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ESHIP Communities Ecosystem Builder: Chef Esra England

Forward Cities

Due to redlining, housing discrimination and other discrimination tactics, certain areas of the city (east of Troost) didn’t experience the same opportunity or financial resources and development as more influential/affluent areas of Kansas City. I graduated from Michigan State University with a BS in Clinical Laboratory Science in 2008.

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What Drives The University Of Michigan’s Entrepreneurial Success

HPA

While the University of Michigan has been formally educating students on entrepreneurship for decades, the region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem has notably ramped up in the last ten years and has effectively used its powerful alumni network to amplify its growth. In the mid-2010s, that focus began to evolve. Just as the $2.4B