What employment and education options should be available?

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Large Non-Profit Local Business Incubator
Jul 10, 2012 Ben E	16 3 0

One of our large unused facilities (old schools, factories, mills) could be used as a small business incubator, run in the non-profit fashion.
Facilities like this could provide cheap office space, commercial kitchens, alternative schools, artist spaces, etc.
There are models:
Established businesses trade advice for cheap office space.
See this NYTimes article for examples:
link should be below

More Info:: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/27/business/smallbusiness/27sbiz.html?_r=1

Thanks for the idea Ben. From a facility reuse perspective, its worth pointing out that the Development Corporation of Knox County operates the Fairview Technology Center out of a former school building located in Solway. A number of successful ventures have been launched from there. You can learn more about the incubator space, clients and former tenants at http://www.knoxdevelopment.org/BusinessIncubator.aspx

Tim K1

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