Wealth Building
HOW THE CENTENNIAL STATE IS LEADING ON EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP: A PROFILE OF COLORADO’S EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP OFFICE
Aspen Institute - Employment & Jobs
A brief from Aspen on strategies and practices implemented by Colorado’s Employee Ownership Office to better understand how employee ownership can be supported and grown.
HOW RCAC’S RELIEF PROGRAM HELPED TWO SMALL BUSINESSES RECOVER FROM THEIR LOST SUMMER
RCAC
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUCCESS STORIES
WealthWorks
Head over to the WealthWorks website to read success stories from communities from across the country.
Explore RegionalWealth Building
WealthWorks
WealthWorks on how wealth-building is not just about increasing wealth. It must include making sure those stocks of capital stay in place and that people, firms, organizations and communities in the region can make decisions about how they are used and invested in the future.
RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITH A PURPOSE
NADO Research Foundation’s Stronger CEDS, Stronger Regions Program
This brief from The NADO Research Foundation’s Stronger CEDS, Stronger Regions program focuses on how the policies and practices of rural economic development will now have to be transformed to meet the needs of new post-pandemic realities.
WEALTH: THE EIGHT CAPITALS
Wealthworks
To build a region’s wealth, WealthWorks considers not just financial assets, but includes the stock of all capitals in a region. The eight capitals: intellectual, financial, natural, cultural, built, political, individual and social. This approach takes into account all the features of a city, town, countryside or region that make it a good place to live, work and visit.
SPIDER DIAGRAM: ASSESSING WEALTH IN A SECTOR
WealthWorks
Worksheet and small group discussion questions tool from WealthWorks.
THE ABC’S OF COOPERATIVE IMPACT
National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International
Analysis of cooperatives in a number of different economic sectors.
COOPERATION WORKS SUCCESS STORIES
Cooperation Works
Stories of how co-ops keep income in the community, building wealth, creating jobs and reinvigorating economies.
CO-OPS: A KEY PART OF RURAL AMERICA
U.S. Department of Agriculture
B-CORP PROGRAMS AND TOOLS
B Corps
WHAT IS TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE?
Indiana Business Research Center
This article reviews the TBL concept, explains how it can be useful for businesses, policy-makers and economic development practitioners and highlights some current examples of putting the TBL into practice.