RuralRise builds sustainable economic pathways for the communities that traditional systems left behind. Free training. Real tools. Actual income.
Broadband arrives. The jobs don't follow. Federal grants flow to institutions, not individuals. Training programs assume you can drive to a city.
We started because our founder couldn't run her business from rural North Carolina while caring for her aging father. No broadband. No infrastructure. No options. When connectivity finally arrived, she lost him a month later.
That gap between access and opportunity is what RuralRise closes.
People whose lives, livelihoods, or locations are in constant flux. We build portable programs so income isn't tied to a fixed address.
Freelancers, digital workers, and location-independent professionals who want to level up through entrepreneurship and public sector training.
Veterans re-entering civilian life. Displaced workers adapting to technological shifts. Entrepreneurs pivoting their careers toward new opportunities.
Minority-owned, women-owned, and rural businesses historically excluded from capital and procurement. We deliver the access they've been denied.
All training is free. AI-powered tools to earn are $27/month.
Free workforce development and entrepreneurship training. Grant writing, proposal writing, business development. Build real, marketable skills in high-demand public sector work. When you're ready to generate income, the AI tools are just $27/month.
Closing the rural digital divide. Modern tools, training, and infrastructure for communities where broadband just arrived but digital literacy hasn't caught up. Turning connectivity into capability.
Rural agrilearning and community economic recovery. Helping families and landowners transform underutilized land into sustainable opportunities through agriculture, sustainability training, and community development.
“No one should have to choose between success and being present for the people they love.”
Linda Chatmon, Founder
RuralRise exists because rural communities deserve the same access to opportunity, innovation, and economic mobility as anywhere else in the country. We teach the trade for free. You buy the tools to earn. That's it.