Rural Businesses How are startups faring in the middle of the country? What are some of the rural businesses issues and support mechanisms to help attract customers and create opportunities? With special guest Becky McCray (@BeckyMcCray and @SBSurvival), this #AgChat convo looks into agritourism, high speed digital connections, and rural economy.
- What things (programs, infrastructure, amenities, local) help make for a successful biz in a rural community?
- As rural dweller, do you struggle to get access to even basic tech services (internet, dsl, fax, cell, etc)?
- How can rural businesses overcome infrastructure issues, such as slow internet speeds and frequent outages?
- What are some of the biggest obstacles you faced in starting your own business and how did you overcome them?
- How can we do a better job of attracting young people back to rural communities & being entrepreneurs?
- Who are the local partners that help you strengthen your rural business, be it your #farm, #ranch, or other?
- What are some of the rural hot spots in the USA? By being hot, will that make them not rural?
- How should farmers & ranchers go about offering vacations to urban families?
- How should urban families find and plan a vacation on a working ranch or farm?
- What support mechanisms are available for rural business owners to help their company?
- How has the rural economy faired for you in the last 2 years? Up, down, neutral?
- What is the one executable idea you’ll be working on as a result of tonight’s convo?
