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Description
Aging business owners, declining markets because of population declines, and slow local economies have threatened essential businesses in many small rural communities. In response, local groups have organized efforts in which residents pool their funds to purchase or reinvigorate a threatened business that adds significantly to quality of life. These Community Supported Enterprises have grown in popularity with the advent of Crowd-funding techniques. Norman Walzer, of CGS, describes the results of a national survey of how CSEs are organized, managed, and operated, along with their successes.
Publication Date
12-1-2017
City
DeKalb
Keywords
Illinois, post-recession recovery, community-supported enterprises, municipal viability
Recommended Citation
Walzer, Norman. "Community Supported Enterprises as a Local Investment Strategy". Illinois Municipal Policy Journal, December 2017, Vol. 2, No. 1, 35-48.
Language
eng
Department
Center for Governmental Studies
Publisher
Illinois Municipal Policy Journal
Custom Citation
Walzer, Norman. "Community Supported Enterprises as a Local Investment Strategy". Illinois Municipal Policy Journal, December 2017, Vol. 2, No. 1, 35-48.
