Want Some Advice on Your TBED Efforts?

SSTI's most recent publication, A Resource Guide for Technology-based Economic Development, provides valuable insights into three of the most important elements of transforming regional economies:

• Positioning universities as economic drivers;
• Fostering entrepreneurship; and,
• Increasing access to capital.

While distinct, these three elements comprise the heart of most state TBED strategies and are closely interrelated. Readers of the guide will benefit from the wisdom and experiences of 58 experienced practitioners who have worked on these issues. Each section of the book provides insight into the characteristics and qualities shared among the best TBED policies and practices. Examples of key strategies from across the country are included, as well as special considerations, cautions or tips for each approach.



A Resource Guide for Technology-based Economic Development, produced with support from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration, is available as a free, downloadable PDF at http://www.ssti.org/Publications/Onlinepubs/resource_guide.pdf or as an inexpensive 90-page bound book (a format still more likely to be perused by most legislators or gubernatorial staff than a pile of printouts). Single print copies are $15 plus shipping and handling. SSTI members receive a 10 percent discount on each order. The guide can be ordered by calling SSTI at 614.901.1690 or ordering it online at SSTI's bookstore: http://www.ssti.org/Bookstore/merchant.mvc



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