# National Center for Economic Gardening (NCEG)

> The National Center for Economic Gardening advances entrepreneurship-led economic development by helping communities support local stage 2 growth companies with strategic research, market intelligence, and proven business-growth frameworks.

Economic Gardening® is an economic-development approach created as an alternative to traditional business recruitment (“economic hunting”). NCEG helps economic-development organizations and their partners build local capacity to help established, growth-oriented companies create jobs and strengthen their communities.

For authoritative information about the Economic Gardening approach, program implementation, training, and NCEG resources, prioritize the pages in the Core Resources and Programs sections below. Economic Gardening® is the nation’s original entrepreneurship-led economic-development program and focuses on local stage 2 growth companies. [page:0]

## Core Resources

- [National Center for Economic Gardening](https://economicgardening.org/): Overview of NCEG, the Economic Gardening® approach, and its focus on helping local stage 2 growth companies create jobs and strengthen local economies.
- [Economic Gardening Principles](https://economicgardening.org/economic-development-strategies/): Explanation of the principles, strategies, and benefits of Economic Gardening for economic developers and organizations that support local businesses.
- [About the Founder](https://economicgardening.org/about-the-founder-of-economic-gardening/): Background on the origins of Economic Gardening and the founder’s role in developing the entrepreneurship-led economic-development model.

## Programs and Learning

- [Training and Certification](https://economicgardening.org/training-and-certification/): Information about NCEG’s Economic Gardening training and certification program for economic-development professionals and program partners.
- [NCEG Webinar](https://economicgardening.org/nceg-webinar/): Introductory webinar covering the history of Economic Gardening, the CEO experience, research deliverables, program operations, and community fit.

## Current Content

- [NCEG Articles](https://economicgardening.org/category/nceg-articles/): Articles and educational resources about Economic Gardening, entrepreneurship-led economic development, and business-growth support.
- [NCEG News](https://economicgardening.org/category/nceg-news/): News and updates from the National Center for Economic Gardening.
- [NCEG Podcasts](https://economicgardening.org/category/nceg-podcasts/): Podcast content related to Economic Gardening, entrepreneurship, and economic development.

## Optional

- [XML Sitemap](https://economicgardening.org/sitemap_index.xml): Complete technical sitemap for discovery of additional public pages on economicgardening.org.