FCDC Staff Attends Connecting
Entrepreneurial Communities Conference
Patt
Lentfer, Executive Director, and Mary Johnson, Administrative Assistant, of the
Fillmore County Development Corporation attended the Connecting Entrepreneurial
Community conference in Hastings on April 4th and 5th.
The
keynote speaker was Josh Berry, of Econic, Inc.
Through examples of entrepreneurial communities, businesses and
individuals, Berry shared the building blocks for getting started or
re-energized for the entrepreneurial journey.
During his talk Berry discussed ways to cultivate the WHY (conviction +
courage) and HOW (curiosity + action) of entrepreneurial success.
Twenty-nine
break-out sessions were held in various downtown Hastings businesses during the
two days. Topics were varied and covered
everything from creating a vibrant downtown, transfer of leadership in rural
communities, navigating cycles in communities and businesses, breaking down the
retail apocalypse and understanding the emergences of bricks and clicks, and
identifying business resources to address challenges to name a few.
Jessi
Hoeft, Co-Founder of First Street Brewery and Ensign Beverage Co. ended the
conference by telling her story of returning to Nebraska and her journey to
becoming a successful entrepreneur.
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