Town and village prosperity requires focus.

See a Case Study by Peter Sergeant in the Knowledge Base.

Community prosperity comes from accepting the advice of the people who live there.

Corporations, academics and governments tend to discuss how global forces shape the choices you must make about your community rather than the wants and needs of those who live and work there. These people can lead to a community’s prosperity.

Thinking about ‘regional development’ and ‘community strategies’  is good. However, individual choices and actions are the primary drivers. Without significant capital expenditures, growth and business prosperity can only occur through increasing entrepreneurial participation. This requires a catalyst that will provide you with endless opportunities.

When you focus, your lifestyle improves.

Community development programs.

Business programs should be included in every community’s economic development strategy because the community can stagnate and go backward without them. New thinking must be introduced to provide jobs and the goods and services required by the community. Programs should include business attraction, business creation and business retention strategies. Those who want to make their community a better place to live need not worry too much about any programs because they take enough action themselves.

Not every community can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced up to. Sometimes, a community has to deteriorate further than ever before because this is what it will take to wake people up. This brings about a better understanding of the reasons for putting quality time and resources into growing a prosperous community. Satisfying the status quo will not produce anything, so inaction is not an option.

Please don’t compare your progress with other communities because each community is different and needs time to do what is necessary. Some people don’t believe in their community until someone else believes in it first; hence, good leadership is critical. If the people in the community accept the expectations of others, they will never change the outcomes, and they will not even meet their aspirations. Business development programs are essential. How else will businesses keep up with the Internet of Things, Big Data, robotics, and 3D printing?

First, think about the community in which you would want to live.

Quotable quotes.

“We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community. Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own”. Cesar Chavez

“What is important is family, friends, giving back to your community and finding meaning in life”. Adrian Grenier