Community Enterprise Opportunities (CEO) Praxis, Inc. is proposing to investigate the feasibility of developing an expert system decision making tool for local economic development organizations. The tool will assist in evaluating the viability of business opportunities and their suitability to the… More

CEO Praxis, Inc. is proposing to research the feasibility of developing an approach for small and medium sized manufacturing enterprises to implement the key steps needed to 1) evaluate market opportunities and trends, 2) build interfirm relationships with customers and/or collaborators, 3) develop… More

Equity capital markets are unorganized or non-existent in rural areas with most capital directed outward. Emerging growth companies have difficulty obtaining equity capital - precisely the kind of companies that rural America must develop to increase earnings or workers. The key to attracting… More

Not Available Equity capital markets are unorganized or non-existent in rural areas with most capital directed outward. Emerging growth companies have difficulty obtaining equity capital - precisely the kind of companies that rural America must develop to increase earnings or workers. The key to… More

NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY: A growing number of economists and policymakers contend that finding new ways to connect to the markets, and technological innovation of metropolitan areas, will be a critical challenge for rural companies and communities who now face thin local markets and thin networks of… More

Rural areas, except those on the urban fringe, are often disconnected from the global city-regions that serve as the primary engines of the economy. The project will develop more effective trade and technology connections - based on connective technologies and innovative connective relationships -… More

Infrastructure investment has been crucial to economic development throughout American history. Today there is a need for a sizeable investment in infrastructure, particularly in rural America and especially with respect to transportation and telecommunications. New facilities to distribute food and… More