Exurban Change Program - Growth and Change 2008

GROWTH AND CHANGE:
Does Enhancing Ohio’s Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs Provide the Key to Growth?

Prepared by:

Mark D. Partridge, Ayesha Enver, and Jill Clark (January 2008)

The OSU Exurban Program and the Swank Program on Rural-Urban Policy joined together again to report on growth and change in Ohio.  (Access other Growth and Change reports here.)  This policy brief aims to describe the state’s entrepreneurial capacity by examining trends in self employment and innovation. We appraise how Ohio fares compared to its neighbors and to the nation. We also assess how different regions of the state are faring in terms of supporting self employment. Then we report on how well the state is doing in terms of supporting innovation. The brief concludes with some policy recommendations.  View other documents in the Growth and Change series.

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