We can’t compete

Too often I find that leaders in rural areas feel they can’t be competitive with other more urban areas. They feel that the urban areas have too many advantages, more money and more talent. But that’s not always the case. In fact. when a rural area takes the time to identify their own advantages they often find that they have weapons that are unique to them or are as good or better than what other areas can offer.

Take available land or space for instance. Compare the cost of raw or even developed land in rural areas. Advantage rural. Compare the cost of renting business space. Advantage rural. Compare….well, you get the idea.

There are many time when we can say, “Advantage Rural”, but we have to be thinking along those lines.