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The Glue that Makes a Community Stick

This is going to be BIG.

What was harder to figure out how to do--and something no one ever really thinks about on the economic development side, is community. Anyone can build a coworking space, but it''s a lot harder to attract and curate a set of folks that makes me want to move into that space. and figure out how to support them.

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Unsung Hero Spotlight: Ellen Bateman

Ecosystem Builder Hub

In an ecosystem, there should be multiple ESOs, coworking spaces, incubators/accelerators, investors, etc.communicating about the resources they have to support entrepreneurs. What is your biggest frustration as an ecosystem builder? My biggest frustration I encounter is silos in ecosystems. How can we support you?

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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. and abroad between February and September 2020. Ellen Bateman. Heather Metcalf.