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EDA Awards an additional $210M in Tech Hub Grants Supporting Innovation

American Entrepreneurship

Tech Hub Funding Background In July 2024, the Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded 12 Tech Hubs Designeeswith implementation grants that ranged between $19million and $51 million, totaling $504million.

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SourceLink Affiliate Quarterly Conversation - March 17, 2022

Source Link

webinar on strategies for growing rural communities through entrepreneurship-led economic development. Attendees will hear success stories and gain valuable insights from national thought leaders about solutions for sustainable, equitable economic impact. Exciting features and new enhancements to our SourceLink technologies.

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Reflecting on 2021 and reimagining 2022

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First, we congratulated affiliates selected to participate in the SBA Community Navigator Pilot Program including National Urban League , Nicolet Area Technical College , New Bedford Economic Council , Rochester Economic Development Corporation and Forward Cities. What are you looking forward to most in 2022?

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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. Entrepreneurship-Led Economic Development and Ecosystem Building. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

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3 new ways to empower your entrepreneurial community

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Here are some additional recommendations for empowering your network in 2022. Racial wealth disparity is a major barrier to thriving communities and economic growth. Identifying and filling these cultural competency gaps benefits your entire community, and it is an essential component of continued economic and social progress.

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5 EO Australia Women Share How To Make Entrepreneurship More Inclusive

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In Australia, we’ve seen similar growth, with the number of businesses owned by women increasing to over 35 percent in 2022. As an example, only 3 percent of venture capital funding went to all-female-founded startups in 2022. There are many reasons that we are seeing more women show interest in owning their own business.

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The Finalists in the PA WILDS BIG IDEA Contest Have Been Announced!

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

Nearly 40 submitted an application by the contest’s deadline on April 18, 2022. The winner will be announced at a pitch event to be held on June 9, 2022 at the North Central PA LaunchBox powered by Penn State DuBois. RSVP: [link].