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i2E & Plains Ventures Surpasses $100M Milestone in Total Investments

Innovation 2 Enterprise

This milestone represents years of dedication to growing Oklahoma’s entrepreneurial ecosystem,” Plains Ventures President Justin Wilson said. “It Selexys Pharmaceuticals was acquired by Novartis for $665 million in October 2016. Novazyme Pharmaceuticals Inc. was acquired by Genzyme Corp for $137.5 million in 2001.

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EO to Support Global Entrepreneurial Summit 2016

Entrepreneurs' Organization

A leading voice in the entrepreneurial ecosystem, EO will support GES 2016 by fostering personal and professional development through special mentorship and networking sessions, which are designed to educate, inspire and encourage innovation in youth, women and early-stage entrepreneurs.

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3 new ways to empower your entrepreneurial community

Source Link

Creating inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystems can help close the wealth gap , as entrepreneurship offers one of the greatest opportunities for personal wealth building. Make your ecosystem adaptable. At SourceLink, we help communities build and empower entrepreneurial ecosystems.

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Unsung Hero Spotlight: Christina Theodoraki

Ecosystem Builder Hub

I am a professor in entrepreneurship and educate students to this reflection and contribute to the development of an entrepreneurial culture and mindset. I do research on entrepreneurial ecosystems to further understand their composition and provide findings that may help build resilient and sustainable ecosystems.

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ESHIP Communities Ecosystem Builder: Chef Esra England

Forward Cities

After graduating in 2016, I started the KC Cajun Food Truck and Catering Kansas City catering service. Q: What advice would you give to someone who is wanting to help build greater equity in the entrepreneurial ecosystem/community here in Kansas City? I enrolled in culinary courses at The Culinary Center of KC (Overland Park).

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A university’s role in an emerging startup community and other conversations

Startup Catalyst

The last time I had visited was mid-2016 when I was getting ready to leave QUT. It still felt the same, even though I had changed so much, QUT had changed so much, and the ecosystem had changed so much. Danielle Vaz (2016) is with Deloitte Digital as a Technical Business Analyst. It’s not all startups!

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Mobilising the Full Potential of the Social Economy in Europe

Impact Hub

Built on the results of the 2011 Social Business Initiative and the 2016 Start-up and Scale-up Initiative , and preceded by extensive dialogue with stakeholders and civil society, the Action Plan proposes 38 concrete measures to be implemented in a nine-years horizon, between 2021-2030.