GILLETTE, Wyo. — In partnership with the Wyoming Community Navigator Program, the University of Wyoming Extension has launched a new online resource hub for rural entrepreneurs across the state.
The Rural Entrepreneurship Center website, wyoextension.org/ruralentrepreneurship, provides aspiring business owners with the technical education resources to expand their enterprises — at their own pace, the news release said. The website offers video-based content from UW Extension educators and specialists that’s related to entrepreneurship in agriculture, food and youth. For example, there are resources on raising chickens, direct marketing beef, lamb marketing, beekeeping, cottage food laws in Wyoming, inspection requirements, manufacturing practices and in-home kitchen guidelines. Entrepreneurial Wyoming youth can learn how to choose a business structure, search for financing opportunities and get started as a small producer.
UW Extension Community Navigator Program Coordinator Cindy Garretson-Weibel said in the release that the website’s supposed to make it more convenient for entrepreneurs to access information. New videos and information will frequently be added to the website.
The Wyoming Community Navigator Program funds the Rural Entrepreneurship Center. The navigator program provides small business resources to traditionally underserved individuals, including rural and agribusiness entrepreneurs. Since 1914, the University of Wyoming Extension has provided lifelong learning opportunities to Wyoming citizens across the state. With roots in agricultural education, the UW Extension supports rural communities facing contemporary challenges and changes.
