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Raising Awareness about Entrepreneurship as an Economic Development Strategy

Ecosystem Builder Hub

“Communities seeking to grow their economy need to understand the impact entrepreneurship and small business play in economic growth.” — Grow Your Own: Entrepreneurship-based Economic Development for Local Communities, Dell Gines, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. She shared an experience she had with this in Buffalo. “We

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Call for Input: Local Policies to Support Economic Development via Entrepreneurship

Ian Hathaway

economic development agencies, foundations, chambers of commerce, non-profits). This survey will inform research on economic development via entrepreneurship to be published later this year by myself and Rhett Morris. Should you participate, please submit your response no later than May 15, 2020. Thank you!

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A Year of Resilience: Cheers to 2021

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After collectively witnessing many of our main street and small businesses across the country close in 2020, there arose a new sense of appreciation for the value entrepreneurs bring to our communities and our economy. You don’t always appreciate what you have until it’s gone.

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Governor’s 2020-21 Budget Proposes $5 Million Increase for Ben Franklin

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

24, 2020) — Gov. We look forward to working with the governor and lawmakers to make it a reality as the state works to finalize a 2020-21 General Fund budget.”. The post Governor’s 2020-21 Budget Proposes $5 Million Increase for Ben Franklin appeared first on BFTP/CNP.

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NJEDA Awards First $2M under Angel Match Program to Support Early-Stage Technology Companies

American Entrepreneurship

April 24, 2024) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) has closed its first four approvals under the Angel Match Program , awarding a total of $2 million to support early-stage technology companies. was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Paramus. TLA Innovation, Inc. vipHomeLink, Inc.

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Work-from-Where?

Revolution

The pre-2020 artificial eight-hour workday forced most people to spend the vast majority of their time in two distinct places: home and work. The most expensive markets lost population during 2020 and 2021 while more affordable cities such as Dallas and Phoenix continued to gain people. The trade-off is that work is leaky as well.

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Governor Murphy Announces Proposed Fintech Accelerator in Hoboken

American Entrepreneurship

NJ FAST is the fourth Strategic Innovation Center in the state and will support research and development, innovation, and entrepreneurship in the Fintech and Insuretech Sectors HOBOKEN, N.J. From 2020 to 2022, Plug and Play was the most active startup accelerator in the world, according to CB Insights.