Entrepreneurship

Blog Posts
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What I Wish I had Known Before Starting My Business - Part 1
Starting a business is often glamorized. You picture creative freedom, financial independence, and the pride of building something from the ground up...
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Extension helps train community development professionals through national organization
The hallmark of any Extension program is the information shared be research-based and communicated in a manner that helps to drive change in a...
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Bring life to empty downtown buildings
I’ve noticed that many of our rural Illinois communities have a vacant or derelict building in the heart of their downtown or on main street. While...
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Streator Incubator Feasibility Study
Streator is a forward thinking city. Successful incubation programs operate like the businesses they help launch, whether they’re located in rural...
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News Releases
Young farmers seek solutions to entry barriers
Young and beginning farmers face many challenges, including access to land, financial capital, technical knowledge and support, social networks, adequate labor, marketing experience, health insurance, and childcare. University of Illinois Extension...
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Videos
How IL-EATS Helped a New Egg Farmer Hatch Profits

When Marty and his wife launched Kakadoodle Farm five years ago, they knew profit and scale wouldn’t come easily. But through IL-EATS, their egg business found the market it needed to grow and thrive.

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Sarah Low

Professor - Rural Economic Development