Arkansas BRE Training 4.2019

Alan Barefield, BREI Education Committee Chair
Mississippi State University
Department of Agricultural Economics
P.O. Box 5187
Mississippi State, MS  39762
662.325.7995 (office)
662.312.0874 (cell)
alan.barefield@msstate.edu

Participant List

Agenda

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BR&E Overview Course – 4/24/2019-4/25/2019

Resources and Presentations

Economic Growth vs. Economic Development

• The Difference between Economic Growth and Economic Development
• Economic Growth vs Development Presentation

Program Evaluation

• Evaluation Overview Presentation

Supporting the Organization

• Supporting the Organization
• Indicators That a Community is Ready for the BR&E Process
• Pounding the Pavement Journal Article

Care for the Local Economy

• CARE for the Local Economy Presentation

BRE Program Overview

• BR&E Overview Presentation
• Introduction to BR&E Models
• BR&E Model Flowchart

Visitation

• Visitation Overview Presentation
• Guidelines for Volunteer Visitors Handout
• Firm Visitor Tips and Procedures Handout
• University of Minnesota Video
• Role Play Notes (use with video)
• Nova Scotia REN Non-Disclosure Agreement
• Nova Scotia REN Informed Consent

BRE Lessons from Beyond – Jon Chadwell

Special Topics

• Special Topics Presentation
• Business retention and expansion and business clusters  – A comprehensive approach to community development article
• Energize job retention: Energy management strategies as a component of business retention and expansion programs article
• Obtaining manufacturers perspectives in making regional transportation decisions article
• The silver tsunami and rural small business retention: What can communities do article

Best Practices for Marketing a BR&E Program

• Best Practices for Marketing a BR&E Program

Additional Resources

• 8 Step Community Development Process
• Logic Model

Program Evaluation Course – 4/24/2019-4/25/2019

• Logic Model Course – University of Wisconsin
• NSF – Handbook for Project Evaluation
• Basic Guide to Program Evaluation – Management Help Article
• Ontario – Utilizing BRE Program for Planning
• Baton Rouge BRE Success Evaluation – reduced
• Baton Rouge BRE Success Evaluation
• Choosing Appropriate Research Methods to Evaluate Programs – Rutgers
• Community Toolbox – A Framework for Program Evaluation_ A Gateway to Tools
• Horizon – Taking Stock
• GAO – Designing Evaluations
• BEAR in Benalla video