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How to Get Started Mapping Your Entrepreneurial Ecosystem [Updated]

Ecosystem Builder Hub

Want to map your entrepreneurship ecosystem but don’t know how to get started? Note: I originally published this article in 2019 to share my lessons-learned from mapping a local ecosystem. I’ve added some of those insights here while I work on a more comprehensive resource guide to mapping entrepreneurship ecosystems.

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How to Protect Your Mental Health When Starting a Business

Entrepreneurs' Organization

While the entrepreneurial journey can be deeply fulfilling, it’s important to acknowledge the mental health struggles that often go hand-in-hand with the challenges, uncertainties, and responsibilities of starting a business. Between being a husband and a father, I get ample opportunity to engage in activities outside of managing a business.

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5 EO Australia Women Share How To Make Entrepreneurship More Inclusive

Entrepreneurs' Organization

However, despite the marked increase in women’s engagement in entrepreneurial activity, there are still far more male than female entrepreneurs in most countries, and there is also a need for greater support and funding for women looking to start and scale their businesses. After all, you can only be what you can see.

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What Makes a Successful and Inclusive Entrepreneurial Ecosystem?

Forward Cities

systematic racism and sexism) have led to extreme differences in the opportunity to achieve the American dream of prosperity and wellbeing. The relatively novel phrase “inclusive innovation” illustrates an understanding that without intervention, opportunities for capitalizing on innovative ideas and solutions are not equally accessible.

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Solution Stories: Expanding Opportunity in Franklin County, Ohio

Forward Cities

This article is part of a larger series called Solution Stories, which aim to tell the story of the work Forward Cities is helping to guide in cities across the country. One of the unique things about the work of Forward Cities is the placed-based focus of the entrepreneurial ecosystem-building work. Editor's Note.

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Expanding Opportunity In Franklin County, Ohio

Forward Cities

Editor’s note: This article is part of a larger series called Solution Stories, which aim to tell the story of the work Forward Cities is helping to guide in cities across the country. For additional background on the specific approach taken in communities like Franklin County, please visit the first article in the series found here.

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Testing New Methods of Flexible Credit Delivery for Entrepreneurs in Indianapolis

Forward Cities

Editor’s note: This article is part of a larger series called Solution Stories, which aim to tell the story of the work Forward Cities is helping to guide in cities across the country. For additional background on the specific approach taken in communities like Indianapolis, please visit the first article in the series here.