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New Year, New Entrepreneurs: Five tips for supporting early-stage entrepreneurs ?

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To effectively support any entrepreneur, you must develop an infrastructure of resources in your community. After working with over 100 communities, we know that resources tend to cluster around the type of entrepreneur served and stage of business. Early-stage entrepreneurs, like all entrepreneurs, have their own set of unique needs.

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The Startup Community Way. and more from Maine.

EntreWorks Consulting

I recently returned from our annual Maine vacation to find my pre-ordered copy of The Startup Community Way by Brad Feld and Ian Hathaway. This new book follows up on Feld’s excellent 2012 work Startup Communities , which I still consider to be among the best guides to entrepreneurial ecosystem building.

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ESHIP Communities Ecosystem Builder: Gerald Smith

Forward Cities

More information about the ESHIP Communities program can be found here. Meet Kansas City entrepreneur and ecosystem builder Gerald Smith. Gerald and his wife Dianna co-founded Plexpod, a coworking space where they champion entrepreneurs and the power of community to achieve success. A : Show up!

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Manager of E3 Solutions (Part Time)

Forward Cities

The E3 Solutions Manager will serve as the lead project manager for Forward Cities existing and emerging equitable entrepreneurial ecosystem programs. Existing relationships and trust within the Durham community among predominantly Black, Hispanic, indigenous, and/or immigrant business communities.

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Manager of E3 Solutions (Part Time)

Forward Cities

Overview The E3 Solutions Manager will serve as the lead project manager for Forward Cities existing and emerging equitable entrepreneurial ecosystem programs.

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Sustainable Work: ESHIP Goal 7

Ecosystem Builder Hub

Goal 7 Sustainable Work: Develop professional recognition and resources for ecosystem builders. In a nutshell : Entrepreneurial ecosystem building requires perseverance. If I pay a chef to cook me a spaghetti dinner and I pay teachers to teach, you need to pay an ecosystem builder to do THEIR work.”. Read Kim’s spotlight.

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Introducing CO.STARTERS in New Kensington, PA

Forward Cities

For background on the specific approach taken in communities like New Kensington, please visit the first article in the series here , and Kim’s previous post, Rustbelt Renaissance: The Case of New Kensington, PA. Stories of a booming and safe downtown are told by long-term community members.