Want to strengthen your outreach skills? Become a more effective leader – ready, trained, and poised to help communities through these difficult times? Whether your background is in agriculture, natural resources, youth development, family, economic or …
Basic Elements of Your Marketing Strategy
Today startup and small business owner can be overwhelmed by the idea of marketing. And online marketing opportunities have just added to the confusion. Common issues include where to market, what tools to use, how often to marketing and what …
What types of advertising media are best for my business?
The best type(s) of advertising for your business depends on geographic area, target customer demographics, the product(s) and/or services being sold, and the competition. In all cases, the business owner should set measurable goals, carefully track the advertising as it …
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…Online Course Explores Community Development
Would you like to understand how communities work? Are you curious about why good ideas sometimes fall flat? Do you watch groups struggle to make decisions without adequate data? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions we invite …
Beth Holtzman, University of Vermont Extension
Beth Holtzman works with small scale farmers in Vermont and the Northeast. She has been conducting sustainable agriculture outreach and education since 1992 for a variety of nonprofit organizations. Her background includes public relations and marketing. Recently, she has been …
Virtual Economics: Bitcoin and Beyond
The myriad voices publicly explaining, debating, arguing, sniping, and prognosticating about the future of the new digital “cryptocurrency” Bitcoin, propelled the virtual currency to a top spot among the hottest news topics of 2013, with little sign of cooling …
Connie Hancock, University of Nebraska Lincoln Extension
Connie Hancock, UNL Extension Educator
Connie Hancock believes there is opportunity around every corner and that we only need to think about how we reach our audiences and market our product in new ways!
She provides educational programming to communities …
Heidi Mouillesseaux-Kunzman, Cornell University
Heidi is a Senior Extension Associate with Cornell University’s Community and Regional Development Institute and someone who is committed to community empowerment and sustainability – meaning the ability of community members to shape their future in ways that make them …
Cole Ehmke, University of Wyoming
In his work serving the citizens of Wyoming through the Cooperative Extension Service and the AgEcon Department, Cole covers agricultural entrepreneurship as well as personal financial resource management topics.
Projects have included
• coordinating and teaching in the Annie’s Project …