Tools for PractitionersEntrepreneur Self TestDesigned to help an individual identify and understand his or her entrepreneurial potential. Building the Case for Rural EntrepreneurshipLearn the key steps for building the case for entrepreneurship in your community. e2 tool - Economic Development Investment ExerciseA tool to help you consider the range of strategies to encourage entrepreneurs and how you might invest your development dollars. Sample of Making the Case PowerPoint PresentationA sample presentation that you can customize to make the case for entrepreneurship to groups in your community. 20 Clues to Rural Community SurvivalRate your community on 20 characteristics found in thriving communities across the country. e2 tool - Entrepreneur Quick TestA tool to allow community residents to rate their own entrepreneurial potential and their community’s support for entrepreneurs. Includes examples of how the tool is used in practice. e2 tool - Rate Your Community Support for EntrepreneursExplore and rate the ways your community works to identify and support entrepreneurs. e2 tool - Readiness for EntrepreneurshipEvaluate your community’s readiness to build an entrepreneurship development strategy using our six factors. Rural Community Entrepreneurship SurveyA tool to help you gather information from entrepreneurs about community support for entrepreneurship. Assessment Series Phase 1 - OverviewAn overview of a four-part assessment process for your community. Assessment Series Phase 2 - BaselineLearn how to establish a baseline to begin the assessment process. Assessment Series Phase 3 - Development GoalsLearn how to clarify your development goals and set development objectives. Assessment Series Phase 4 - Development AssetsLearn how to identify and build on the development assets in your community that can be used to energize entrepreneurs. Assessment Series Phase 5 - Understanding E TalentLearn how to understand the entrepreneurial talent that exists in your community. Entrepreneur Visitation ProtocolA step-by-step process for conducting in-person visitation with entrepreneurs in your community. Entrepreneurial Asset MappingIdentify the assets in your community for supporting entrepreneurs and discover the gaps in your support infrastructure. Growth Business Visitation ProtocolA step-by-step process for conducting in-person visitation with growth entrepreneurs in your community. Identifying Community Economic Development OutcomesA tool to help community residents identify both short and long-term development goals. e2 tool - Identifying Entrepreneurial TalentA tool to help you understand the concept of entrepreneurial talent and discover the talent within your own community. Rural Entrepreneur SurveyA tool to help you gather information about the entrepreneurs in your community. e2 tool - Targeting Entrepreneurial TalentA tool to help you understand the benefits and challenges of targeting different types of entrepreneurial talent and to create a customized list of pros and cons for targeting in your community. Tourism Related Visitation ProtocolA step-by-step process for conducting in-person visitation with tourism entrepreneurs in your community. Transfer Business Visitation ProtocolA step-by-step process for conducting in-person visitation with entrepreneurs in your community who want to transfer their businesses to new owners. Community Capacity QuestionnaireA tool to help you identify your community’s capacity for economic development. Leadership Skills Assessment and Personal Development PlanA survey designed to help you assess your own leadership skills. Entrepreneur and Small Business Community MetricsA set of sample metrics to help you collect quantitative data about your community’s entrepreneurship development programs. Entrepreneur Focus Group QuestionnaireSample questions that you can use with a focus group of entrepreneurs in your community to help understand their experiences, challenges and opportunities. Outcome Measurement ToolIdentify what measures are important to understanding entrepreneurship development in your community and what indicators you might use to measure the outcomes of your activities. Participant Evaluation for Special EventsA sample evaluation tool for you to use to get feedback from participants in community events. Program Logic ModelA sample logic model for an entrepreneurship development program. A Rural Service Provider's Guide to Immigrant EntrepreneurshipFrom the University of Northern Iowa Regional Business Center/Small Business Development Center and the Iowa Center for Immigrant Leadership and Integration. e2 tool - Appreciative Inquiry Homework WorksheetsDescription to come. e2 tool - Barriers to Moving an Entrepreneurship Agenda ForwardDescription to come. e2 tool - Building Your Game PlanDescription to come. e2 tool - Characteristics of EntrepreneursDescription to come. e2 tool - Picturing an EDS ExerciseDescription to come. e2 tool - Steps for Making the CaseDescription to come. e2 tool - Steps in Strategic PlanningDescription to come. e2 tool - Who Am IDescription to come. e2 tool - Youth Capacity QuestionnaireDescription to come. e2 tool - Youth Engagement Map ExerciseDescription to come. e2 tool - Community Support TestDescription to come. e2 tool - Working with Entrepreneurs-E TraitsDescription to come.
RUPRI Center for Rural Entrepreneurship - P.O. Box 83107 - Lincoln, NE 68501 - 402-323-7339 - taina@e2mail.org
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