A Rural Service Provider’s Guide To Immigrant Entrepreneurship

Rural Economic Development leaders may be interested in this manual produced by the University of Northern Iowa called “A Rural Service Provider’s Guide to Immigrant
Entrepreneurship”

The purpose of this guide is to help rural economic development leaders, small business development centers (SBDCs), microenterprise agencies and chambers of commerce to understand Latino entrepreneurship and to offer some best practices from those working in the field to better serve this growing segment of the business community. This publication and the accompanying web resources are based on research conducted by the Iowa Center for
Immigrant Leadership and Integration (ICILI), coupled with rural revitalization strategies developed at the UNI Regional Business Center (RBC). Both programs are located at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) in Cedar Falls, Iowa. While this guide focuses upon the unique needs of Latino entrepreneurs, the recommendations and practices found here may
be applicable to providers serving other immigrant entrepreneurs in rural regions of the country.