USDA – A Resource to Grow Entrepreneurs in Rural America

OPINION/COLUMN

  • Left to right: USDA Rural Development Business and Cooperative Programs Director Amy Cowley, Deputy Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation Bryan Warner, and State Director USDA Rural Development Kenneth Corn at a Rural Business Development Grant presentation for the Cherokee Nation that will assist with entrepreneurs in the Tahlequah area. Courtesy photo
    Left to right: USDA Rural Development Business and Cooperative Programs Director Amy Cowley, Deputy Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation Bryan Warner, and State Director USDA Rural Development Kenneth Corn at a Rural Business Development Grant presentation for the Cherokee Nation that will assist with entrepreneurs in the Tahlequah area. Courtesy photo

    Growing businesses from the ground up in rural Oklahoma can be difficult, but at Rural Development we have programs designed to help our brightest entrepreneurs. Through my service as program director for one of the top funding agencies for rural businesses in America, and previous service as an economic development assistant in rural Oklahoma, I understand how difficult it can be to not only star…