See Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (2015), Grow Your Own: Entrepreneurship-Based Economic Development for Local Communities (Kansas City, Mo. : FRB Kansas City), https://www.kansascityfed.org/~/media/files/publicat/community/gyo/entrepreneurship-econ-dev-localcommunities.pdf. -6County Hospital. Dr. Williams worked with local organizations to develop a business plan and obtain the financing needed to open a business that is critical to the community.
DeWitt, Arkansas, is another rural community where entrepreneurship is sparking a local revival. DeWitt is a town of about 3,000 people. Like Itta Bena and many small towns, it has seen a steady decline in population over the past few decades.