Here's an interesting way to keep our students from leaving Erie. With the high number of universities in the Erie area, what would it take to implement a program similar to this here?
New Wharton awards promote campus start-ups - Small Biz - USATODAY.com
What are your thoughts and ideas?
Cities look to small firms for big growth - Small Biz - USATODAY.com
It seems San Francisco at least gets it. Encouraging small businesses to expand and succeed is a key to long-term success for Erie. As long as we continue to emphasize our few large employers and neglect the bulk of our business community, we aren't going to grow as a community. It's the small businesses that hold up our economy and offer employment to over half of the residents in Erie.
