app01 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:42:50 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Econ Dev Show Podcast - Economic Development - Episodes Tagged with “Local Business Growth” https://podcast.econdevshow.com/tags/local%20business%20growth Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:15:00 -0500 Dane Carlson explores the strategies, ideas, and insights that are driving economic development forward into the future. You'll hear new insights from passionate ED's about their successes and struggles, and you'll learn from attraction and retention experts about how to apply actionable strategies inside your EDO. We'll help take your organization, your community, and your career to the next level. en-us episodic Actionable economic development strategies and stories Dane Carlson Dane Carlson explores the strategies, ideas, and insights that are driving economic development forward into the future. You'll hear new insights from passionate ED's about their successes and struggles, and you'll learn from attraction and retention experts about how to apply actionable strategies inside your EDO. We'll help take your organization, your community, and your career to the next level. no econ dev, economic development, ed Dane Carlson show@econdevshow.com 236: Stop Treating Entrepreneurship Like a Side Project with Peter McGee https://podcast.econdevshow.com/236 3008c762-2148-4658-9d56-08e0acd01ada Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:15:00 -0500 Dane Carlson 236 Stop Treating Entrepreneurship Like a Side Project with Peter McGee full Dane Carlson Peter McGee joins Dane Carlson to explain why entrepreneurship belongs at the center of economic development strategy and how communities can build programs that give aspiring business owners real support while producing measurable results. 27:38 no <p>In this episode of the Econ Dev Show Dane Carlson talks with Peter McGee about why entrepreneurship support is often included in economic development plans but rarely given the same strategic attention as attraction, retention, and infrastructure. </p> <p>Peter explains how better entrepreneurship programs can help communities connect residents to economic development, support business owners with coaching and practical business fundamentals, and generate meaningful metrics instead of simply counting meetings and referrals. </p> <p>They also discuss why information alone is not enough, the value of human coaching in an AI-filled world, and how economic development organizations can create locally branded entrepreneurship programs without having to build everything from scratch.</p> <p><a href="https://econdevshow.com/rate-this-podcast/" rel="nofollow noopener">Like this show? Please leave us a review here</a> — even one sentence helps! Special Guest: Peter McGee.</p> econdev, economic development, eco devo, entrepreneurship, economic development, small business, self-employment, entrepreneurship programs, business coaching, business fundamentals, economic development metrics, local business growth, workforce development In this episode of the Econ Dev Show Dane Carlson talks with Peter McGee about why entrepreneurship support is often included in economic development plans but rarely given the same strategic attention as attraction, retention, and infrastructure.

Peter explains how better entrepreneurship programs can help communities connect residents to economic development, support business owners with coaching and practical business fundamentals, and generate meaningful metrics instead of simply counting meetings and referrals.

They also discuss why information alone is not enough, the value of human coaching in an AI-filled world, and how economic development organizations can create locally branded entrepreneurship programs without having to build everything from scratch.

Like this show? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps!

Special Guest: Peter McGee.

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]]> In this episode of the Econ Dev Show Dane Carlson talks with Peter McGee about why entrepreneurship support is often included in economic development plans but rarely given the same strategic attention as attraction, retention, and infrastructure.

Peter explains how better entrepreneurship programs can help communities connect residents to economic development, support business owners with coaching and practical business fundamentals, and generate meaningful metrics instead of simply counting meetings and referrals.

They also discuss why information alone is not enough, the value of human coaching in an AI-filled world, and how economic development organizations can create locally branded entrepreneurship programs without having to build everything from scratch.

Like this show? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps!

Special Guest: Peter McGee.

Sponsored By:

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