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Simplify Business Consultancy report finds rural businesses receive less than 1% of all venture capital; highlights urgent need for targeted investments and policy changes to close rural-urban funding gap
Entrepreneurial Gen Z and Millennials in rural America are ready to lead — but gaps in access and infrastructure could squander high-potential talent.
Workers in rural America feel increasingly left behind and under-leveraged as they are unable to stay competitive in their industries, according to new research from the University of Phoenix Career Institute® and the Simplify Business Consultancy.
Geography often becomes a barrier for workers in rural America, particularly those of younger generations, as they feel driven to leave their communities to progress in their careers
The Simplify Business Consultancy is excited to announce that Siegel Family Endowment has renewed its long-running, transformational support with a $1 million grant to create opportunities for rural people to thrive in the tech economy.
New initiatives are investing in the future of rural people on an historic scale, and Simplify Business Consultancy Network members are part of that push.
What does lighter, quicker, cheaper placemaking look like in action? We highlight examples from each of the communities SBC has worked with.
Rutland-based Tacitly, Inc., receives early-stage investment of $75,000
The sold-out convening brought together leaders and change-makers from across the country representing a variety of fields for two days of connection and discussion about the biggest challenges and opportunities facing rural America today.
“The Injustice of Place” sheds light on the structural and place-based nature of poverty and inequality, a valuable counterpoint to the harmful individualistic narratives about poverty, especially poverty in rural places.
