Entrepreneurial Success Notes from Nov 21 Meeting

KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY

ENTREPRENEURSHIP TEAM

11/21/06

Next Steps/Actions

I.          Identify and Develop Communications among Existing Entrepreneurship Programs,
            People and Activities within OSU Extension, OARDC, ATECH, OSU, etc.

            A.        Create our own internal network for the KE Entrepreneurship Team– Rick      

                        1.  Set up an organizational/informational/communication network through
                             Go BIG Network (gobig.com)

            B.        Create our own internal/external knowledge base – Greg, Jerry & Myra

                        1.   Conduct a survey to gain information

                              a.         Who to survey:

                                ·        Start with identified names and programs (see attached inventory)

                                ·        Contact each person by phone when survey sent out
                                             (need volunteers to do this)

                                ·        Ask each person who else they would suggest for survey–other persons
                                       doing entrepreneurship activities/programs:

                                                “Here is the list of people we have  identified…
                                                  is there anyone else we should add?”

                              b.         What to ask (initial thoughts):

                               ·        Seek their understanding of the KE and what they are
                                     doing in with entrepreneurship in this area:

                                             This is what you are already doing to work in this area–if you are,
                                             what is it you are doing?  Will you share this with your peers?

                               ·        Ask how and who they connect with; and how and who they engage with
                                      – understand their networks and how they function

                               ·        Ask about their level of interest in our initiative– would they be willing to
                                     work with us?  Where do they want to fit on a “continuum of
                                     involvement” from little to a lot:

                                          Willing to work with us as a partner/team member?
                                          Interested in being a resource/referral for other people and programs?
                                          Interested in being on our “mailing list”?

                               ·        Do they use an evaluation tool in their programs?  What feedback do
                                     they receive from participants? 

                        2.         Put a summary of the survey results on the KE Website and find other
                                    ways to share it with peers/partners (?) – Rick
                       

II.          Inform our Peers in Extension about the KE Initiative and the Entrepreneurship Team – Greg & Jennifer

            A.  Create a brochure/handout to be distributed at Annual Conference

                 (would include entire initiative with panels for each individual team

            B.  Get Bill Grunkemeyer on Keith Smith’s agenda for a 5 minute presentation of the KE Initiative

III.         Provide training/educational venues for Extension peers – Tony, Jennifer, Rick and Myra

            A.  Possible topics

                        1.  How to work with entrepreneurs

                        2. Helping entrepreneurs to capture benefits from KE

                        3. How to incorporate KE into our existing entrepreneur programs

                        4. Networking

                        5. Other?

            B.        Possible venues

                        1. Could include in-services, workshops

                        2. Pod casts, etc.

BEGINNING OF INVENTORY OF EXISTING PROGRAMS, PERSONS, ACTIVITIES

·        Meat/Goat Taskforce

               Tony Nye, Dave Mangione

·        Beef Program

               Dan Frobose – Branded Products

               Pro Beef Alliance – Networking

·        Aquaculture

               Laura Tiu, Shawn

·        Sustainable Agriculture

               Alan Sundemeyer, Mike Hogan

·        Small Farm College

               Tony Nye – working with new audiences – continuum of knowledge from
                                       Warren County to Clinton County
·              Reality Store – 4H

               Role playing program teaching money management – family & business

               Becky Cropper

·              Car Teen – 4H

               Decision Making

·              Small Business Excel

               Walt Williams

·              Entrepreneurship Training

               LuAnn Freppon Duncan, Knox County

·              Farm Management

               Tax Workshops & Farm Financial Management – Don Breece

               Transition Training

·              Downtown Business Development

               Cindy Bond-Zielinski, Myra Moss, Bill Grunkemeyer

·              Go BIG Network/Business Networks

               Myra Moss & Bill Grunkemeyer

·              Enterprise Centers

               Alber Enterprise Center – Marion, Eileen Smith & Frank Gibson

               Mansfield Enterprise Center (?)

·              Incubator – South Centers

·              ATECH

               Bill Grunkemeyer

·              Berry Programs

               Neutraceuticals & lengthening growing season

·              High Tunnel (?) 

               OARDC

·              Cooperative Programs – South Centers

·              Agripreneur Program

               Tom Sporleader

·              Direct Marketing

               Julie Fox

·              Sea Grant – Charter Boat Captains

               Fred Snyder & Joe Lucente

·        Leadership Development

               County Commissioners Assessment Center

·              RCDI Grant: Building Entrepreneurial Friendly Communities

               Gallipolis:  Becky Nesbitt

               Carrollton:  Mike Hogan

               PIs: Bill Grunkemeyer & Myra Moss

·              Tourism – South Centers

               Agri and Heritage Tourism – Treva Williams

·              Day Care – Adult & Children

               Kirk Bloir

·              Ag Business Enhancement Center (ABE)

               Beth Fausey

·              Godman Guild

               Susan Colbert

·              Adventure Central

               Graham Cochran

·              Business Retention & Expansion

               Greg Davis

·              County Educators in Community Development

               RLFs, CICs, Small Business Development, Industrial Attraction, etc.

               Talia Brown – Champaign

               Joe Lucente – Lucas

               Mike Lloyd – Noble

               Jeff Shaner – Morgan

               Terry Tamburini – Washington

               Sharon Strouse – Holmes

               Jim Weidenheft – Huron

               Walt Williams – Cuyahoga

               Jennifer Hartzler & Nancy Kukay – Crawford

               Nancy Bowen – Van Wert

               Mary Roenker – Clermont

               Deb Carney – Hamilton

               Dave Civittolo – Medina

               Amy Grove – Morgan (tourism)