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Daryl Phillips, CEcD, EDFP
I work as an economic developer consulting with communities and companies developing locations, building communities and identifying and developing workforce. However, my opinions on this blog are free and my own, as is the blog itself.
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 over 20 years experience in economic and workforce development. I have earned and maintain the designation of Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) from International Economic Development Council (IEDC), the Economic Development Finance Professional (EDFP) certification from National Development Council. I have earned a Master of Business Administration from Tennessee Technological University.
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- TIGER grants replaced by BUILD grants for local/regional transportation infrastructure
- Happy Economic Development Week!
- An update on Opportunity Zones and Opportunity Funds
- Have your quality in economic development programs recognized by your peers
- Retail Development Event for Tennessee and Kentucky
- How to ask your local government for money to promote rural tourism
- Happy Pi Day!
- 2018 IEDC Excellence in Economic Development Awards
- Opportunity Zones and Opportunity Funds – Another Economic Tool for Your Community?
- Successful Succession Planning for Business
- Opportunity Funds – A new resource for economic development investment
- Business resiliency and planning for disruption
- Helping businesses connect to customers online
- Have a wonderful life this holiday season!
- Small Business Saturday – Better than Black Friday and Cooler than Cyber Monday (Nov. 25th)
- 2017 Tennessee Governor’s Conference on Economic & Community Development
- 2017 IEDC Annual Conference
- Dove hunting season or shooting for tourism growth
- Disaster and Disruption Planning for Communities and Companies
- I put a dollar in a change machine and I didn’t get it
- Workforce development for advanced manufacturing in the Cheatham County region
- Cheatham County May 2017 unemployment rate lowest in nearly 2 decades
- 2017 Tennessee Economic and Community Development Conference
- Tennessee Reconnect: Help for adults to go back to college
- How do you measure your workforce?
- The It’s a Wonderful Life EDO
- Why Invest in Economic Development
- Tennessee Rural Economic Development Conference
- A post with economic development tied to a haiku, it’s true!
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Category Archives: Hickman County business assistance
Frank Franchise Facts
Franchises can be a great way to get into a business. They provide a model to become successful. However, just like any business, you need to do your research and develop your own business plan. SBA, the Small Business Administration, … Continue reading
Helpful how-to videos for small business
Have a question about federal taxes and your small business? The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has a website full of videos to answer your questions and to help you understand taxes related to your business and how to properly file … Continue reading
Business Information for the Self Directed Search
I was looking for some information for a local business today and went to Hickman County Economic & Community Development’s www.business.hickmantn.org website to quickly find it. While on the site, I did my periodic check to make sure all the … Continue reading
Doing their homework
I compiled a demographic profile, market research report and a traffic count map for an entrepreneur looking for a site yesterday. It seems that similar requests from entrepreneurs and realtors have picked up a little lately — it’s either a … Continue reading
Starting a business with no money! What’s so funny?
A great article in the Wall Street Journal blog, “Can You Open a Restaurant with No Money?“. Some of the points can be used for starting any business. When you get to the part that says, “Craft a well-written business … Continue reading
Does eCommerce eLicit eConomic eNthusiasm?
Check out this informative post on the Small Biz Survival blog: “Is ecommerce right for your small town store“ eCommerce might not be right for everyone – it takes having your business operations efficent as well as a little tech … Continue reading
Making Business Connections: It’s all in the cards
All this talk about Twitter, blogs, Facebook, search engine optimization, social media 2.0, YouTube, etc., etc. — at least we can forget about the stuff from back in the old days (the ’90s). Well, maybe not. There still is a … Continue reading
Oh, what a tangled Web presence we need…
I am an advocate that every small business can benefit from a web presence and from better utilization of the internet. The blog post on BusinessWeek.com, “We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Web Sites“, gives a little insight in developing a … Continue reading
Info to Make Maintaining Your Small Business Blog as Easy as Falling off a Web Log
Blogs are a great (and cheap) way to tell the story of your business, connect with your customer, and cultivate a long-term customer relationship. For you blog to be effective, it needs to be fresh and have some value to … Continue reading
Decide if Twitter is for your Small Town Business
Twitter. Sure, it can be fun. Some businesses and organizations are finding it beneficial to their mission and economic condition. Small town rural businesses may not be the most social media, Web 2.0 savvy group, but is it worth it … Continue reading
SBA has new loan programs to help business in recovery
The Small Business Administration (SBA) has always been a great asset for financing small business. SBA has responded to the economic times with some new programs made available by the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA or ‘the stimulus package’). … Continue reading
Success in Blogs and Business
In this blog post, “Successful Twitterers, Bloggers and Small Business Owners are just Extroverted Over-Achievers“, the author writes about how 95% of blogs fail, 60% of new Twitter users fail to come back, and the likelihood of a business start-up … Continue reading
Marketing 101 for Rural Small Business
I just read a blog post that gives a quick review of marketing — with a rural small business flavor. If you’ve ever had a marketing class, you’ve probably heard of the 4 Ps (or for more recent grads, 5 … Continue reading
Regional Workshop to Focus on Growing Your Tourism Business with Research
Don’t miss the third and final Regional Tourism/Business Workshop that will be held in Linden on Friday, April 17th at the Perry County Community Development Center. Judy Randall of Randall Marketing will teach how you can use simple research to … Continue reading
Rural Trend in Entrepreneurship and Self-employment
In a post on The Rural Blog this week, there is another report that entrepreneurship is on the rise. In thie post, “Self-employment rises in depopulating rural areas “, a sociologist from the University of Nebraska reports that entrepreneurship is … Continue reading
Business advice… and a TV show review
I was flipping through the channels this morning and ran across a “reality” business makeover show on A&E called “We Mean Business“. Don’t expect a lot of sound, in-depth small business advice, but it did have a certain entertainment value … Continue reading
Cliche’ Alert!
It’s all about risk. In these times, one may be so concerned by future job prospects that exploring putting his or her skills and ideas on the marketplace doesn’t seem as risky as it once did. Best of all, some … Continue reading
Cost Cutting from Cloud Computing
I was reading a weekly email publication from International Economic Development Council (IEDC) this morning and was reminded of one way non-profits or small business save on information technology. Google Apps allows document, spreadsheet, presentation, and calendar applications that are … Continue reading
Entrepreneurship Workshops Underway in Hickman County
The entrepreneurship workshop series is ongoing in Hickman County. Last night, our second session on small business featured Scott Powers who spoke about accounting concerns of small business — from maintaining records to tax issues. Last week, Tennessee Business Resource … Continue reading
Rural Broadband and Supporting Entrepreneurship
While reading a post on Daily Yonder: Keeping it Rural, I am reminded of why we have worked not only to increase broadband access, but also to increase broadband utilization. Sure, access to technology improves educational opportunities (check out http://www.highereducation.hickmantn.org/), … Continue reading
Workshop for Businesses that Benefit from Tourism
The stage is set for tourism in Hickman, Lewis, Perry and Wayne counties beginning February 13 with the first of three regional workshops to develop small business and economic development opportunities in the four county area. Even if you think … Continue reading
Starting a Business Information
South Central Tennessee Workforce Alliance is holding an informational session (it’s free!) on starting a business and becoming an entrepreneur that we will participate. We will gather in the training/conference room at the Hickman County Economic & Community Development Association … Continue reading
IEDC Economic Development Journal article
The Fall 2008 edition of the IEDC Economic Development Journal contains an outstanding article on economic development support of entrepreneurship — “Energizing Entrepreneurs, Development Strategy for the 21st Century” (may require IEDC membership to view). The article explains why our … Continue reading
Industrial Sites, Great and Small
Not every manufacturer employs hundreds of people. At Hickman County Economic & Community Development Association, we never forget that small manufacturers are important, whether we can help them grow or sustain their current level. Hickman County provides a quality workforce … Continue reading
Starting a Business / Entrepreneur Support
There will be an informational session (it’s free!) on starting a business and becoming an entrepreneur held in the training/conference room at the Hickman County Economic & Community Development Association office on January 20th at 6:00pm. It will last about … Continue reading
Entrepreneur / Starting a Business Workshop
There will be an informational session (it’s free!) on starting a business and becoming an entrepreneur held in the training/conference room at the Hickman County Economic & Community Development Association office on January 20th at 6:00pm. It will last about … Continue reading
Hickman Community Hospital
Hickman Community Hospital, a member of Saint Thomas Health Services, is one of Hickman County’s community assets. In the process of expanding its physical plant and services, including emergency room facilities, Hickman Community Hospital provides chest pain, rehabilitation, and other … Continue reading
Business Information Available at East Hickman Library
The Hickman County Chamber of Commerce placed an informational kiosk in the East Hickman branch of the Hickman County Public Library. My organization, Hickman County Economic & Community Development Association participated by supplying informational brochures on starting a business, entrepreneurship … Continue reading
Entrepreneurship in Tennessee: Striving for Success
University of Tennessee Department of Agricultural Economics with assistance from University of Tennessee Institute for Public Service, Tennessee Dept. of Economic & Community Development Business Enterprise Resource Office (BERO), and UT Extension introduced the study, Entrepreneurship in Tennessee: Striving for … Continue reading
Another Resource for Business Information for Hickman County Area
Hickman County Economic & Community Development is a member of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce (and the Hickman County Chamber of Commerce, of course.) The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce has a new resource, called Expert Edge, for growing … Continue reading