JOIN THE NETWORK
We're a network of rural entrepreneurs and community leaders using proven strategies to spark business growth in small-town America.
OUR WORK
The Rural Ideas Network sparks growth for entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial ecosystems in rural communities.
BECOME A MEMBER
We're a national association, composed of rural businesses and community leaders using proven strategies to spark business growth in small-town America.
Basic membership is free, so get started today!
BUSINESS TOOLS
The Rural Ideas Network is built to help businesses in small towns grow. Businesses like yours.
We help hundreds of owners each year, with 87% of them reporting positive growth after working with us. We can help you, too!
COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS
BUSINESS SUPPORT
You know business growth is critical to your community's success but don't have the time or capacity to do it all.
Our Business Lab service has already helped dozens of communities solve this problem.
RURAL COWORKING
We help rural communities launch & operate vibrant, sustainable coworking and innovation spaces, using our proven rural coworking model.
Find out if our Rural Coworking Accelerator is right for you.
INNOVATION WORKS®
Learn how to deliver a proven innovation process that helps businesses, schools, and governments identify and move great ideas forward.
Let's unleash innovation and create value together.
PROTOTYPING SERVICES
We've partnered with the University of Wisconsin-Platteville's Huff Family Innovation Center to make high-quality, affordable prototyping services available to rural entrepreneurs. Learn more >
NETWORK COMMUNITIES
Dozens of communities across the country are part of the Rural Ideas Network, using proven strategies to spark growth.
SUPPORT OUR WORK
If you're a business, organization, foundation, or institution that champions rural entrepreneurship, let's spark growth together!
Our supporters help make our proven tools and strategies available to rural entrepreneurs across the country.
