The Rural Economic Development Initiative offers real estate and land development services as well as small business support in rural areas.
La Grange, TX
| Tuesday | 8:30am - 4:30pm |
| Wednesday | 8:30am - 4:30pm |
| Thursday | 8:30am - 4:30pm |
| Friday | 8:30am - 4:30pm |
| Saturday | 8:30am - 3:30pm |
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In 2017, we made the decision to raise our 3 children in our rural community. We wanted to go back home, and give them the childhood we had.
When deciding between the city and country, it seemed clear that the urban areas had more extracurricular and academic opportunities for youth. However, what is not so obvious is all the unique educational opportunities a rural upbringing can offer. We set out to find, and shed light on all the awesome rural resources.
The summer of 2018, we launched our first youth entrepreneurship summer program. The initiative helped youth ages 7 and up identify a problem in the community that they were passionate about, and then walked them through developing a real solution. The first year, we had 12 curious kids participate. The following year, in 2019, participation doubled as we set forth to create a new resource for the youth in our community.
At the end of the program, the participants came together for a community event: Pitch Rural. This allowed the young entrepreneurs to showcase, sell, and promote their product or solution. We had 250 community members come and vote on winners for the following categories: Best Community Solution, Most Environmentally Conscious, and Best Overall Company. This experience allowed the participants to better interpret their value, and brought them closer to finding a sense of unique purpose.
