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How entrepreneurs are building resilience in their communities

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

How entrepreneurs are building resilience in their communities. Communities, economies and trade benefit from strong businesses that have learned to weather unexpected challenges. Renewing Ecuadorian communities after a natural disaster. By Shannon Courtney. How a Jamaican financial educator perseveres through adversity.

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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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How Business Can Revitalize a Community After Crisis

Entrepreneurs' Organization

He also trained community members to utilize technology as the area rebuilt. This time of reflection revealed entrepreneurship to be the most direct avenue for making a difference. This time of reflection revealed entrepreneurship to be the most direct avenue for making a difference. However, disaster struck again in 2019. .

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The challenges of LGBTQ+ entrepreneurship — and resources to help

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While there’s much to celebrate about milestones achieved for the LGBTQ+ community, there’s still much more work to do in the business world for LGBTQ+ equality. However, raising awareness of the unique challenges facing LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs is a crucial step to creating and circulating supportive resources for the LGBTQ+ business community.

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One man’s mission to renew Ecuadorian communities after a natural disaster

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

2016 YLAI Fellow Marco Mendieta is working hard to develop the small business community of Ecuador and regenerate the economy following the devastating earthquake of 2016. In 2019, the program was expanded in each of Ecuador’s provinces, providing “mini master’s degrees” in entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership.

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The unbundling of professional learning and entrepreneurship education

TechCrunch

The ease with which like-minded professionals can receive training, coaching and participate in communities, largely thanks to improving and scalable digital offers, is a key part of the unbundling we are seeing. Many providers communicate and market themselves on the “exclusivity” and focus of their communities.

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Global Entrepreneurship Week: November 18-24, 2019

EntreWorks Consulting

Mark your calendars for the week of November 18-24, 2019, the 12 th annual celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week. All of this work is devoted to telling the story of how entrepreneurship can be a tool for personal enrichment, economic development, and community building. GEW is a big deal around the world.