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114: Economic Gardening: Nurturing Local Businesses for Community Growth with Chris Gibbons
114: Economic Gardening: Nurturing Local Businesses for Community Growth with Chris Gibbons
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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Oct 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Chris Gibbons, creator of the economic gardening concept, explains how he pioneered the idea in Littleton, Colorado in the 1980s to help local companies create jobs after major layoffs. Economic gardening focuses on providing research and insights to growing stage two companies, not basic business assistance. Gibbons discusses the sales window concept they use to efficiently find the best prospects, and their move into leveraging AI like ChatGPT. He also shares his passion for helping communities and people prosper through economic development.
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Released:
Oct 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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