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Innovation is key to economic development

Innovation 2 Enterprise

Copyright © 2019, The Oklahoman. He emphasized leadership, measurable goals and metrics, and a sense of individual responsibility. OCAST is Oklahoma’s only agency with the sole focus of technology-based economic development. We must accelerate innovation. By Scott Meacham. Innovation stimulates entrepreneurship.

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New Jersey announces $10M seed fund aimed at Black and Latinx founders

TechCrunch

The Black and Latinx Seed Fund will be administered by the New Economic Development Authority (NJEDA). NJEDA CEO Tim Sullivan said based on research conducted by the state, that New Jersey is the first state in the nation to develop this type of fund. billion venture dollars invested between 2018 and 2019.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners to Appear Before PA Senate Appropriations Committee – 3:00 PM, Wednesday, March 6, live-streamed: [link]

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

The Ben Franklin Technology Partners (Ben Franklin) Pennsylvania statewide network will present before the Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee regarding the proposed 2019-2020 Pennsylvania budget at 3:00 PM on Wednesday, March 6, live-streamed here: [link]. million per year.

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Practical Metrics and Methods: ESHIP Goal 5 – Part 1

Ecosystem Builder Hub

The traditional economic development approach uses static and reactive metrics – the number of jobs created, capital investment dollars, and companies recruited – on an annual basis. For example, my EDO had “7 wins” (companies that relocated) in 2018, but only “1 win” in 2019. Metrics do that.

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Free money for your impact tech startup

David Teten VC

Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation identifies entrepreneurs that display characteristics of “exceptional social leadership through discretion, influence, vision, ambition, intelligence, and follow-through.”. Their foci include addressing environmental sustainability, racial and gender equity, economic development concerns, etc.

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Free money for your impact tech startup

David Teten VC

Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation identifies entrepreneurs that display characteristics of “exceptional social leadership through discretion, influence, vision, ambition, intelligence, and follow-through.”. Their foci include addressing environmental sustainability, racial and gender equity, economic development concerns, etc.

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