STUART ROSENFELD JOINS SOHODOJO ADVISORY BOARD -- Collaboration To Support Alternative Market Development For Micropreneurs In Rural And Distressed Urban Communities

Stuart Rosenfeld, Principal of Regional Technology Strategies Inc. and renowned authority on cluster business and regional economic development, has taken a seat on the Sohodojo Advisory Board. Sohodojo is a non-profit R&D lab dedicated to the exploration and development of new business models and associated software technologies to support solo and family-based entrepreneurs in rural and distressed urban communities.

Havre MT and Carrboro NC (PRWEB) December 30, 2003 --Stuart Rosenfeld, Principal of Regional Technology Strategies Inc. and renowned authority on cluster business and regional economic development, has taken a seat on the Sohodojo Advisory Board. Sohodojo is a non-profit R&D lab dedicated to the exploration and development of new business models and associated software technologies to support solo and family-based entrepreneurs in rural and distressed urban communities.

"Dr. Rosenfeld has deep knowledge and experience in development and support of microenterprise and small business networks as a means to stimulating rural community economic development," said Timlynn Babitsky and Jim Salmons, co-founders and research directors of Sohodojo. "Stuart understands the emerging Network Society and Network Economy, and supports Sohodojos agenda to develop alternative markets to tap the unique competitive advantages of microenterprise and small business networks."

"The so-called 'industrial invasion' of non-metro America has ended. In the future, rural areas cannot depend on a branch plant to move in and create jobs. Instead, theyll have to depend on the ingenuity and entrepreneurial talents of their residents to develop new products, services, and experiences for an ever more discriminating consumer," said Stuart Rosenfeld. "The key to rural prosperity will be to recognize opportunities and create an environment that welcomes and supports creative people and enables them to access new ideas and markets anywhere. Sohodojos vision for creating alternative markets based on story-driven and game-oriented consumer dynamics is a potentially important innovation for rural communities."

Stuart Rosenfeld is envisioning and leading the evolution of an international consortium of community/technical colleges, local government agencies, and grassroots community organizations in the identification and development of microenterprise and small business cluster business networks as a means for regional economic development. As a Principal of Regional Technology Strategies Inc., Dr. Rosenfeld is the principal investigator and policy/program consultant for a number of U.S. and international community economic development projects. He holds an Ed.D. in Education Planning, Social Policy, and Administration from Harvard University and an M.S. in Educational Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. For additional biographical information see http://www.rtsinc.org/staff.html. Additional information on Regional Technology Strategies and its current projects can be found at http://www.rtsinc.org.

Sohodojo is a U.S. 501(C)(3) non-profit applied research and development laboratory with a complementary educational and advocacy mission. Sohodojo envisions and develops new forms of decentralized and distributed business models to support solo and family-based entrepreneurs in rural and distressed urban communities. These new microenterprise and small business networks are designed to support these entrepreneurs participation in the Network Economy. Sohodojo works with local economic, community, and business development organizations to envision and perform applied research and demonstration projects that foster the spirit of entrepreneurism and individuality as a means of revitalizing community. All software technologies and educational materials developed by Sohodojo are made available under Open Source and Open Content licenses. Additional information can be found at http://sohodojo.com.

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CONTACTS
Timlynn Babitsky
Sohodojo, Inc.
Havre, MT USA
406-265-6354
Mailto:press@sohodojo.com
http://sohodojo.com

Sue Soltis
Regional Technology Strategies, Inc.
Carrboro, NC 27510 USA
919-933-6699
Mailto: soltis@rtsinc.org
http://www.rtsinc.org