Monthly Archives: July 2012

On Tuesday, our partners in Roanoke-Blacksburg (VA) officially rolled out the Roanoke-Blacksburg Innovation Blueprint–the result of 18 months of thinking and strategizing about how to best capitalize on the many innovation assets in the Roanoke and the New River Valleys.  … Continue reading →

If I had a dime for every time someone mentioned the need to embrace “best practices,” I’d be a rich man.  It makes intuitive sense to benchmark yourself against the best when trying new ideas, building partnerships or developing new … Continue reading →

It seems like there is new study on immigrant entrepreneurs released  nearly every week now.  Most of these studies focus on high tech entrepreneurs and issues like H1B visas, start-up visas, foreign graduate students and the like.  But, what about the … Continue reading →

The Community Indicators Consortium is a network that deserves more attention and recognition.  This is a global consortium of community leaders who are working with new approaches, such as benchmarking and the creation of community indicator reports, to link data … Continue reading →

Back in March, I had the privilege of making a presentation on new economic development trends to the Appalachian Funders Network, a coalition of leading foundations who invest in regional development in Appalachia.   A new report that summarizes the gathering … Continue reading →