A Factory without Walls: Microbusinesses in Appalachia.

Baldwin, Fred D.

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ERIC Number: EJ602226

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1999

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A Factory without Walls: Microbusinesses in Appalachia.

Baldwin, Fred D.

Appalachia, v32 n3 p2-7 Sep-Dec 1999

Describes various programs in Appalachia that offer small loans and extensive technical assistance and training to entrepreneurs that operate microbusinesses (businesses with five or fewer employees). Discusses the potential of entrepreneurs and microbusinesses to stimulate economic development in small towns and rural areas such as Garrett County, Maryland. (SV)

Descriptors: Basic Business Education, Community Development, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Rural Areas, Self Employment, Small Businesses, Technical Assistance, Training

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Maryland

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