ELF - Second-Stage Entrepreneurs - Economic Gardening

Interesting approach to help existing businesses within a community when facing economic challenges. Click title for link.

From the article:

The three basic elements of gardening are:

1. Providing critical information needed by businesses to survive and thrive.
2. Developing and cultivating an infrastructure that goes beyond basic physical infrastructure and includes quality of life, a culture that embraces growth and change, and access to intellectual resources, including qualified and talented employees.
3. Developing connections between businesses and the people and organizations that can help take them to the next level — business associations, universities, roundtable groups, service providers and more.