Economy – Susan Brown Consulting

New Women’s Business Center

I teamed up with Joy Taylor and Nancy Swift of Jefferson Economic Development to write an application for a Women’s Business Center designation, and it was chosen! Great news for…

Connecting Communities

I've been doing community-based economic development for over 20 years now, and it takes a lot to impress me. Well I was impressed by the St. Louis Federal Reserve program,…

Opportunity Finance Network

I just returned from OFN's Annual Conference in San Antonio, TX. OFN's President, Mark Pinsky, gave an address outlining a commitment to an ambitious four-point agenda for the Certified Development…

I am please to be facilitating for a second time Working Solutions' annual strategic planning session. Working Solutions is a San Francisco-based nonprofit providing business coaching, loans and referrals to…

Inside Job

Inside Job is a documentary about the 2008 economic crisis and subsequent bail out. It marches us through the grim landscape of deregulation of banks and derivatives, the subprime mortgage…

[testimonial ] [testi_pane name="Claudia Viek " position="- CEO CAMEO" icon="http://susanrileybrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/CV.jpg" ] Every program that Susan has designed and implemented for us has been a success. [/testi_pane] [testi_pane name="Marajen Moore " position="- Awaken to Life" icon="http://susanrileybrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/MM.jpg"] Susan has a rare blend of strong business management skills and sensitivity to the human side of life. [/testi_pane] [testi_pane name="Cecily Jackson" position="- Sustainable Law Group" icon="http://susanrileybrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/CJ.jpg"] Susan is a true asset to small business and nonprofit clients. [/testi_pane] [testi_pane name="Joanne Steele" position="- Rural Tourism" icon="http://susanrileybrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/JS.jpg"] Susan's business development work is brilliant as well as useful. [/testi_pane] [testi_pane name="Heidi Pickman" position="- CAMEO Director of Communications" icon="http://susanrileybrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/HP.jpg"] Susan is a top-notched trainer. Every training that she has developed for us has received high praise from a sold-out crowd. [/testi_pane] [testi_pane name="Heidi Pickman" position="- CAMEO Director of Communications" icon="http://susanrileybrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/HP.jpg"] Susan is clear, well-organized, well-prepared and delivers meaty, cutting-edge content with a sense of humor. And she's mastered the technique of audience engagement through webinars, that's no easy feat! [/testi_pane] [/testimonial]