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The Center for Rural Affairs is working with the Peter Kiewit Institute (PKI) in Omaha on a small business network project. PKI Ph.D. students in marketing and technology will be hosting a one-day training session this summer for small business owners. There will be some broad information sharing, but each small business owner will be [...]
Farmers and producers are urged to apply for $18 million in grants to help them add value to the commodities they produce. The funding is made available through USDA Rural Development’s Value Added Producer Grant program. The national application period for the program closes on November 30, 2009. For more information on how to apply, [...]
Our small businesses across Knox County are the driving force in providing local jobs, services and places to trade, as well as the potential to protect our quality of life. They contribute both economically and socially to our communities. Did you know that one-half of all business owners are currently over the age of 50 [...]
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