting
• STAR Pilot Community
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So What IS Economic Gardening?
• Identifying the needs of entrepreneurs with growth potential
• Filling those needs everywhere possible
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So What IS Economic Gardening?
• Using a holistic, sustainable approach
• In the process, making your area “fertile” for new and existing businesses
• So that businesses can grow…
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Contact Info
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Mark Wells, Executive Director, RCBTC336.342.7853
http://www.linkedin.com/in/nmarkwells/http://www.facebook.com/rockinghambusiness