Mark Hitchcock
Center for Regional Food Systems
MSU Extension Community, Food & Environement Institute
Authored Articles
- Embrace your local community identity, December 30, 2015
- Save the Date—2016 Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities (CEC) conference dates set for Oct. 5-6, December 28, 2015
- Are you ready for the next step in your career?, December 21, 2015
- Don’t be afraid to celebrate your organization’s successes, December 18, 2015
- Gifting within your means is okay, December 16, 2015
- This is a great time of year to do your own year-end personal review, December 15, 2015
- Is your community ready? Part 1, December 3, 2015
- Is your community ready? Part 2, December 3, 2015
- Business resource centers: Diamonds in the rough, November 9, 2015
- Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities conference successful with added sites, November 2, 2015
- Attract young professionals to the business world by including them in your succession planning, November 2, 2015
- NLEA staff traveled to Houghton & Hancock to present at the 2015 CEC Conference, November 2, 2015
- Tangible economic development takes time and must be ongoing to be successful: Part two, August 17, 2015
- Tangible economic development takes time and must be ongoing to be successful: Part one, August 17, 2015
- Is your community ready for the next opportunity? Part 1, August 14, 2015
- So you want to be your own boss but don’t know what to do next?, August 14, 2015
- Is your community ready for the next opportunity? Part 2, August 14, 2015
- It takes a team to make Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities conference come to life, August 14, 2015
- Understanding Tourism for Michigan Communities workshop coming to Grayling, April 28, 2015
- Free Community Food Systems and Food Hubs workshops offered in Northeast Michigan in April, March 10, 2015
- Control your career through professional development, March 10, 2015
- Opportunity abounds in the Michigan food and agriculture industry, January 26, 2015
- Save the date—SPARC program coming to Flint in April!, January 21, 2015
- Do you have an exit plan for your small business? Part 1, December 24, 2014
- Do you have an exit plan for your small business? Part 2, December 24, 2014
- How much do you really have to earn to survive? Part 1 of 2, December 24, 2014
- How much do you really have to earn to survive? Part 2 of 2, December 24, 2014
- Do you work with volunteers? Learn how to thank them, December 23, 2014
- Is your staff adequately trained?, December 23, 2014
- Are you the right fit?: Part Two, December 16, 2014
- Fear of success can be stifling: Part 1, December 16, 2014
- Are you the right fit?: Part One, December 16, 2014
- Fear of success can be stifling: Part 2, December 16, 2014
- ‘Tis the season to take a personal inventory, December 8, 2014
- Holiday shopping without a budget may be fun, but may be harmful to your fiscal health, December 4, 2014
- Startup Weekend was an eye-opening experience: Part 1, November 10, 2014
- Startup Weekend was an eye-opening experience: Part 2, November 10, 2014
- Persistence pays for Iosco county team in securing the 2014 CEC Conference, October 3, 2014
- Michigan Good Food Summit returns to Lansing this fall, September 22, 2014
- Public forum to address broadband internet access in Alcona County, April 17, 2014
- Plan your own culinary day trip in Pure Michigan: Part 2, April 17, 2014
- Plan your own culinary day trip in Pure Michigan: Part 1, April 17, 2014
- Partnership with an internal focus group is a great way to pilot a new program, April 15, 2014
- Flexibility and creativity is crucial in meeting facilitation, April 15, 2014
- Conference extras may be most beneficial part of the event, April 15, 2014
- Farmers market looking to grow in Iosco County, March 5, 2014
- How sweet the taste of Michigan maple syrup from Alcona County, March 5, 2014
- Setting a budget is not just a business thing—Part 2, December 30, 2013
- Setting a budget is not just a business thing—Part 1, December 30, 2013
- Develop Iosco’s Youth entrepreneurship program sees successful outcome in first session, December 16, 2013
- Start to plan a winter adventure in your own backyard, December 16, 2013
- Nourish & Flourish Ossineke focused on helping community eat healthier, October 30, 2013
- MSU Extension customer service workshops held on October 1, 2013 excite local community, October 22, 2013
- Free customer service workshops set for October 1, 2013 In Iosco county, September 20, 2013
- New collaboration, cooperation and partnerships toolbox launched!, September 20, 2013
- Working together generates success in Iosco County, August 15, 2013
- Get your Michigan blueberries while they last!, August 13, 2013
- Leadership is not always about being in charge, July 17, 2013
- Food can bridge cultural divides, July 16, 2013
- Support your local community food systems at your next cookout, July 10, 2013
- The importance of collaboration, cooperation and partnerships, July 9, 2013
- Vacation locally in “Pure” Michigan, June 11, 2013
- Who says Young Professional Networks are only for big cities?, June 11, 2013
- How to become a better presenter: Part 2, May 4, 2013
- How to become a better presenter: Part 1, May 4, 2013
- To plan or not to plan ... that is the question, April 9, 2013
- Northeast Michigan Local Foods Summit explores long-term growth opportunities, April 9, 2013
- 2013 Northeast Michigan Local Foods Summit being held March 23, March 4, 2013
- Process over outcome equals long term success, March 4, 2013
- Locally sourced food a great way to increase profits through differentiation, February 2, 2013
- Maintain a strong professional network, February 2, 2013