Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

Summary of minutes of the 2015 NC 1030 annual meeting: Deadlines were established for the 2015-2016 year and requests made as follows: Please send suggested questions for NFBS Wave 4 data collection to Linda by 10/31/15; Linda, Glenn, Margaret to send everyone the open-ended question categories out to team. Glenn will share instructions on how to sign up for the Google Plus Community set up by Maria. The writing committee is working hard on the new project proposal. The proposal is due by 12/1/15 and would begin in fall 2016. All team members should their NC1030 project bibliography updates as soon as possible to Yoon Lee. Power Point slides presented by guest speakers at the NC 1030 annual meeting in Logan will be shared with NC 1030 team members. Presentations were given by: Don Albrecht, Director of the Western Rural Development Center, and Matt Beaudry, Utah Division of Emergency Management. The knowledge gained from both presentations is directly applicable to the new project proposal being developed by NC 1030. Research questions and objectives were discussed and confirmed for the new NC 1030 project proposal titled Sustainable Families, Firms and Communities in Times of Change as follows: Research Questions: 1. What are the sources of change and disruption on the family firm? 2. What are the positive and negative impacts of change on the family firm? 3. What are the positive and negative impacts of change on the communities? 4. How do family firms respond in an entrepreneurial manner to change? Objectives: 1. Identify and measure the sources of change and disruption that impact the family/household, the family firm or the community. 2. Identify and measure responses of the positive and negative impacts of change and disruption on the family/household, the family business, or the community. 3. To determine and inform family firm related policy or practice. The following points were discussed and decisions made during the NC 1030 business meeting. Linda Niehm and Yoon Lee were elected as co-chairs of the Technical Committee for 2016-2018 Diane Masou served as secretary for this meeting. Secretary, Kathryn Boys has resigned from membership on the NC1030 committee. This meeting was the second year of the secretary’s term of office. We will use Google Plus community for general communication among Technical Committee Members. Seven NC 1030 researchers have joined the community. Glenn will share instructions on how to join the Google Plus community set up by Maria. Prerequisite: To participate you need a google.com address. NC 1030 will also use Google Drive to share documents and work on papers among NC 1030 team members. Additional folders can be created and added to Google Drive as needed. A decision on use of a portion of the $13,293.51 project funds held at Purdue University was postponed until the open-ended questions for NFBS Wave 4 are developed. Data collection for Wave 4 will take place in spring 2016. The next NC 1030 Annual Meeting will take place at the University of Missouri, Columbia, and will be hosted by Corinne Valvidia from 10/17-10/19, 2016. Updates on access to reports and data for NC 1030: The NIMSS login page is: http://www.nimss.org/lgu_v2/pages/login.cfm. George Haynes will continue to allow access to the 1997, 2000 and 2007 datasets and codebooks via his website: www.montana.edu/extensionecon/projectonfamilybusiness.html. The website will be revised to reflect terms of use for the datasets.

Accomplishments and Impacts: Research of NC 1030 team members, supported by NSF and AFRI funding, used comprehensive data on business owners and their families to assess the extent to which family considerations and owner patterns of adjustment to change impact business disaster recovery or non-recovery. This research examines disaster aid practices and policy and the role of community in business owner decisions post-disaster. The research uses a theoretical systems framework to examine the interaction and relative importance of factors such as business and owner characteristics, challenges faced by families and businesses, family resiliency and adjustment strategies, owner risk-taking, spatial characteristics of the disaster, and infrastructure changes created by a disaster on the post-event recovery or demise of small and medium sized businesses. Waves 1, 2, and 3 of this research stream have been completed and publications are being written. Other recent NC 1030 research has focused on family businesses, a predominant form of business in the U.S. economy. Published research provided information that can help business owners assess the nature and value of their community social responsibility (CSR) activities to improving the business environment in their respective communities. Other research was translated to real world use for practitioners, such as modules for Extension program leaders and small business owners in Iowa. Modules on social media marketing for small rural and family owned businesses are also under development for dissemination through selected Extension outlets including powerofbusiness.net. and Entrepreneurs and their Communities. Community based research continues to serve small rural Iowa communities and businesses with targeted business assistance outreach projects. Findings from the published entrepreneurial marketing (EM) scale development paper are providing the foundation for testing of the EM scale in a cross cultural context. Data collection is planned for a survey of 300 small business owners in South Africa during 2015-2016. Research on Latino entrepreneurship focused on two data sets, the first of 450 Latinos interviewed in 2008-2009, and the second of Latinos and non-Latinos interviewed in 2013. Analysis of the first data set aimed at identifying characteristics that were significant in the likelihood of becoming an entrepreneur. A research effort utilizing the Survey of Consumer Finances assessed the business success of military veterans during after the recession was completed. Positive and negative influences were found on involvement in community development and whether or not the business owner held an office or served as a leader. Gender had some moderating effects on community development activity and holding an office. Expected Outcomes: Business recovery research should inform policy makers and business owners regarding business recovery and demise. It should inform what we know about how disaster payments impact disaster recovery. Researchers will also be able to use a comprehensive and cohesive framework for small business recovery. Latino entrepreneurship has increased from 577,000 to more than 2 million between 1990 and 2012 according to the Partnership for a New American Economy. In rural communities where the population is decreasing Latino immigrants are the growing segment. Their successes contribute to the sustainability of rural communities. Small business development centers and other entrepreneurial education efforts need to include training for spouses of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial couples as well as considering business skills and financial backing of the entrepreneur before starting a new business venture. Another research area for NC1030 relates to veteran and is being utilized by the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration in their policy discussion on veteran programs. This same lending related research is being utilized by the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration in their policy discussion on the lending behavior of depository lenders. Finally, NC 1030 research on co-preneurs continues to be identified by the national media. In 2015, three contacts were received asking for additional information on the topic. Men and women who are family business owners may have a tendency to differ in the way that they adopt their family- and business-oriented roles. Outputs and Activities: NC 1030 multi-state team members have conducted a variety of professional and peer-reviewed conference presentations on a diverse range of topics including small business development, family/small business management and small business resilience, and rural business over the past year. The team has additionally compiled an impressive record of journal publications and grant funding related to this broad set of family/small business topical areas. The scope of outputs and activities can be specifically noted in the Publications list that follows.

Publications Craft, S., Seal, K., Jang, J. & Danes, S.M. (2015). Spousal expectations and perceived social support during the creation of a new business venture. Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy, 14, 169-195. Objective 1. Fiore, A.M., Niehm, L.S., Hurst, J., Son, J., Sadachar, A., & Russell, D., Swenson, D., & Seeger, C. (2105). Will they stay or will they go: Community features important in migration decisions of university graduating seniors. Economic Development Quarterly, 29, 23-37. Fitzgerald, M. A., & Muske, G. (In press). Family business participation in community social responsibility: The moderating effect of gender. Journal of Business Ethics. Flores, L. Y., D. Aguayo, J. Harvath, C. Valdivia, S. Jeanetta, and D. Martinez. 2015. Initial Development of a Scale on Immigrants’ Perceptions of the Community. Abstract P. 9 In: Jeanetta S. and C. Valdivia (eds). Proceedings, 13th Annual Conference Cambio de Colores: Latinos in the Heartland. University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. 83pp. Haynes, G.W., Neuman, D., Hook, C., Haynes, D.C., Steeley, J.M., Kelley, M., Gatterdam, A, Nielson, C., & Paine, M. (2015). Comparing Child and Family Outcomes Between Two Home Visitation Programs, Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 43(3) 209-229. Lee, Y., Bartkus, K., & Lee, M. (2015). The diversity of legacy motivation: Succession planning of African-American, Mexican-American, and Korean-American business owners. American Journal of Entrepreneurship, 8(1), 71-93. Lee, Y., Fitzgerald, M., & Bartkus, K. (forthcoming). Adjustment strategy use in minority family businesses: Differences across gender. Journal of Family and Economic Issues. Marshall, M.I. and H. Schrank. 2014. “Small Business Disaster Recovery-A Research Framework.” Natural Hazards, 72(2):597-616. Marshall, M.I, L.S. Niehm, S.B. Sydnor, and H.L. Schrank. 2015. Predicting Small Business Demise after a Natural Disaster: An Analysis of Pre-Existing Conditions. Natural Hazards, 79:331-354. Masuo, D. (July 2015). Family Businesses Give Back to Their Communities: How Do They Do That? College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa. http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/smallbusiness (subscribe and request Small Business Newsletter 815.pdf) and www2.hawaii.edu/~masuo/CSR_Natl_070615.pdf Niehm, L. S., Fiore, A. M., Hurst, J., Lee, Y., & Sadachar, A. (2015). Bridging the Gap between Entrepreneurship Education and Small Rural Businesses: An Experiential Service-Learning Approach. Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship, 26(3), 129. Niehm, L. S. (2015). Mazzeo, M., Oyer, P. & Schaefer, S.(2014). Road Side MBA: Back Road Lessons for Entrepreneurs, Executives, and Small Business Owners. New York: Business Plus. 280 pp.(hard cover). Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 43(4), 378-381. Nose, L., Korunka, C., Frank, H. Danes, S.M. (2015). Decreasing the effects of relationship conflict on family businesses: The moderating role of family climate. Journal of Family Issues, 1-27, DOI: 10.1177/0192513X15573869. Payen Diaz de la Vega, A. and C. Valdivia. 2015. Individual and Contextual Factors Explaining Latino Entrepreneurship in Rural Communities in the Midwest. Selected Poster. Agricultural & Applied Economics Association and Western Agricultural Economics Association Joint Annual Meeting, July 26-28, San Francisco, CA. Peake, W., Cooper, D., Valdivia, C., L. Y. Flores, S. Jeanetta, D. Martinez. 2015. Latino and Latina Immigrants in Rural Communities of the Midwest: The Role of Cultural Identity in Wellbeing and Job Satisfaction. NEXO XVIII (2): 18-22. Valdivia, C., K. Higgins, R. Schmidt, L. Y. Flores, and S. Jeanetta. The Nature of Latino-Owned Businesses in Relation to Acculturation Paths and the Context of Reception in Three Regions of Missouri. Abstract. P.24. In: Jeanetta, S. and C. Valdivia (eds). Proceedings, 13th Annual Conference Cambio de Colores: Latinos in the Heartland. University of Missouri. Columbia, 83pp. MO. Yang, Y. & Danes, S.M. (2015). Resiliency and resilience process of Entrepreneurs in new venture creation. Journal of Entrepreneurship Research, 15 (1), 1-30. Presentations Fitzgerald, M.A., Muske, G., Haynes, G.W., & Lee, Y. (2015). Consumer Issues in the Bakken: Experiences of Family Owned Businesses. Invited symposium, American Council on Consumer Interests Annual Conference, Clearwater Beach, FL, May. Han, J., Niehm, L., & Chung, T. (2014). Understanding Second-Hand Retailing: A Resource Based Perspective of Best Practices Leading to Small Business Success. Available at http://www.itaaonline.org. [Abstract] 2014 International Textiles and Apparel Association (ITAA) Conference Charlotte, North Carolina, November 12-16, 2014. Hancock, C., Muske, G., & Reimers-Hild, C. (May, 2015). Are We Entrepreneurs: Using Ourselves as a Case Study to Measure the Impact of Extension’s Web-Based Entrepreneurship Outreach. 2015 NACDEP Annual Conference, Little Rock, AR. Hancock, C., & Muske, G. (May, 2015). Engaging Business Owners in the Learning Process. 2015 NACDEP Annual Conference, Little Rock, AR. Hancock, C. & Muske, G. (2015) Being Entrepreneurial with Online Media. North Central Cropping Systems Academy: For the 21st Century Extension Professional. NC Region, Sept 22, 2015 webinar. Hancock, C. & Muske, G. (2015) Lessons Learned: A Report on Entrepreneurship A/B Testing. UNL Extension 2020 Technology Team webinar. Muske, G., & Fitzgerald, M. (2015). Examining family businesses and families’ responses to Bakken changes. National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals, Annual Conference, Little Rock, AK, May 17-20. Niehm, L.S., Sydnor, S., Marshall, M., & Schrank, H. (2015). Survival and Demise of Small Family-Owned Businesses Following a Natural Disaster. Proceedings available at http://www.usasbe.org. Research round table presentation at the 2015 USASBE Conference, Tampa, FL, January 22-25, 2015. Reimers-Hild, C. Hancock, C., & Muske, G. (2015, Sept). Are We Entrepreneurs: Using Ourselves as a Case Study and Moving Forward. NCRCRD Webinar Series. Ringler, C and C. Valdivia. 2014. Increasing the Resilience of Farming Communities to Climate Change through Shared Leaning and Adaptation Decision making with a Focus on Gender. (International Food Policy Research Institute, Center for International Forests, University of Missouri. UNCC COP Organized Official Side Event, Lima Peru. Torres, A.P. and M.I. Marshall. “Does Social Capital Explain Small Business Resilience? A Panel Data Analysis Post-Katrina.” Selected poster presented at the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Conference, San Francisco, July, 2015. Valdivia, C. 2015. Climate change, global drivers & local decision makers: Translational research for adaptation. International Conference of Agricultural Economics. August 9-14. Milan, Italy. Valdivia, C. 2015. The Political Economy of Sustainable Livelihoods in The Altiplano of Peru. Latin American Studies Conference. May 28. San Juan, Puerto Rico. Valdivia, C. 2014. Gendered and Local Scale Impacts and Perceptions of Climate Change Across Rural Landscapes of Peru & Bolivia. Gender and Resilience Across the Landscape Multi-Stakeholder Forum, MU, IFPRI and CIFOR. Global Landscapes Forum: Landscapes for a New Climate and Development Agenda. December 6 - 7. The WestinLima Hotels and Convention Center Lima, Peru. Valdivia, C., S. Jeanetta, L. Flores, and D. Martínez. 2014. Latino Newcomers and Asset Accumulation in Three Rural Communities and Immigrant Integration and Sustainable Development. The Cambio Center’s First Ten Years of Groundbreaking Research. 11 November, Leadership Auditorium MU Student Center, Columbia MO. Valdivia, C., S. Jeanetta, L. Y. Flores, and D. Martínez. 2014. Asset Accumulation and Livelihood Strategies of Latino Newcomers to the Midwest: Wellbeing and the Context of Reception. Panel Series 6. Julian Samora Research Institute 25th Anniversary Conference, 31 October, East Lansing, MI. Grants Funded Haynes, G.W. LAUNCH Project, SAMSHA, October 2014 – September 2019. Haynes, G.W., Raile, E., & Smith, V. Childcare market rate study, Montana Department of Health and Human Services, October 2015 – June 2016. Haynes, G.W. Changes in income and wealth by veteran small business owners during and after the Great Recession, Small Business Administration (Office of Advocacy), June 2015 – November 2016. Haynes, G.W. Changes in the lending behavior of depository lenders, Small Business Administration (Office of Advocacy), June 2015 – March 2016. Haynes, G.W., Ellis, C., & Burrowers, M. Examining the characteristics of early innovators, Montana Research Initiative, June 2015 – December 2016. Haynes, G.W. & Fuller, K. Examining the financial conditions of specialty crop (small farm) producers, U.S.D.A, Farm Service Agency. June 2015 – March 2016. Haynes, G.W. & Schumacher. Poverty in Montana: A report card. Montana Department of Health and Human Services, October 2015 – June 2016. Marshall, M.I. “Integrating Family and Business Objectives for Stronger Family Farm Sustainability”. Integrated grant award from AFRI, Small and Medium Sized Farms Program, funding period 2015-2018. Muske, G. (2015). Ag Marketing Service Technical Assistance Training. NIFA/Ag Marketing Services - $5000 Niehm, L.S., Muske, G., & Fitzgerald, M. Family Business Contributions to Sustainable and Entrepreneurial Rural Communities over Time. Multi-State Rural Development Research or Extension Project between Iowa State University and North Dakota State University. USDA regional grant funded through the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD), Michigan State University, $25,000. September 1, 2015-August 30, 2016. Principal Investigator. Son, J., Niehm, L.S., Russell, D., & Lee, J. (2014). “Enhancing Rural Business Sustainability through Social Media: Needs Assessment and Development of a Business Assistance Workshop”. Helen LeBaron Hilton Research Grant, College of Human Sciences, Iowa State University. Project funding period: January-December 2014, $1,000. Co-principal Investigator. Spilichal, K., Hatterman-Valenti, H., Gold, A., Mawby, H., & Muske, G. (2015). Expanding local specialty crop opportunities in North Dakota through season extension using high tunnels. USDA Specialty Crop Grant - $173,010.