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Growing Grant County, Economic Development 101, Entrepreneurship, Small Business Resources
entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial ecosystem, small business, economic development, grant county indiana, capital access, angel investing, mentorship, co-working, innovation spaces
Entrepreneurship-Led Growth: Fostering an Ecosystem Where Businesses Thrive
Growing Grant County, Economic Development 101, Entrepreneurship, Small Business Resources
entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial ecosystem, small business, economic development, grant county indiana, capital access, angel investing, mentorship, co-working, innovation spaces

New business formations have reached historic levels nationally, and the communities that will benefit most are the ones actively building the conditions for entrepreneurship to take root. In Grant County, that ecosystem is forming.

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Growing Grant County, Economic Development 101, Entrepreneurship, Small Business Resources
entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial ecosystem, small business, economic development, grant county indiana, capital access, angel investing, mentorship, co-working, innovation spaces
Growing Grant County, Economic Development 101
workforce development, WIOA, career pathways, sector partnerships, advanced manufacturing, healthcare, Grant County Indiana, economic development, Ivy Tech, WorkOne, employer training grant, on-the-job training
Workforce as Economic Development: Career Pathways, Sector Partnerships, and WIOA Basics
Growing Grant County, Economic Development 101
workforce development, WIOA, career pathways, sector partnerships, advanced manufacturing, healthcare, Grant County Indiana, economic development, Ivy Tech, WorkOne, employer training grant, on-the-job training

Walk the floor of nearly any manufacturing plant in Grant County and you will hear some version of the same conversation: the work is there, the wages are competitive, and the company would hire more people tomorrow if it could find them. That is not a recruitment problem. It is a pipeline problem, and pipeline problems are economic development.

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Growing Grant County, Economic Development 101
workforce development, WIOA, career pathways, sector partnerships, advanced manufacturing, healthcare, Grant County Indiana, economic development, Ivy Tech, WorkOne, employer training grant, on-the-job training
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Workforce as Economic Development: Career Pathways, Sector Partnerships, and WIOA Basics

Walk the floor of nearly any manufacturing plant in Grant County and you will hear some version of the same conversation: the work is there, the wages are competitive, and the company would hire more people tomorrow if it could find them. That is not a recruitment problem. It is a pipeline problem, and pipeline problems are economic development.

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