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Rallying for rural entrepreneurship: addressing the challenges that face rural small businesses

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During my tenure with the local University I worked with economic developers all across Iowa, from Sioux City to Davenport and a great many small but mighty communities in-between: Grinnell, Parkersburg, Webster City and Lamoni to name a few. Starting and growing a business can prove to be a daunting endeavor within any market.

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Help Grow the Field of Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Building

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Join a collaborative effort to design, create, and validate the advancement of the entrepreneurship ecosystem building field of practice. And, in 2019 I launched Ecosystem Builder Hub to be an online resource for ecosystem builders. For years, the leading standard bearer in this nascent movement was the Kauffman Foundation.

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Practical Metrics and Methods: ESHIP Goal 5 – Part 1

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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. Metrics do that.

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Practical Metrics and Methods: ESHIP Goal 5 – Part 2

Ecosystem Builder Hub

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. 3) If you’re a scholar, let’s collaborate on some papers/articles. ” (#18303, August, Vancouver ). Norris Krueger. “On

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Brazil’s Black Silicon Valley could be an epicenter of innovation in Latin America

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Tara Sabre Collier is an early-stage impact investor with more than 15 years of experience at the intersection of economic development, social entrepreneurship and impact investment. Tara Sabre Collier. Contributor. She is a Visiting Fellow of Oxford University where she teaches and writes about impact investing, diversity and equity.

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What makes a successful and inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem? (Part 2)

Forward Cities

The essence of an entrepreneurial ecosystem is its people and the culture of trust and collaboration that allows them to interact successfully. Collaboration between organizations providing various services creates a cohesive network of resources better suited to support innovation. Successful and Inclusive Entrepreneurial Ecosystems.

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Q&A with Meg Salyer

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Salyer made the decision to take her community service commitment to a new level in November 2008 when she successfully ran for the Ward 6 City Council seat. Salyer served as a member of the Council Finance Committee, Council Economic Development Committee, and as chairman of the Council Social Services Committee.