Browsing by Author "Bhattacharyya, Rani"

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    2023 Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities Conference
    (University of Minnesota Extension, 2023-09-14) Bhattacharyya, Rani; Linscheid, Neil; Leys, Kathryn
    We are excited that you decided to join us. The conference is designed to help communities create environments and pathways that support entrepreneurs across Minnesota. We hope that your participation will: ● Increase your understanding of entrepreneurial resources that are available across the state; ● Provide you the opportunity to connect with service providers and other communities who are part of the Minnesota ecosystem; ● Inspire you to bring back new ideas and resources to support entrepreneurs in your towns.
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    2023 Crookston Business Market Area Profile
    (University of Minnesota Extension, 2023-04) Bhattacharyya, Rani
    During spring 2023, University of Minnesota Extension conducted a Crookston downtown business survey at the request of the City of Crookston and the Downtown Crookston Development Partnership. Of the 80 surveys distributed, Extension received 19 responses. Surveys were sent to Crookston businesses located along the corridors of North Broadway and South Main Streets in Ward 4. As the majority of these businesses have operated for 20 or more years, findings reflect the experience of established businesses rather than new ones. Supplemental business demographics (Appendix A) and consumer market information regarding the lifestyle profiles of Crookston residents (Appendix B) are included at the end of this report.
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    Bemidji Mobile Data Analysis
    (University of Minnesota Extension, 2022-11) Pesch, Ryan; Bhattacharyya, Rani; Beck, Clayton
    In an effort to better understand the regional visitor traffic to the downtown Bemidji area, the Headwaters Regional Development Commission contact UMN Extension to explore the use of mobile data analytics collected by Near, an online meta data platform that collects mobile phone activity while maintaining the confidentiality of phone owners. In this report, Extension has applied this relatively new mobile data analytics tool to Bemidji with the direction and assistance of Headwaters Regional Development Commission and its community stakeholders including Greater Bemidji, the Bemidji convention and visitor’s bureau, Bemidji Chamber, NW American Indian Community Development Center, Northwest Minnesota Foundation, Beltrami County, City of Bemidji, Sanford Health, Bemidji Brewing, 4 Directions Development, and Bemidji State University.
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    City of Ada Elevator: Economic Emergency Program
    (University of Minnesota. Extension, 2013) Tuck, Brigid; Bhattacharyya, Rani; Linscheid, Neil
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    COVID-19 Pandemic: Business Continuity Checklist
    (2020) Bhattacharyya, Rani
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    Cultural Adaptation of UMN Extension's Business Retention and Expansion Program
    (University of Minnesota Tourism Center, 2017) Bhattacharyya, Rani; Darger, Michael
    In an effort to better understand the needs of businesses owned by Red Lake Nation members, project leaders within the community worked with Extension’s Community Economics staff to modify the Business Retention and Expansion Strategies Artists and crafters were the single largest group of Red Lake businesses participating.
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    Cultural Adaptation of UMN Extension’s Business Retention and Expansion (BR&E) Program
    (2015-10) Bhattacharyya, Rani; Darger, Michael
    In an effort to better understand the needs of businesses owned by Red Lake Nation members, project leaders within the community worked with UMN Extension’s Community Economics staff to modify the Business Retention and Expansion Strategies Program (BR&E). These modifications were intended: 1) to better fit with Red Lake Nation’s existing community decision making traditions, and 2) collect quantifiable data that could be used by the community partners in addressing the development needs of local businesses. In implementing these changes within the program with the Red Lake Nation Entrepreneurship Program, Community Economics staff gained greater insight into the integrated nature of development issues within the Red Lake Nation community. Community participants also found the BR&E program a novel and engaging approach by UMN Extension to explore and listen to their needs as business professionals.
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    Cultural and Economic Contribution of the Beltrami County Fair
    (2019) Tuck, Brigid; Qian, Xinyi; Bhattacharyya, Rani
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    Economic Emergency Program: Karlstad Farm Elevator Closure
    (2019) Tuck, Brigid; Bhattacharyya, Rani
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    Economic impact of SNAP benefits Crookston farmers market
    (Univeristy of Minnesota , College of Extension, Department of Community Development, 2022-12-15) Tuck , Brigid; Bhattacharyya, Rani
    The Headstart Program of Crookston, MN wanted to articulate to the community the benefits that the farmers market brought to them with the addition of SNAP, Market Bucks, and Produce Bucks that help low to moderate income families access fresh food products.
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    Grocery Shopping Habits in a Rural Food Desert
    (2015-10) Pesch, Ryan; Bhattacharyya, Rani
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    Mahnomen Market Analysis: Downtown Retail Opportunities
    (University of Minnesota, 2017-01) Pesch, Ryan; Bhattacharyya, Rani
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    Program Iteration Works: The Case of the Economic Futures Workshop
    (University of Minnesota Extension, 2014-10) Tuck, Brigid; Linscheid, Neil; Bhattacharyya, Rani; Templin, Elizabeth
    Successful Extension programs are not born; they are created over time in a process of trial and error. In this poster, we describe our experience in launching, assessing, modifying, and improving a program called the Economic Futures Workshop. We share our lessons learned and explain the ways in which other Extension program teams can learn from our successes and failures. We consider the ways in which the program needs to continue to iterate and how we expect that process will occur. The Economic Futures Workshop is a program offering delivered by the Community Economics team. The purpose of the workshop is to provide local decision makers with information about the structure and performance of their local economy. This is done by providing a summary of basic economic and demographic information, as well as, providing information about the variation in economic impact among ten community-selected industries. We conduct a short presentation of the above information and follow that presentation with a structured facilitated discussion about the meaning and implications of the information. The program has changed in significant ways in its first 5 years of existence. The program was originally developed in response to community questions about their economies. However, leading community conversations about data can be challenging. Notable improvements came as a result of evaluations, follow-up interviews with sponsors and Extension staff, and deliberate tests of new approaches by the program team. The nature, results, and key processes which led to these changes are the topic of this poster.
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    Ripple Effect Mapping of the Tourism Assessment Program
    (University of Minnesota Extension, 2013-10) Bhattacharyya, Rani; Templin, Elizabeth; Messer, Cynthia; Chazdon, Scott; Hermanson, Lisa
    Minnesota’s Tourism Assessment Program (TAP) analyzes a community’s tourism potential. The program includes identification of tourism assets by the community, a site assessment by visiting team of experts, and written recommendations developed by the University of Minnesota. Using ripple effect mapping, we engaged program participants and other community stakeholders in focus groups to identify intended and unintended outcomes and impacts of TAP. Mapping the changes provided stakeholders a powerful visual of the progress they have made toward their tourism development goals. Several long-term impacts have been documented in three main areas: (1) increased community cooperation, (2) enhanced marketing efforts and, (3) expanded attractions. By coding results of this study within the Community Capitals Framework, we hope to show each community how their involvement in the Tourism Assessment Program and subsequent development efforts could be targeted to have greater impact in supporting the long-term sustainability of their communities.
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    Shooting Star Casino Event Attendee Study: Spring 2016
    (University of Minnesota Extension, 2016-09-01) Bhattacharyya, Rani; Qian, Xinyi
    In 2015, the White Earth Economic Development Office received grant funding from the EDA Center at the University of Minnesota Crookston to conduct a project profiling event attendees at Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen, Minnesota. The purpose of the project was to support the White Earth Economic Development Office and the city of Mahnomen in understanding the characteristics and activities of event attendees at Shooting Star Casino during off-season months. An intercept survey was distributed between February and April 2016. Below is a summary of the findings based on 335 eligible survey responses.