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  FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

1. What is Enterprise Facilitation?

  • It is a model to reawaken human spirit and revitalize your community!
  • It is a caring and cooperative model that will help you nurture local business development and expansion in order to bring new wealth and new jobs to your community.

2. What does a “Facilitator” do for the entrepreneur?

  • Works alongside toward the goals of the entrepreneur
  • Helps to breakdown barriers to achieve results
  • Links the entrepreneur to resources
  • Assists in the Business Planning process
  • Connects to capital sources

3. How does Enterprise Facilitation complement traditional approaches?

  • Since EF encourages the personal fulfillment of individuals and the empowerment of local communities:
    • It assesses personal commitment to a business idea before assessing that idea’s business viability
    • It helps take that idea from a passionate dream to a practical reality through proper management.
    • It teaches team building to achieve that business practicality.
    • It innovatively creates solutions for each individual and situation.
    • It maintains a long-term responsive and confidential approach to business development.
    • It sparks an environment of encouragement that inspires others.
    • It becomes a locally financed and controlled initiative.

4. Enterprise Facilitation is NOT in conflict with traditional economic development?

  • No – It does not replace existing business technical assistance or research programs but increases the need for this type of activity
  • No – It does not encourage entrepreneurs to start new businesses or seek to motivate individuals but relies on the entrepreneur’s own inner spirit of motivation
  • No – It does not recruit or attract business to relocate but encourages local expansion and retention.
  • No - It does not offer incentives or loans to clients or replace micro-lending initiatives but increases the need for alternative capital resources
  • No – It does not replace revitalization programs or long-term planning but maximizes their effectiveness by making appropriate and timely referrals to them.