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A Year of Resilience: Cheers to 2021

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In 2021, we saw new programs and funding opportunities from the EDA and SBA to rebuild, sustain and grow entrepreneurship. At SourceLink, we continued the entrepreneurial ecosystem building work we’re known for while proactively developing ways to bolster this renewed wave of support. as compared to the previous year.

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

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Through this commitment it challenges community leaders to promote innovation, entrepreneurship, and education by partnering with key constituents in the community and making a commitment to strengthen regional innovation. Entrepreneurial ecosystem expertise. Committed partnerships.

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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. Nicole LaChapelle – Mayor, Easthampton, MA. Nathan Ohle.

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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. Register here: [link]. KC SourceLink.

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These blogs deserve an encore

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In our commitment to entrepreneurship-led economic development, we’ve made it our practice to regularly share insights and lessons learned while celebrating success stories along the way. In the spirit of the new year, let’s check out SourceLink’s best blogs to discover what piqued interest in 2021 and what knowledge we can build on in 2022.

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

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New ways of doing things had to be created and implemented, and we found in those early months the value in having an entrepreneurial mindset in everything we do, not just business. Entrepreneurship-led job creation. The importance of social change through entrepreneurship has also become more widely acknowledged.

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Goals in Action: A Look Inside March’s Quarterly Conversation

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After such a challenging year, we asked our affiliates at our December Quarterly Conversation to identify and prioritize what they’d like to accomplish in 2021. Participants were asked to define the biggest gap in their entrepreneurial ecosystem, define their objectives and then jot down six things that would move them closer to their goal.