@article{Beyers:289750, recid = {289750}, author = {Beyers, William B. and Lindahl, David P.}, title = {Lone Eagles and High Fliers in Rural Producer Services}, journal = {Rural America/ Rural Development Perspectives}, address = {1996-06}, number = {2221-2019-2629}, year = {1996}, abstract = {Producer service firms are growing rapidly in rural areas. Included in this expansion are “Lone Eagles”—export-oriented sole proprietors—and “High Fliers”—export-oriented companies with at least one employee. Interviews with 240 rural producer service firms located in a diverse sample of rural counties show that about 40 percent of the businesses are Lone Eagles or High Fliers. They are located in rural areas for quality-of-life reasons and are founded by highly educated people who have “niche” market business concepts that pay off in relatively high sales per worker. Face-to-face communication remains a very important means of delivering their services, but advanced information technologies are also important.}, url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/289750}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.289750}, }