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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. In 2021, we saw new programs and funding opportunities from the EDA and SBA to rebuild, sustain and grow entrepreneurship.

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SourceLink + National League of Cities – Impacting Entrepreneurship in Rural Communities

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SourceLink®, the National League of Cities (NLC) and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation are pleased to announce the results of recent efforts to advance entrepreneurial development in Kankakee and Belvidere, Illinois. Entrepreneurial ecosystem expertise. Committed partnerships.

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Join the International Celebration of Makers, Innovators and Job Creators November 8-14

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That number is expected to go up in 2021. and abroad with entrepreneurship at the forefront, it’s more important than ever to rethink and reboot as one global ecosystem to support a more sustainable and equitable world. Global Entrepreneurship Week 2021: November 8-14. As the economy continues to recover in the U.S.

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The entrepreneur in all of us – How COVID revealed gaps and opportunities in the entrepreneurial landscape

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According to the Microenterprise Collaborative of Inland Southern California’s 2021 Impact Report , over 90% of all businesses in the area are “microbusinesses (less than five employees). KCSourceLink, another member of SourceLink’s network, saw similar trends as they regularly surveyed the entrepreneurs in their community throughout 2020.

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Building Rural Communities Through Entrepreneurship

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On Thursday, April 21, SourceLink hosted Building Rural Communities Through Entrepreneurship , a webinar on strategies for growing rural communities through entrepreneurship-led economic development. Don Macke – Senior Vice President, e2 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems. Rob Williams – Director, SourceLink. Nathan Ohle.

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New Year, New Entrepreneurs: Five tips for supporting early-stage entrepreneurs ?

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This year in particular, many of these searches are coming from the millions of Americans who quit their jobs in 2021. To effectively support any entrepreneur, you must develop an infrastructure of resources in your community. Every January, the number of people who Google “how to start a business” jumps to hundreds of searches a day.

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“Place Matters”?—?Rise of the Rest’s 2022 Annual Report

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This report serves to further illustrate that thesis by breaking down what we look for in what we call “tentpole companies”: local startups that are the standout successes of a community’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.