Conference Bibliography
Books
“The abundant community: awakening the power of families & neighborhoods”; by John McKnight & Peter Block; Berrett-Hoehler Publishers; 2012; 177 pg; ISBN 9781609940812.
“Asset building & community development” 3rd ed; by Gary Paul Green & Anna Haines; SAGE Publications; 2012; 337 pg; ISBN 9781412982238.
“The community economic development handbook: strategies and tools torevitalize your neighborhood”; by Mihailo Temali; Amherst Wilder Foundation; 2004.
“The end of the suburbs: where the American dream is moving”; by Leigh Gallagher; Penguin; 2013; 261 pg; ISBN 9781591845256.
“Energizing entrepreneurial communities: a pathway to prosperity” by Don Macke, Deb Markley, and John Fulwider; Center for Rural Entrepreneurship; 2014.
“Local dollars, local sense: how to shift your money from Wall Street to Main Street and achieve real prosperity – a community resilience guide”; by Michael Shuman; Chelsea Green Publishing; 2012; 254 pg; ISBN 9781603583435.
“Local economic development in the 21st century: quality of life andsustainability”; by Daphne Greenwood and Richard Holt; ME Sharpe; 2010; 216 pg; ISBN 9780765620941.
“The local economy revolution: what’s changed and how you can help”; by Della Rucker; Wise Fool Press; 2013; 246 pg; ISBN 9780990004400.
“Pathways to prosperity” and “Transfer of wealth,” order directly from Center for Rural Entrepreneurship; www.energizingentrepreneurs.org.
“Rainforest: secret to building the next Silicon Valley” and “Rainforest blueprint: how todesign your own Silicon Valley…” by Victor Hwang; Regenwald; 2012 and 2013; 304 and 66 pg.; ISBN 9780615586724 and ISBN 9780988274617.
“Rethinking rural: global community and economic development in the small town west”; by Don Albrecht; WA State University Press; 2014; 232 pg; ISBN 9780874223194.
“Small business and the city: the transformative potential of small scaleentrepreneurship”; by Rafael Gomez, et al.; Rotman-UTP Publishing; 2015; 312 pg; ISBN 9781442612099.
“Small town rules: how big brands and small businesses can prosper in a connectedeconomy”; by Barry Moltz and Becky McCray; QUE; 2012; 208 pg; ISBN 9780789749208.
“Start-up communities”; by Brad Feld; Wiley; 2012; 224 pg; ISBN 9781118441541.
Online Reports
(Recent) – available for printing from the Internet:
“Asset-based economic development: building sustainable small & rural communities”; ICMA Center for Sustainable Communities and NADO (National Association of Development Organizations.
“Building sustainable communities: moving from quality of life planning to implementation”; by James Capraro and Joel Bookman.
“Community development in rural America: collaborative, regional, & comprehensive”;by Cynthia Duncan; What Works for America.org.
“Community heart & soul: field guide; 2014; Orton Family Foundation.
“Cultivating a competitive advantage: how rural counties are growing economies with local assets and regional partners”; National Association of Counties; www.NACO.org.
“Developing a high-quality and high-impact CEDS”; US Economic Development Association and NADO.
“Energizing an entrepreneurial economy: a guide for county leaders”; by Deborah Markley, Karen Dobson, and Don Macke; RUPRI Center for Rural Entrepreneurship and NACO.
“Energizing entrepreneurs: charting a course for rural communities”; by Deborah Markley, Don Macke, and Vicki Luther; RUPRI Center for Rural Entrepreneurship.
“Entrepreneurs: a people attraction guide”; 2014; Center for Rural Entrepreneurship.
“Grassroots rural entrepreneurship: best practices for small communities”; Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, and the National Center for Small Communities.
”In search of solid ground: understanding the financial vulnerabilities of microbusinessowners”; by Lauren Williams and Kasey Wiedrich; 2014; Corporation for Enterprise Development.
“A new anchor mission for a new century”; by Marjorie Kelly and Violeta Duncan ; 2014; The Democracy Collaborative.
“Putting smart growth to work in rural communities”; ICMA (International City/County Management Association), and the Smart Growth Network.
“Revitalizing rural economies through entrepreneurship development systems”; by Elaine Edgcomb, Joyce Klein, and David Black; The Aspen Institute; http://www.fieldus.org/publications/eds2008.html.
“Rural economic development: building a sustainable community”; Rural Telecom Educational Series; www.rtfc.net.
“Sources of economic hope: women’s entrepreneurship”; 2014; Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation; http://www.kauffman.org
“Top 9 rural and small town business trends for 2014”; 2014; http://smallbusiness.com/news/trends/rural-small-business-trends-2014.
WA Websites
Washington State Department of Commerce
StartUp 365 Washington serves as a clearinghouse for all the information and resources entrepreneurs, start-ups and small businesses need to achieve success.
http://startup.choosewashingtonstate.com
GROW Washington: Small Business Development, Support, & Learning Center
http://growwashington.biz.
How to Pay your Taxes
WA Department of Revenue
http://dor.wa.gov/content/workshopsandeducation/
How to Start Your Business
http://business.wa.gov/start-your-business
Make it in Washington
http://wtb.wa.gov/MakeitInWashington.asp
NW Innovation Resource Center
http://www.nwirc.com
State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) Program
https://www.sba.gov
WSU Extension Program
http://extension.wsu.edu.
WA State Microenterprise Association
http://wamicrobiz.org.
Other Websites
The Aspen Institute – http://www.aspeninstitute.org
The Center for Rural Affairs – http://www.cfra.org/small-business.
Center for Rural Entrepreneurship – www.energizingentrepreneurs.org.
Citizen’s Institute on Rural Design – http://www.rural-design.org.
Democracy Collaborative – http://democracycollaborative.org.
EntreWorks (Erik Pages) Consulting – http://www.entreworks.net.
Foundation for Rural Service –
https://www.frs.org/rural-community-outreach/rural-economic-development-resources.
Investing in What Works for America’s Communities – http://www.whatworksforamerica.org.
National Alliance of Community Economic Development Associations – http://www.naceda.org.
National Association of Counties – www.naco.org.
National Rural Economic Developers Association – http://am-nreda.informz.net.
NeighborWorks America – http://www.neighborworks.org/community.
Rural Development Initiatives – http://www.rdiinc.org.
Rural Entrepreneurship Initiative – http://www.strongruralamerica.com.
Small Biz Survival: Small Town & Rural Business Resource – http://smallbizsurvival.com.
Startup Weekend – http://startupweekend.org.
U.S. Department of Commerce/Economic Development Association – www.doc.gov.
U.S. Small Business Administration
www.sba.gov.
WA State USDA: Rural Development – http://www.rd.usda.gov/wa.