...development, and business retention strategies. We host the Homegrown Tools website, a national database of case studies highlighting how small communities create economic growth and development. More at homegrowntools.unc.edu. NCGrowth...
...rural, in COVID-impacted communities, and/or local. We provide supplier identification, data analysis, staff support, policy recommendations, workshops, strategic planning, and a national community of practice. Are you a small business owner who is interested in participating in AICER? If...
...and Lauren Heald. The company was established in the late 1990s by Lauren’s uncle and was later bought by the couple in 2008. Since then, they’ve acquired hot sauce brands,...