Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities 2023 - Valentine, Neb.

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About: The Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities Conference is an opportunity to educate community members on the various tools and resources available to assist them in helping entrepreneurs grow and prosper in their communities. Local, regional, and national presenters share how they found success in building their entrepreneurial ecosystems.

Conference sessions are held in area businesses. As a participant, you get the full experience of the downtown area as you move from session to session. This creative approach has proven enjoyable and offers plenty of opportunity for networking and seeing firsthand an entrepreneurial community at work.

The Center for Rural Affairs' Meg Jackson will lead a session, "Meeting the Opportunity for Local Meats." About the session: Consumer demand for locally-raised meats is at a high point and the trends for specialty, niche products such as grass-fed beef continue to rise. Hear about how one entrepreneur, Meat & Complete, is tapping into this market as a local meat processor with their Cibo protein bars and how the Center for Rural Affairs is working to strengthen the local meat processing infrastructure to expand opportunities for both local processors and producers and to sustain this vital element of rural economies.

Learn more about the conference and register at this link.

Cost: $100, and includes lunch Thursday, heavy hors d'oeuvres Thursday evening, and lunch on Friday. (a lower registration price ended May 26) 

When: June 8, beginning at 11 a.m., and June 9, ending at 1 p.m.

Where: Valentine, Nebraska (various businesses)

Hosted by: Rural Prosperity Nebraska

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