permaculture

["Ava Devenport" <essenheal@iname.com>]

On 06/06/00, ""Myk Rushton" <permaculture@wave.co.nz>" wrote:
>> Many ideas spring to mind so they can all go into the pot. In no 
particular
> order:
> 
> What mainstream adult educational courses (that lead to a career) are there
> that offer favourable entrance to PcDC graduates? Can such reciprocal
> agreements be arranged?...
> How can graduates apply their previous skills along with Pc and adapt
> themselves to untapped or available resources i.e find a niche?...> 
> How do we get funding to do this?...
>> Myk
> > Caveat: I represent myself and speak only my opinion
> --

Myk:

Just a few thoughts on this.  What about going through the Small Business 
Development Center's Leading Edge programs through the Office of Economic 
Development?  Leading Edge Entrepreneur and start-up courses use the 
NXLevel programs in more than 26 states at this time.  Materials are 
customized by each instructor to best meet the needs of locality and to 
incorporate 'real life' experience into the classes.

Leading Edge is ALWAYS looking for new courses to offer and accept 
materials from outside.  Leading Edge is the umbrella under which 
state-funded entrpreneur training is housed.  Some of the programs they've 
offered in CO include an alternative ag course (Tilling the soil of 
opportunity), a course for art entrepreneurs (Art Works), an internet 
Masters Course that is available to all levels of internet experience and 
an environmental course (Greening your business).  The program courses are 
geared to help start-up business by providing them with skills necessary to 
execute viable plans.  More than 3,000 businesses have participated in 
these specialized training programs and instruction is provided over a 10 
to 14 week period dependant upon the format.

Couldn't this be an avenue for educational opportunities regarding small 
business and permaculture?  The funding is there.  I have a direct contact 
for Leading Edge in CO: Christina Haney, Director, Business Programs, her 
e-mail: christina.haney@state.co.us.  I'm sure she could direct you to any 
other single point of contact for the Leading Edge Program.  I believe it 
would be wonderful if someone would take this opportunity by the hand to 
deliver a quality educational program on permaculture.

Blessings,
Ava