How can local communities use effectuation to increase local economic growth within existing levels of government support?

Coming from a small fishing village in County Waterford and a family of entrepreneurs I have seen how local people struggle to create and find job opportunities, particularly in a time of recession. Bunmahon, County Waterford is a small village by sea, which during the seasonal summer months flourishes as a result of tourism from the cities and bigger towns. Then, come the dark winter months the vacant holiday homes and closed shop doors leave people looking to relocate to the bigger cities for jobs. However, not all people can or want to take this option some stay and struggle to create a living for themselves while others are left dependant on government aid. An Taoiseach said: “While recovery is underway we cannot let it bypass families or communities on the basis of their location. Irish Recovery is for all of Ireland” (Action Plan for Jobs-Regional, 2015). For my family, those who stayed used the means available to them to generate an income by starting a fishing export business, become an author, opening a restaurant and other businesses. Although this is not the case for everyone, job-creation in rural Ireland continues to be a struggle.