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SourceLink + The IEDC: New Certification Program Uniting Economic Developers and Entrepreneurs

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Now more than ever, entrepreneurs and small business owners require support from economic developers driving local economies forward. The Entrepreneurship Development Professional (EDP) certification. Developed with support from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the U.S. A partnership to champion entrepreneurs.

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New Startup Accelerator for Battery Innovation Accepting Applications

American Entrepreneurship

Part of this initiative was used to open the new accelerator ChargeUp in upstate New York , focusing on battery innovations. Companies participating in the accelerator program, which is mostly remote, benefit from the region’s growing battery industry cluster enabled by New Energy New York ( NENY). awarded a $4.5 25, 2024, 1–2 p.m.

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500 Global, GIZ establish bootcamp for accelerators in Africa to help them define sustainable business models

TechCrunch

Silicon-Valley based VC firm 500 Global and German’s economic development agency Gesellschaft fu?r r Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) will train managers of leading accelerators in Africa over the next two years, to help them establish sustainable business models that commandeer greater influence in their ecosystems.

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Innovation is key to economic development

Innovation 2 Enterprise

OCAST is Oklahoma’s only agency with the sole focus of technology-based economic development. We must accelerate innovation. Last year, for every $1 the state appropriated to OCAST for science and technology, the state realized a return of $34. Because of funding cuts, OCAST was able to fund only 74 of the 145 approved projects.

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Broadband critical for economic development

Innovation 2 Enterprise

As a state, it would behoove us to recognize that universal high-speed broadband is a critical ingredient to driving increased innovation, accelerating STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education for Oklahoma’s young people — and for seeding entrepreneurship in our rural areas.

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SBA Announces Community Navigator Model and Funding Opportunity

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To develop sustainable hub-and-spoke models of entrepreneurship-led economic development, lead agencies need to go further than identifying trusted ambassadors in their communities. The course is available to economic developers in the field who frequently find themselves perfectly positioned to spearhead efforts like this.

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When He Tried to Buy and Develop a Distressed Shopping Center in Baltimore, He Found an 80-Year-Old Legal Covenant That Banned Black Ownership. Here's What He Did Next.

Entrepreneur - Entrepreneurs Category

Lyneir Richardson, co-founder and CEO of Chicago TREND Corporation, discusses the company's efforts to accelerate economic development in urban neighborhoods.