Derrick Esquibel and Jazzmin Little were part of the first rural cohort to participate in a 12-week intensive IT Support Specialist course offered free of charge through a partnership between the Center on Rural Innovation and Generation USA.
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Rural learners reflect on free IT Support Specialist course provided by CORI and Generation USA
Blog|Digital Economic Development, Digital Economies
10 higher education institutions playing a key role in promoting innovation, entrepreneurship in rural America
We’ve assembled a list of 10 rural colleges and universities across the country that are playing a key role in promoting technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship on their campus and in their communities.
Blog|Entrepreneurship
Five reasons mentorship matters for rural tech startups
Author Maia Patrick Donohue offers five things to know about mentorship that show how it can be so important for rural tech entrepreneurs.
Blog|Digital Economies, Future Of Work
Expanded AmeriCorps VISTA program kicks off with orientation in Springfield
Blog|Digital Economic Development, Digital Economies, Entrepreneurship
Why coworking and entrepreneurship spaces are crucial to digital economic development
The second part of a three-part series on the infrastructure needed to build digital economy ecosystems in rural America.