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How To Grow Your Economy. Build It, Don’t Buy It!

Ecosystem Builder Hub

Building Startup Communities is the Way to Economic Growth and Recovery. The pandemic has accelerated and exacerbated the situation. And yet, our economic policies espoused by governments and traditional economic development approaches continue to focus on attracting big businesses. Economies are hurting.

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Greenville Startup, Advanced Power & Energy, Receives Game-Changing $500,000 Investment to Pave the Way for Safer EV Charging Stations

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

The fund, generously supported by key partners including Penn-Northwest Development Corporation, the City of Hermitage, the Shenango Valley Enterprise Zone Corporation, and the Greenville Area Economic Development Corporation, aspires to nurture an entrepreneurial ecosystem that acts as a catalyst for small business expansion and innovation.

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NJEDA to Issue Request for Expressions of Interest for Wind Innovation Center

American Entrepreneurship

Center Will Help Accelerate Innovation, Research and Development, and Entrepreneurship in NJ’s Offshore Wind Industry TRENTON, N.J. WHAT: The Wind Innovation Center will help accelerate innovation, research and development, and entrepreneurship in the state’s offshore wind industry.

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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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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. appeared first on BFTP/CNP.

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NJEDA Hosts Diversity Finance Advisory Board Meeting, Convening Diverse Group of Entrepreneurs and Investors

American Entrepreneurship

March 5, 2024) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) held the first in-person meeting of the Diversity Finance Advisory Board (DFAB) last week, bringing together a diverse group of investors, entrepreneurs, and mentors for presentations and networking sessions.

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NJEDA Approves First NJ Innovation Evergreen Fund Investment to Newark-based 1Huddle

American Entrepreneurship

October 12, 2023) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board today approved the first investment in an emerging New Jersey company from the New Jersey Innovation Evergreen Fund (NJIEF). million annually per investor from the NJIEF to co-invest in innovative, high-growth New Jersey-based businesses.