Business Retention and Expansion (BRE): A Practical Approach to Economic Development

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Michael Darger (University of Minnesota Extension, USA) Alan Barefield (Mississippi State University, USA)

Business Retention and Expansion (BRE)

A Practical Approach to Economic Development

Michael Darger (University of Minnesota Extension, USA), Alan Barefield (Mississippi State University, USA), Brent D. Hales (University of Minnesota, St. Paul, USA)

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Routledge
18 December 2020

Economics of industrial organisation; Development economics; Urban & municipal planning

Series: Community Development – Current Issues Series

Business retention and expansion (BRE) is regarded as the most practical and accessible method for economic development at the city, town, or neighborhood scale. This comprehensive volume centers on the belief that BRE is the top responsibility for a community economic development official. BRE is an asset-based approach designed to systematically strengthen the connection between businesses and the community while encouraging each business to continue operations and expand in the community. It focuses on the community’s existing businesses instead of those it doesn’t have.

This book illustrates many different facets of BRE, from big-picture and theory to lessons learned about BRE from practitioners and academics with diverse perspectives and backgrounds. The authors demonstrate diverse ways of reaching out and responding to existing businesses. They explore several topics related to or at the very heart of BRE including: business clusters, entrepreneurship, community outcomes, business assistance, transportation systems, energy efficiency, business succession, and defining BRE success. These include research, program evaluation, and case studies.

This book offers both theoretical and applied points of views, and will be of great interest to local practitioners, state/provincial officials, and students of economic development. It was originally published as a special issue of the journal Community Development.

Edited by: Michael Darger (University of Minnesota Extension USA), Alan Barefield (Mississippi State University, USA), Brent D. Hales (University of Minnesota, St. Paul, USA)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367730871
ISBN 10: 0367730871
Series: Community Development – Current Issues Series
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 18 December 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Further / Higher Education , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael Darger is Extension Specialist in Community Economics and Director of Business Retention & Expansion at the University of Minnesota Extension, St. Paul, USA. He is a scholar-practitioner with previous experience in local economic development and business. Alan Barefield is Extension Professor in Agricultural Economics at Mississippi State University, USA. His specialty areas include Economic Development, Public Infrastructure Economics, Health Economics, and Economic Impact/Contribution. Brent D. Hales is Senior Associate Dean of Extension at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul, USA. His primary area of research is the adoption of innovation-based community development, economic development, and entrepreneurship.