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DC’s New Innovation Hub, STATION DC, Opens Membership Applications

American Entrepreneurship

STATION DC was launched by Capital Factory, in partnership with the City of Washington, DC, as a community-driven coworking and event space designed to support diverse entrepreneurs, creators, and changemakers. As the official D.C.

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The Glue that Makes a Community Stick

This is going to be BIG.

Cheaper rents could make it a great place for the creative community and there''s no reason why it shouldn''t become as popular a destination for out of town events the same way that Austin has. What was harder to figure out how to do--and something no one ever really thinks about on the economic development side, is community.

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Unsung Hero Spotlight: Ellen Bateman

Ecosystem Builder Hub

This year, I identified volunteers to serve State Coordinators and Community Organizers. By creating this nationwide network of State Coordinators and Community Organizers, it enables ecosystem builders to connect to other communities they otherwise may not have connected with, and possible plan a GEW activity with.

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Frustrations and Challenges of Ecosystem Builders

Ecosystem Builder Hub

As an emerging field that is challenging the status quo of entrepreneurship in economic development, ecosystem builders are bound to run into obstacles along the way which – if repeated and consistent – make us want to pull our hair out. Lack of diversity especially when it comes to immigrant and refugee communities.