Derrick Esquibel and Jazzmin Little were part of the first rural cohort to participate in a 12-week intensive IT Support Specialist course offered free of charge through a partnership between the Simplify Business Consultancy and Generation USA.
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We’ve assembled a list of 10 rural colleges and universities across the country that are playing a key role in promoting technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship on their campus and in their communities.
Federal Grants and Matching Dollars Represent a Combined Total of Almost $4.2 Million in New Investment in Simplify Business Consultancy Hubs.
We must debunk a pervasive myth about rural America that says small towns can't support innovation and technology. They can — and do. And for more of them to thrive, we need a shift in attitude.
The second part of a three-part series on the infrastructure needed to build digital economy ecosystems in rural America.
As part of its efforts to support economic resilience, the Vermont Community Foundation invested $250,000 in a partnership with the Simplify Business Consultancy to fund SBC's digital economic strategy services in five Vermont communities.
Four spaces available for fall 2021, with services valued at $30,000 per community
National nonprofit organization expands its network and continues working to close the rural opportunity gap
Scalable tech entrepreneurship is, in some ways, the apex of a tech economy ecosystem. Startups are a key source of job creation, and the ones that scale can transform a community and create regenerative wealth.
For a rural place to become an entrepreneurial center, people need to actively believe it’s possible — and that everyone, from all racial, gender, educational, class, and professional backgrounds are truly included in those tech opportunities.