Register Now for Online Webinar: Libraries, Local Economic Development & Entrepreneurship

Register Now for Online Webinar: Libraries, Local Economic Development & Entrepreneurship July 26, 2012 Noon Central Time (11:00 a.m. Mountain Time)     Don Macke, RUPRI (www.rupri.org) Center for Rural Entrepreneurship, a 35 year veteran of working with rural communities in Nebraska and throughout North America, will present a community library focused webinar training on libraries and local economic development and entrepreneurship. This free, one-hour training session will provide an overview of local economic development, the role of entrepreneur-focused economic development, and why community libraries should be involved. Who Should Attend? Community Library Staff, Volunteers and Customers Local Community Economic Development Leaders and Supporters (e.g., chambers of commerce, industrial corporations, tourism groups, main street programs, workforce, education, etc.) Area Entrepreneurs If I Attend What Will I Learn? Why economic development is foundational to community success. Why communities should support entrepreneur-focused economic development. Who should be involved in growing entrepreneurs as a way to grow your community. Why libraries are central to supporting area entrepreneurs. Presenter: Don Macke is native of Nebraska and has worked in communities throughout the state for more than 35 years. He has extensive experience helping communities craft entrepreneur-focused economic development strategies. He has also had the chance to work with libraries and librarians. Don believes that libraries can be part of the core infrastructure central to helping a community’s entrepreneurs succeed and grow. REGISTER at:  http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e60zk6uhc4517f54&llr=merlk7cab  using the blue button at the bottom of the page. This Webinar will be offered using Adobe connect Webinar software. The system can connect to 100 locations. Register Early to guarantee your spot. Please feel free to invite a local community economic development group or business group to view it with you in the library or outside the library. This webinar was supported in part by the Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP), funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, as administered by the Nebraska Library Commission. NOTE to libraries involved with the Library Broadband Builds Nebraska Communities project—please be sure to report these training hours on your monthly reports.