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? REAP to hold Spanish-only

i office hours in Grand Island 1 Nancy Flock, business

specialist with the Center for Rural Affairs' Rural Enter- prise Assistance Project (REAP), will hold Spanish- only office hours for Hispanic businesses in Grand Island.

Hours will be 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday by appointment at the Grand Island Area Cham- ber of Commerce, 309 W Sec- ond St.

The Center for Rural Af- I fairs' REAP program pro-

vides lending, training, net- working and technical assistance opportunities for startup and existing small businesses.

"Business planning is cru- cial during tough economic

1 times, and by making an ap- pointment for a meeting, they could have access to one-on- one assistance," Flock said. "This is an opportunity to learn more about the services REAP offers. Entrepreneurs can also learn more about training opportunities avail- able and be able to provide input on trainings they would

- like to see available." For more information,

contact Nancy Flock, REAP 1 business specialist, at npflock@msn.com or (308)

I 534-3508. s-.

More information about REAP can be found at www. cfra.org/reap.

The Center for Rural Af- fairs receives funding for REAP h m the Nebraska Mi- croenterprise Development Act, Community Develop- ment Block Grants through the Nebraska Department of Economic Development, Small Business Administra- tion, U.S. Department of Ag- riculture and other sources.

REAP horas en la oficina Nancy Flock. REAP Es-

pecialista de Negocios tiene horas en la oficina de la Ca- mara de Comercio de Grand Island ubicado en 309 West Znd, en Grand Island el 28 de Octubre. Sus horas seran de las 3 p.m. a las 7 p.m. por cita. REAP es un programa para el desarrollo de pequeiios ne- gocios. REAP consiste en cu- atro elementos: Trabajar en Red, Capacitaci6n para la ge- rencia de negocios, Creditos y Asistencia Tecnica. Con tiempos econ6nomicos dificiles la planificacihn de negocios es importante y REAP puede ayudar. Para ob- tener una cita comuniquese con Nancy Flock, 308-534-3508 o npflock@msn.com.

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-The rural vote is UP for national election. a real commitment to ensuring The poll also shows that rural that rural people - who contribute -

grabs voters see little difference between so much to the nation's prosperity :- with only weeks left, the rural the two parties on rural issues. - share in it. Neither party seems_-

vote is up for grabs. ~h~~ sends a Regardless of the party in power, to understand that America will message to both parties: don't Washington has subsidized mega never be as strong as i t can be -

write us off and don't take us for farms to drive family farms out of until all of America has the oppor- _ _ granted. business and failed to invest in cre- tunity to share in building wealth, -

A center for ~~~~l strategies ating genuine opportunity for rural assets, and prosperity. poll of rural voters in key swing people and a future for their com- The party that demonstrate%--

/ found ~~h~ M ~ c ~ ~ ~ leading munities. Both parties lavish tax that i t will fight for ordinary rural- ~~~~~k obama, but by a smaller breaks on corporate America and people can capture the rural mar-

than president ~~~h won mega-farms instead of helping ordi- gin i t needs to win this election the same voters four years earlier. nary rural people buy homes and and many elections to come. ~h~ margin among rural voters, start farms and small businesses. For more information visit: may determine the outcome of the Neither party has demonstrated www.cfra.org/news~media~newslet

MIRROR-SUN THURSDAY WEEKLY LYONS, NE ,

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[center for Rural Affairs i ~ u e s t Opinion

' By Chuck Hassebrook rural people and a future Executive Director for their communities. Both With only weeks left, the parties lavish tax breaks

rural vote is up for grabs. on corporate America and That sends a message to mega farms instead of he1 both parties: don't write us ing ordinary rural people off and don't take us for buy homes and start farms granted. and small businesses. A Center for Rural Strate- Neither party has demon-

gies poll of rural voters in strated a real commitment key swing states found John to ensuring that rural people McCain leading Barack - who contribute so much Obama, but by a smaller to the nation's prosperity

I margin than President Bush - share in it. Neither party '- won the same voters four seems to understand that

years earlier. The margin America will never be as among rural voters may strong as it can be until all

= determine the outcome of the of America has the oppor- 'natioaal election. _-- . --, . tunity ta share in building, - i The poll also shows that wealth, assets, and prosper- rural voters see little differ- ity.The party that demon- ' ence between the two parties strates that it will fight for

ordinary rural people can arty in capture the rural margin as sub- it needs to win this elec-

s to drive tion and many elections to family farms out of business come. For more information and failed to invest in creat- visit: www.cfra.org/news- ing genuine opportunity for medialnewsletter

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&ucklr@cfra.org, Center for

I al Affairs

With only weeks left, the rur vote is up for grabs. That sends message to both parties: don't us off and don't take us granted.

A Center for Rural Strategies poll of rural voters in key swing

! states found John McCain leading \ I Barack Obama, but by a smaller

- margin than President Bush won I the same voters four years earlier. 1 I The margin among rural voters may determine the outcome of th i national election.

The poll also shows that rur I voters see little difference bet the two parties on rural i sues. Regardless of the party i !power, Washington has subsidize 'mega farms to drive family farms !out of business and failed to invest in creating genuine opportunity for

'rural people and a future for their 'communities. Both parties lavish i

I tax breaks on corporate America

land mega farms instead of helping L -; - - _ordinary r a peopJi3 -b;y Tome? and start farms and small business-

ies' Neither party has demons .a real commitment to ensuring that 'rural people - who contribute so :much to the nation's prosperity - 'share in it. Neither party seems to funderstand that America will n %be as strong as it can be until :America has the opportunity to f share in building wealth, assets, $ and prosperity. -,

The party that demonstrates that it will fight for ordinary rur

I people can capture the rural marg ' it needs to win this election an ' many elections to come.

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BULLETIN WEDNESDAY WEEKLY NORTH PLATTE, NE Circulation = 3905

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' ~ a r f i - ~ a l cuts base rural development fundsa I f E 1 * Gues t opinion billion for conservation - Congressional guarantee of communities," said Jon &, $ programs. hnding (mandatory spend- Bailey, Director of the 4 Jon . . Bailey, The Center for In comparison, the Farm ing) in the bill -- a ratio of Rural Research and S -7 .= . ~ u ; a l Affairs Bill only requires $150 mil- $1,167 in commodity subsi- Analysis Program at the

lion in spending for three dies for every $1 of rural Center for Rural Affairs and i The Center for Rural rural development pro- - development spending that author of the Rural Brief. -

Affairs' recent grams over the life of the promotes entrepreneurship. "If we want o w commu- Brief offers an analysis of F~~ ill. "The decisions made nities to be attractive, eco- ' That is a 233: 1 ratio of about rural development nomically viable places to B and programs in the 2008 commodity subsidy spend- funding in the final version live, we need a stronger L Farm Bill. 4 ing to rural development of the Farm Bill continue to investnlent in rural devel-

The Farm Bill continues spending. demonstrate the neglect opmenf" Bailey said. $ considerable funding for The gap between com- Congress has toward our The 2008 Farm Bill also ' pro- modity subsidy spending rural communities and represents an 85 percent ! grams -- $35 Over and rural development - small towns. The policy reduction in- rural develop- -

the five-year life of the spending is even greater and funding decisions made mcnt spending that is g Farm Bill to be exact. when one considers only in Washington continue to mandatory, and therefore

An two busincss and entrepre- hollow out initiatives that does not require further iF

"- lion was authorized for neurial development pro- build wealth and assets for funding approval by con- A- t nutrition programs and $25 grams received a -

.2 \ rural people and in our gressional appropriators. -2

I:! . - ~, - . . -. ~ . . . In comparison, the 2002 - ;- Farm bill allocated $1.03

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billion in mandatory spend- ing for rural -,. development programs.

To view the entire Rural Brief, see: http:Nwww.cfra.org/nodei1 19

The Kural Brief is a publication of the Center for Rural Affairs and ana-

l ly zes federal executive,^.: 'i Legislative and '-

Adminislrativr: action con- cerning rural dcvelupmeat~_

L and asset-building pro- . grams and initiatives.

. . The Rural Brief is avail- able both electronically an& in print. Call the Center at 401-687-2100 or email at I info@cfra.org.

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I Fundraiser for 1 Kleeb Wednesday

COLUMBUS- A j fundraiser for Scott Kleeb, Y "Boots, Brats, and Beer," is

I scheduled for 5-7 p.m. Wednesday a t the home of

;Tony and Sharon Raimondo, - 2170 E. Calle Colombo. ! A donation of $25 is : requested or $100 to host. .' Hosts include Jed Brunken,

Jan Osten, Robert and Judy Trautwrin, Tony and S h m n Raimondo, Jeanne and Tony I Raimondo, Michele Uaendos

I ki, Tom Havelka, Richard and Joyce English, Dick and Paula Casey, George and Glenda Steinsberger, Chuck and Kasen Whitney, Bill anc Susan Klug and Fred Bel-

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10/09/2008

Knox County.. . We'r Going Places

By Toni Tauber The Knox County Developme

Aaency Board of Re~resentatives m acthe i indy Country 'Club on septem@ ber 29,2008. I

Along with my board, we feel it im very important that each cotnmunity i aware of what is going on in Kno County with Economic Developmen

We currently have three BE grants 1 am working on through State of Nebraska. These grants were all awarded to Knox County to help generate and retain wealth in the com- munities we live in.

Some of the projects involve devel- i oping a kiosk system to promote travel : and tourism in Knox County. One 1 kiosk is up and running and can be

viewed at the Corps of Discovery Wel-. come Center. We are also working on a project that will benefit our youth in high schools around Knox County. This project is based upon the idea of Building and Enhancing Business and School Communication.

I will be serving on an Advisory Board with the Center for Rural Affairs to develop a small business network in

.. . Northeast Nebraska. This netwqrk

- -- c would allow busine;SSes-witliiii r n o x County to provide needed goods and/or

; services to a larger, urban market. i

We are still working with our Re- ! volving Loan Fund to help existing and

new businesses succeed in Knox County, for further information please i contact me knoxcodevelo~ment@g~,com.net or (402) 288-5619.

September was a busy month. I was able io visit a few communities i Knox County, and have more on m calendar to visit in October and No vember.

! Our next mecting is scheduled fo

i October 27Ih in Center and we will

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~ k r k e t i n ~ Expert to Present at Oct. 14 Seminar in Nebr. City

Lyons - The Rural Enterprise As- sistance Project (REAP) Women's Business Center, a program of the Center for Rural Affairs, along with the Southeast Nebraska Inventors, Investors and Entrepreneurs Club (I2E Club) is sponsoring a marketing ~emiiiar. The event will take place at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Kimmel Education & Research Cen- ter in Nebraska City at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 14. Educational programs and hands-on activities to assist business develo7ment efforts will begin at 6:00 PM.

Guest presenter, marketing Expert Dave Buchholz of David &Associates will be in Nebraska City to offer his expertise to local business owners.

Dave Buchholz is president of David & Associates, a marketing communications firm headquartered in Hastings, Nebraska, which he

- founded in 1984. The c h p a n y serves lS regional, national and international $ clients in agribusiness, healthcare,

telecommunications, financial, manu- facturing, tourism and econonlic developnient, professional services and retail. The firm has won several

: regional and national awards for its creative work.

Janet Palmtag will also present business opportunities and available buildings across the area. JJ Palmtag, Inc, offers a variety of insurance and real estate services and they have offices and representatives across the region and across state lines into - southwest Iowa and northwest Mis-

souri. "This will be a great opportunity for

business owners to get many effective marketing tips. They will learn if their marketlug messages are reaching the appropriate targets, whether the internet is the right marketing tool for them, and other sure-fire techniques to "

b reach their target market." commented g Monica Braun, REAP Women's Busi- ness Center Director.

The UNL Kln~rnel Education and Research Cerit1.r IS located at 5985 G Road in Nebraska City. For more information and to reserve a seat contact Deb He~dzig, dheidzig5@ u111.edu or call (402) 873-3 166. Res- ervations must be made by Fnday, t October 10. @

This marketing seminar is spon- sored by the REAP Women's Business " Center, a program of the Center for Rural Affairs. The 12E Club is funded in part by a BECA grant from the De partrnent of Economic Development administered by the Rural Devtlop- nirnt Commission.

More infonnation about REAP can be found at www.cfra.org/reap, or by calling (402) 656-3091. The Center for Rural Affairs receives funding for REAP from the Nebraska Micro- enterprise Development Act, Com- munity Development Block Grants throug6 the Nebraska Department of kt Economic Development, Small Busi- ness Administration, United States Department of Agriculture and other sources. 1;3

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.Presented October 27 LYONS, NE - A "ind a Buyer"

dinner seminar will be held at the Up- Ver Rcom in Holdrege, on Monday, Octohcr 27 at 6:00 p.m. To register for jhis x~oikshop, please contact the Min- den Chamber of Commerce at 308-832-

L 181 J or m~dg.nchambp_r~~tmc.net or

t h e Holdrege Chamber of Commerce at , 308-995-4444

&a_m&r-@hd&ege=. Cost is $15

video conference the following day, - r Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 9:00 to 10:30 a.m.

CST. The featured speaker, Frank Haver-

1 kamp, President of Sunbelt Business \ Advisors will show how it is possible i to link willing business sellers with

willing buyera. i : Also, Haverkamp will share why it \ i l important to plan today for transfer- $ nng a business to someone else

whether planning to sell now or later. Prim planning i n w s ~ l l i n g a.hw confidcritially and. without cre concern in customers.

"According to a recent statewide survey conducted by the Center for Rural Affairs' Rural Enterprise Assis-

i tance Project (REAP) many of our rural

at Lincoln and then truly became an entrepreneur by building and selling four businesses of his own. His experi- ence spans from starting a manufactur- ing firm grossing over five million per year at the time of sale. to a coast to coast trucking company, an import company and a national independent sales representative organization..He

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By John Crabtree, Center forRural Affairs For the last few weeks we have witnessed chaos in

the banking and financial services sector, and the chaos of Congress trying to craft a $700 billion bailout in re- sponse. If we have gained anything, I hope it is a broad acceptance of the knowledge that bigness is not always, or even usually, better.

Nowhere is this truer than in the American meat- packing industry. JBS, the Brazilian packing conglom- erate, continues to press for approval of their proposed acquisitions of National Beef Company and the Smithfield Beef Group announced during the first week of March 2008.

I am opposed to these mergers because they would -. give the largest U.S. meatpgckr (JBS) control over "'-

32% of the national beef slaughter (with 73% con- trolled by JBS, Cargill and Tyson combined). I am op- posed to meatpackers owning cattle (or hogs) for more than a week prior to slaughter, and the Smithfield Beef Group acquisition would give them the capacity to own and feed 800,000 head of cattle.

The JBS mergers provide the perfect opportunity to begin addressing the most fundamental concerns in the meatpacking industry before the problems become too big to deal with. The Justice Department should say no to these mergers.

Seven months have passed since the JBS mergers were announced, and Justice continues to investigate, which is good. But they need to hear about all this from as many people as possible. You can share your opinion at http://www.cfra.org/JBS and let Justice know that rural Americans prefer competitive markets to boon- doggles and bailouts.

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i : From the Center for Enterprise at McCook Community College Hormel Technology Center for Business and Industry. (Pre- registration and payment is re- quired for each class - email cfem-

I ccook@mpcc.edu for information.) - Business Buyers Workshop will

be on Saturday, Oct. 18 from 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. in McMillen Hall, Room 206. This workshop is de- signed to help potential business owners educate themselves on the benefits and pitfalls of buying an

= existing business. Enjoy refresh- - ments and a working lunch as you hear presenters from the account- ing, banking, marketing, and retail professions as well as representa- tives from the Rural Enterprise As- sistance Project (REAP) and McCook Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). Topics cov- ered will include business plan

, writing, valuation, tax benefits, loans, knowing how to market to customers, training, and much

1 more.

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i ~ o o n a o g g i i i ) By John Crabtree, johnc@cfra.org, " Center forRural Affairs

Tor the last few weeks we have wit- i nessed chaos in the banking and finan-: I cia1 services sector, and the chaos of

Congress trying to craft a $700 billion bailout in response. If we have gained

=anylhing, I hope it is a broad accep- tance of the knowledge that bigness is

. i not always. or even usually, better. Nowhere is this truer than in the

American meatpacking industry. JBS, the Brazilian packing conglomerate, continues to prcss for approval of their proposed acquisitions of National Beef Company and the Smithfield Beef Group announced during the first week of March 2008.

I am opposed to these mergers be- cause they would give the largest U.S. meatpacker (JBS) control over 32% of the -nativnat. -beefdlitgghte~. (*ith.?l%' controiled by JBS, Cargill and Tyson combined). I am opposed to meatpack- ers owning cat!le (or hogs) for more I than a week prior to slaughter, and the

! Smithfield Bcef Group acquisition ' would give them the capacity to own

and feed 800,000 head of cattle. '---- The JBS mergers p~ovide the ~ 6 ' fect opportunity to begin addressing the most fundamental concerns in the meatpacking industry before the prob- lems become too big to deal with. The Justice Dgpartnlent should say no to these mergers.

Seven months have passed since the JBS mergers were announced, and Justice continues to investigate, which is good. But they need to hear about all this from as many people as possi-

1 ble. You can share your opinion at http:llwww.cfra.orglJBS and let Justice know that rural Americans prefer com

v jlpetitive markets to boondoggles an bailouts.

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qMarketing Expert to Present at Oct. 14 Seminar 1 Lyons - The Rural Enterprise "This will be a great opportunity for

Assistance Project (REAP) Women's business owners to get many effective Business Center, a program of the marketing tips. They will learn if their Center for Rural Affairs, along with marketing messages are reaching the

, the Southeast Nebraska Inventors, appropriate targets, whether the in- Investors and Entrepreneurs Club ternet is the right marketing tool for

; (I2E Club) is sponsoring a marketing them, and other sure-fire techniques to 1 seminar. The event will take place at reach their target market." commented the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Monica Braun, REAP Women's 3usi- Kimmel Education & Research Cen- ness Center Director. ter in Nebraska City at 5:30 p.m. on The UNL Kimmel Education and Tuesday, October 14. Educational Research Center is located at 5985

1 programs and hands-on activities to G Road in Nebraska City. For more 1 assist business development efforts information and to reserve's seat con-

(- will begin at 6:00 PM. tact Deb Heidzig, dheidzig5 @unl.edu i Guest presenter, marketing Expert or call (402) 873-3166. Reservations I . Dave Buchholz of David &Associates must be made by Friday, October 10.

will be in Nebraska City to offer his This marketing seminar is spon- expertise to local business owners. sored by the REAP Women's Business - Dave Buchholz is president . ~. . -- . - - . . . - - . . David &Associates, a marketing co munications firm headquartered Hastings, Nebraska, which he found in 1984. The company serves region national and international clients in agribusiness, healthcare, telecommu-

p nications, financial, manufacturing,

F tourism and economic development, professional services and retail. The firm has won several regional and na-

1' tional awards for its creative work. i Janet Palmtag will also present busi- 1, ness opportunities and available build-

i ings across the area. JJ Palmtag, Inc. offers a variety of insurance and real estate services and they have offices and representatives across the region i and across state lines into southwest

'= Iowa and northwest Missouri,- , - i~.-, . . ... -

Center, a program of the Center for Rural Affairs. The 12E Club is funded in part by a BECA grant from the De- partment of Economic Development administered by the Rural ~ e v e l 4 - ment Commission.

More information about REAP can be found at www.cfra.orglreap, or by calling (402) 656-309 1. The Center for Rural Affairs receives funding for REAP from the Nebraska Micro- enterprise Development Act, Com- munity Development Block Grants through the Nebraska Department of Economic Development, Small Busi- ness Administration, United States Department of Agriculture and other sources.

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Guest Opinion Celebrate National Microenterprise Day By Elisha Greedey Smlth

Center for Rural Affairs

This Wednesday, October 22. 2008, is National Microen- terprise Day. It's a day to recog- nize local businesses, entrepre- neurship, and an investment in the American Dream. We con- stantly hear about the deepening affect of the current financial crises. Many businesses are closing and people are worried about their financial security and future. What we do not hear about is the part of the economy that is working, the local eco- nomic heroes in all our commu- nities - the microentrepreneurs and small businesses. Microen-

terprise and small businesses are the backbone of America. They create new jobs, generate income, build assets and support local economies. They create opportunity and vibrant rural communities. They are the fami- ly farmer, the artisan; they run stores, restaurants, garages and small manufacturing plants. There are an estimated 24 mil- lion microenterprises (enterpris- es with five or fewer employees) in the US. representing 18% of all private employment in the country. More than 87% of all businesses in the US are microenterprises. Nationally. microenterprises created more than 4.5 million jobs in the past

five years. And history points to the important role microenter- prises and small businesses play during economic slowdowns. In 2002, during the nation's last recession and at a time of high unemployment, microenterpris- es and small businesses created nearly 1 million new jobs. To celebrate National Micmnter- prise Day, we can make a com- mitment everyday to support our local businesses. This will stim- ulate the economy, providing additional resources for the entrepreneur to create jobs and rebuild America's economy. For more information visit: www.cfra.org

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