Thursday, 7 March 2013

US expert to speak - Driving local business, jobs and wealth

Michael Shuman is one of the world's leading authorities on local wealth creation and retention and community economic development.

At a time when local business, local economies and communities are coming under increased stress, a unique opportunity exists to hear how communities in the USA are growing in challenging times, and how new strategies might be applied to business and communities in the Macedon Ranges.
USA-based Michael Shuman is one of the world's leading authorities on local wealth creation and retention and community economic development and he will be speaking in Woodend at a breakfast seminar next Wednesday titled 'Driving Local Business, Jobs and Wealth'.
Michael is a Fellow at the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE), Cutting Edge Capital, and the Post-Carbon Institute. He regularly undertakes economic leakage studies and assists communities to identify and establish job creation opportunities. A prolific speaker, he has lectured for more than 30 years across 47 US states and eight countries. He has recently published his third book on local economies entitled Local Dollars, Local Sense: How to Move Your Money from Wall Street to Main Street and Achieve Real Prosperity. Michael is based in Maryland in the USA.
Sponsored by Great Place Woodend and Bendigo Bank, this breakfast seminar will address key economic opportunities and issues facing local communities like:
· Understanding the deep economic need for local business success
· Generating the conditions for well-paid employment opportunities
· Creating a local economy that maintains a strong sense of place
· How community can invest in local property and infrastructure development through Community Development Corporations
· Achieving sustainable prosperity across the whole community
Participants will also hear about new initiatives in the Macedon Ranges based on new thinking to drive local economic development in Woodend.
Michael will also be joined by civic strategist and Woodend local, Larry Quick (AUS and USA).
The event will be held next Wednesday, March 13, (7.15am to 9.15am) at Zarby's, 84 High St, Woodend. Cost including a sumptuous breakfast is $45.
Register now (limited places remain) by emailing Andrew Hynson: Andrew.hynson@greatplaceaustralia.com.au, or phoning: 0419 152 293.

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