Rural Business Transitions series - Mar. 24, 2026

This free series of 5 noontime webinars - brought to you through the collaboration of Rural Partners, the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs, and Illinois Extension - is designed to help local officials and administrators, as well as researchers, identify ways to use succession planning to retain local businesses in rural communities, as current owners retire or otherwise move away. The sessions review major trends in rural businesses, best practices used in rural areas, and opportunities to work with local leaders and residents to stabilize local economies. This recording is Session 2 of the series.