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Rallying for rural entrepreneurship: addressing the challenges that face rural small businesses

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During my tenure with the local University I worked with economic developers all across Iowa, from Sioux City to Davenport and a great many small but mighty communities in-between: Grinnell, Parkersburg, Webster City and Lamoni to name a few. Starting and growing a business can prove to be a daunting endeavor within any market.

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Welcome, BizLink Orange!

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To support and accelerate this momentum, the National Entrepreneur Center (NEC) and Orange County Government have partnered with SourceLink, tapping into our consulting services, software solutions and national network to strengthen and build upon the rich tradition of collaboration the NEC and Orlando entrepreneurial ecosystem have forged.

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

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

The prize package for this contest includes up to $50,000 in cash, the opportunity to win an additional $2,500 in a People’s Choice Award, the chance to pitch the business concept for a $10,000 seed grant from Ben Franklin, and a guaranteed seat in an upcoming business accelerator program.

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Brazil’s Black Silicon Valley could be an epicenter of innovation in Latin America

TechCrunch

Paulo is the co-founder of Vale do Dendê (Dende Valley) and AFAR Ventures , a global diversity and inclusion creative and consulting agency that identifies opportunities for multinational brands, corporations and investors in emerging markets. Tara Sabre Collier. Contributor.

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

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

Tom Wolf today announced that his proposed 2020-21 General Fund budget will include a $5 million increase for the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority (BFTDA), which funds the statewide Ben Franklin Technology Partners initiative, one of the most widely known and emulated state technology-based economic development programs in the nation.

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A National Project to Advance Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Building

Ecosystem Builder Hub

The Ecosystem Building Leadership Project (EBLP) seeks to collaboratively design, create, and validate a field-wide infrastructure that will help accelerate wider understanding and adoption of ecosystem building as a practice in economic, community, workforce, and entrepreneurship development in the United States.

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Book Review: Creating Startup Junkies

Ecosystem Builder Hub

Their years of experience in business and leadership positions and through working at Startup Junkies Consulting and the Conductor in Arkansas position them as leading experts in the field of ecosystem building. Many ecosystem builders may already be familiar with Amerine and Stanbridge through the Startup Junkies podcast.