Digestibles

Entrepreneurship & Economic Development
Understanding Entrepreneurship Promotion as an Economic Development Strategy: A Three-State Survey, released in January 2003 by a joint partnership of the National Commission on Entrepreneurship (NCOE) and Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness, is the first in a report-series to explore the economic impacts of support for the creation and growth of new businesses in Maine, Nevada and Pennsylvania. Authors Erik R. Pages and Kenneth Poole give very detail-oriented results regarding regional, state and local initiatives, such as budget amounts and program monitoring.

Contact: DNCOE, 444 North Capitol Street, Suite 399, Washington, DC 20001; phone 202/434-8061
Cost: Free online at www.ncoe.org/research/3statesurveyfin.doc

What Bush’s Budget Means to Rural
A NADO News special report highlights and outlines the community, economic and rural development programs and regional commissions included in President Bush’s FY2004 budget. The report, An Analysis of the Bush Administration’s FY2004 Budget, also includes an overview of the overall budget forecasts and a detailed budget chart.

Contact: NADO, 400 N. Capitol St., NW, Suite 390, Washington, DC 20001; phone 202/624-7806
Cost: Free online at the “members only” page on www.nado.org; hard copies $10 members/$15 nonmembers

Innovations at the State Level
The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices has released Innovative State Policy Options to Promote Rural Economic Development, a new issue brief that addresses how states have built promise for sustainable rural economic development through three approaches: Adapting Cluster-Based Strategies to Rural Communities; Promoting Entrepreneurship Outside of the Agriculture Sector in Rural Communities and Regions; Reinvigorating the Agricultural Sector Through Diversification and Value-Added Agriculture Strategies.

Contact: Paul Kalomiris, National Governors Association, 202/624-5379 or pkalomiris@nga.org
Cost: Available online at http://www.nga.org/center/divisions/ 1,1188,C_ISSUE_BRIEF^D_5017,00.html

Loan Funds Create Rural Jobs
The NADO Research Foundation’s Economic Development Finance Service has just released the 2002 Biennial Members Survey, Organizations That Manage Loan Funds Create Rural Jobs Efficiently. This report includes fund level information, it aggregates performance and impact data for all funds managed by each organization to illustrate the overall effect of organizations on economic development. It also looks at factors that may affect organizational deal flow and default rates.

Contact: Bill Amt, EDFS Manager, 202/624-8467 or email bamt@nado.org
Cost: $15 for non-EDFS members

Incubator Business Documents
Put It in Writing: Crafting Policies, Agreements and Contracts for Your Incubator, a book by the National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) and authored by Carol James, is designed to help incubator managers and developers understand the importance of formal documents or written agreements and policies. Some of the documents discussed include, leases, licensing, service agreements, applications, client handbooks and conflict- of-interest policies.

Contact: NBIA, 20 E. Circle Sr., Suite 190, Athens, OH 45701; phone 740/593-4331 or visit www.nbia.org/bookstore
Cost: $48.00 members; $65 non-members

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