Innovation 2 Enterprise

APRIL 2, 2019

Driving innovation through collaboration to create jobs is the entire reason for being of the public-private consortium of the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST), the Oklahoma Manufacturing Alliance (OMA), the Oklahoma State University New Product Development Center (NPDC) and i2E.

economic development 45

economic development innovation development peer-to-peer 45

Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 13, 2022

In fact, ACA members and groups are the most significant source of support for entrepreneurs, investing more than 1 million pro bono hours and $650 million of after-tax financing to more than 3,000 high growth companies annually. Without this support, many early-stage companies wouldn’t get off the ground.

opportunity 72

opportunity funders peer-to-peer angel investing 72

Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 26, 2023

In fact, ACA members and groups are the most significant source of support for entrepreneurs, investing more than 1 million pro bono hours and $650 million of after-tax financing to more than 3,000 high growth companies annually. Without this support, many early-stage companies wouldn’t get off the ground.

opportunity 52

opportunity funders peer-to-peer angel investing 52

Ecosystem Builder Hub

JUNE 20, 2020

Collaborative research focused on developing the field of ecosystem building would allow the field to identify the principles and practices that are most effective for fostering successful entrepreneurship. For example, my EDO had “7 wins” (companies that relocated) in 2018, but only “1 win” in 2019. It is ephemeral and vague.

entrepreneurial ecosystem 131

entrepreneurial ecosystem communities peer-to-peer entrepreneurship 131

Forward Cities

JULY 25, 2019

In my last blog, I talked about the definition and evaluation of two key elements of an entrepreneurial ecosystem – entrepreneurs and entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs). Collaboration between organizations providing various services creates a cohesive network of resources better suited to support innovation.

entrepreneurial ecosystem 40

entrepreneurial ecosystem peer-to-peer collaboration entrepreneurship 40