Rural Entrepreneurship & Social Enterprise
Entrepreneurship is alive and well in the countryside!
In comparison to urban areas, the rural economy has a higher proportion (per head of population) of business start-ups, self-employed people, family businesses and micro-and small to medium enterprises.
Harper Adams has a major role in supporting this entrepreneurial culture.
Over the past 10 years we have progressively built up our consulting, networking and business advisory services in this area.- The Marches Farm Enterprise Partnership involved supporting over 400 farm businesses with their plans for on-farm but non-farm enterprises.
- Subsequently, the Women in Rural Enterprise Business Club has extended right across the UK, now having approximately 1600 members.
- Added value specialist food products
- Provision of care services
- Provision of business support services
- Leisure and tourism enterprises
- Food safety and hygiene
Consultancy services for rural entrepreneurs and businesses
We have over 20 years experience of providing consultancy services to support the individual needs of rural businesses. Through ruralconsultancy.com we:- Provide rural enterprises with specialist business management and marketing consultancy services.
- Work for a range of organisations in the dairy, beef, horticultural, crop protection and machinery sectors, undertaking high quality, confidential research.
- Conduct rural sector research for local government agencies.
- For more examples of some of the services we have provided to rural entrepreneurs please see download the Case Studies below.