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In economic development, everything old can be new again.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 21-JUL-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: In economic development, everything old can be new again.(Perspective)

Article Excerpt
Sometimes it seems that economic development strategies, like neckties, do not really change in shape or function, but come back in style after a few years because of a new design, size or pattern. Such is the case with something called economic gardening.

The term is used illustrate that sometimes it is better to "grow your own" jobs than to go out and hunt for them. Like gardening, the strategy relies on identifying entrepreneurial seeds are in the ground, and then fertilizing and watering them to make them grow. In short, the strategy focuses on small entrepreneurs already in the community. The idea here is that you're going to "plant" a...

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