Community-based businesses (CBBs) are important in developing rural areas. This project evaluated the feasibility of CBB’s in Northern India’s Kamand Valley. Through interviews with fifty-seven respondents, we obtained information on resources, interest in participating in a CBB, and products purchased in the market. Our findings indicated potential for the development of a CBB in the Kamand Valley, and an assortment of products. We made recommendations for two prospective CBB’s: producing soap made from soapnuts, and creating handwoven products.

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Creator

• St. Fort, Brittany Alexandra
• Samardzic, Andrej
• Gabor, Sarah Rose

Subject

• Community
• Industry
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042915-061309

关键词

• Community development
• Rural development
• Marketing

Advisor

• Shockey, Ingrid K.
• Higgins, Lorraine D.

Year

• 2015

Center

• Mandi, India Project Center - IQP

Date created

• 2015-04-29

地点

• Mandi

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright