Steve,
Have you heard of any units (of any type) partnering with small businesses on this end and linking them up with like businesses on the other end? Have you heard of any types of economic partnering/pairing?

I've got a friend who worked the Econ LLOO for the Ninewa PRT - I recently did his interview for the Case Study I'm working on - I'm looking to show the relationships between the various types of operations and assistance. What are your thoughts on how to get the most out of these relationships with regards to a grass roots approach? How do we ensure efforts are not in contest with one another, and how do we assist in the coordination of those things which are better from the bottom up with those things that might only happen with top down assistance?

Thanks, Rob