Readin’, writin’, ‘rithmetic, running business

Posted on November 21, 2009 by Daryl Phillips, CEcD

The blog post, “Students in 18 Appalachian Kentucky counties to get education in entrepreneurship“, in The Rural Blog tells of implementation of a great idea. The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) suggested in a position paper to the 111th Congress and the Obama administration earlier this year that entrepreneurship training should be integrated into the classroom. Developing the skills of an entrepreneur in students includes math, writing, critical thinking, etc. and, in the opinion of economic developers, will better equip graduates with the skills to create a job for themselves and maybe others. In the least, understanding how a business works can equip a person to be a better employee.

About Daryl Phillips, CEcD

I am a professional economic developer. I presently work for communities and companies in developing and implementing workforce and economic development solutions as CEO of Phillips Economic Development Solutions (Phi EDS). Prior to September 2017, I was the economic development professional who served a community team of elected officials, business people, community leaders and dedicated stakeholders for economic development in Cheatham County, Tennessee (pop. 39,880) and its four towns. During my five-year tenure, I served the team as Cheatham County grew over 1,700 jobs, turned around population declines at the start of this decade into healthy population growth, increased tourism expenditures 20.3% and local tax revenue from tourism 25.4%, grew sales tax revenue 36%, focused on developing the local workforce and was recognized by SmartAsset as having the 9th highest Incoming Investment Index of all the 95 counties in Tennessee. I am a member of International Economic Development Council, Southern Economic Development Council, Tennessee Economic Development Council and International Council of Shopping Centers. I have earned the designation of Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) from International Economic Development Council (IEDC), the Economic Development Finance Professional (EDFP) certification from National Development Council and hold a Master of Business Administration from Tennessee Technological University.
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