rural businesses

Economy Helping Agritourism and Rural Businesses

May 23, 2009

The struggling economy seems to be having a positive impact on agri-tourism and other rural businesses, as vacationers choose to vacation closer to home. In fact, agricultural tourism is emerging as one of the few success stories despite today’s economic challenges. “I think the main reason for the boom is the economy,” Blake Brown, an [...]

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Serving Rural Customers With Disabilities

February 22, 2009

Improving Your Rural Business with the ADA is a training package targeted toward rural businesses. It is a program that can be used to assist rural business owners as well as other community members in understanding and implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Owners of rural businesses will learn how the ADA can have [...]