TY - JOUR
T1 - Reshaping the Local Economy through a Revolving Loan Fund Program in an Entrepreneurial City
AU - Dunlap, T. Phillip
AU - Watson, Douglas J.
AU - Burkhalter, Bettye B.
AU - Fitzpatrick, Jacki A.
PY - 1995/2
Y1 - 1995/2
N2 - U.S. cities have become more self-reliant in developing and maintaining economic development activitiesin their communities. Several authors have labeled cities that are aggressively creating economic development opportunities as “entrepreneurial. ” One tool used by many entrepreneurial cities is the revolving loan fund (RLF) program. An RLF, properly implemented, requires strategic planning among community leaders, including elected and appointed officials, business leaders, and academics. This article examines the RLF program of Auburn, Alabama, in an effort to isolate those elements essential to its success.
AB - U.S. cities have become more self-reliant in developing and maintaining economic development activitiesin their communities. Several authors have labeled cities that are aggressively creating economic development opportunities as “entrepreneurial. ” One tool used by many entrepreneurial cities is the revolving loan fund (RLF) program. An RLF, properly implemented, requires strategic planning among community leaders, including elected and appointed officials, business leaders, and academics. This article examines the RLF program of Auburn, Alabama, in an effort to isolate those elements essential to its success.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84937291875&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/089124249500900107
DO - 10.1177/089124249500900107
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84937291875
SN - 0891-2424
VL - 9
SP - 74
EP - 79
JO - Economic Development Quarterly
JF - Economic Development Quarterly
IS - 1
ER -