Rural Voices
REAL Co-Lab is committed to including rural business owners' voices into their larger, state community so that their needs are not overlooked. This research, for now, has two priorities: Rural Business Roundtables and Thriving Rural Communities. The goals are the same, to provide actionable data for business owners, policy makers, and stakeholders to make informed decisions. Quick summaries:
Rural Business Roundtable Reports: Current insights from professionals and business owners on the business landscape. The Co-Lab creates after-event reports to summarize the talking points of business owners and professionals.
Thriving Rural Communities: Highlight key economic, business, and entrepreneurial factors that can assist rural communities and state policymakers to support thriving communities. Over time, REAL Co-Lab hopes to have an index of common factors from communities across the country
