SCEDC Promoting Economic Gardening for Small Businesses

Sheboygan County continues to grow after a strong 2018. 2019 is starting out strong and accounting for 13% of Wisconsin business start-ups and 6% of the state’s capital infusion. Even with these strong metrics, the road to owning and maintaining a small business is not easy.  In fact, 50% of small business leave the marketplace before they reach 5 years.  Small business start-ups need to see consistent diversified growth or eventually, they will fail.  That’s why the Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation has encouraged Economic Gardening techniques with second stage firms in Sheboygan County. Economic Gardening is an entrepreneurial approach to economic development that seeks to grow the local economy from within. Currently, the SCEDC works with the Edward Lowe Foundation and the National Center for Economic Gardening to bring Economic Gardening programs to Sheboygan County.  Sheboygan County has seen success and growth in some of its companies that have gone through this program.