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100			_aLyon-Hill, Sarah _931913
245			_aBarriers and Drivers to Accessing and Using Workforce and Technical Assistance Resources for Small and Medium Manufacturers (SMMs) in Rural Regions
300			_aVol.33, Issue 1,2019;(51-60 p.)
520			_aWorkforce shortages and market shifts have left many small and medium manufacturers (SMMs) struggling to maintain their operations. Still some SMMs tend not to utilize the workforce development and technical assistance resources available to them. This is particularly true of those in more rural regions where manufacturing is even more essential to the sustained vitality of these economies. This study explores the factors preventing these firms from pursuing and accessing these services. The authors used surveys and interviews to engage manufacturers with fewer than 500 employees in rural Southwestern Virginia and identify factors limiting their participation in these services. Findings indicate constant and consistent outreach to SMMs, regular engagement in social and economic networks, and a diverse array of services tailored to rural SMMs’ needs to play key roles in developing productive partnerships between SMMs and resource providers.
650			_arural, _930754
650			_amanufacturing, _931914
650			_aworkforce, _931915
650			_atechnical assistance, _931916
650			_a resources _930769
700			_aCowell, Margaret _931917
700			_aTate, Scott _931918
773	0		_010589 _915392 _dSage Publisher _tEconomic development quarterly
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.1177/0891242418816380
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