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Book Review: Creating Startup Junkies

Ecosystem Builder Hub

As the field of entrepreneurial ecosystem building has started to grow over the last decade a few books dedicated exclusively to the topic have become valuable sources of information for ecosystem builders. Many ecosystem builders may already be familiar with Amerine and Stanbridge through the Startup Junkies podcast.

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5 EO Australia Women Share How To Make Entrepreneurship More Inclusive

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Franc.World aims to change this narrative by opening the doors to conversations about self-discovery and future career paths at a younger age through their multimedia offering that includes books, documentaries and podcasts. When we can create equal opportunities for education and training, we can see greater equality for women in business.

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SBA Announces Community Navigator Model and Funding Opportunity

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This approach also requires entrepreneurial ecosystems incorporate new methods and business economic impact measures. The SBA Community Navigator framework envisions a lead nonprofit partner who can serve as a hub for the entrepreneurial community and the network building efforts. What is the SBA Community Navigator Model?

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Case Study: The Dan River Region Ecosystem Development

Ecosystem Builder Hub

We found one of those exemplary steps in southern Virginia where the Dan River Region Entrepreneur Ecosystem recognized the need for an ecosystem coordinator and rallied their stakeholders to hire the first entrepreneurial ecosystem builder for the region. River and bridges in Danville. Results won’t be seen in 2-3 years.

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The Soul of Ecosystem Building

Ecosystem Builder Hub

They might be motivated by the belief that entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial ecosystem building is a way to make a difference in society. We talk a lot about what ecosystem builders do, but not so much about the ‘being’ aspect of ecosystem building. I think this applies to ecosystem building equally well.

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Alicia Robb Magnified the Movement to Drive Impact, Diversity, and Inclusion in Early-Stage Investing

Angel Capital Association

By: Sarah Dickey, ACA Membership Director Groundbreaking economist, author, investor, and entrepreneur is honored with the Angel Capital Association’s Hans Severiens Award While performing the research that culminated in her book, The Next Wave: Financing and Investing Strategies for Growth-Oriented Women Entrepreneurs , Alicia Robb, Ph.D.,

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Acceptance and The Narrative Fallacy in the Times of COVID-19

Ian Hathaway

Without strong leadership in place as a check on human impulses (selfish, short-term), the situation worsens and the whole episode drags on. Our book has been miraculously well-timed. Nassim Nicholas Taleb also addresses this in his 2007 book, The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. The suffering elongates.