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i2E & Plains Ventures Surpasses $100M Milestone in Total Investments

Innovation 2 Enterprise

Since first investing in Oklahoma startups in 1999, i2E, and now its independent Venture Capital Fund management partner, Plains Ventures, have managed numerous early-stage debt and equity investment funds, making 452 investments in more than 250 companies. Selexys Pharmaceuticals was acquired by Novartis for $665 million in October 2016.

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RFQ | Consulting Partner for Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Metrics & Capacity Building

Forward Cities

Overview Forward Cities, a national nonprofit committed to inclusive economic growth through entrepreneurship, seeks a strategic consulting partner to co-design and implement a set of field-informed solutions that advance Durhams entrepreneurial ecosystem. Expertise in ecosystem measurement, capacity building, and/or systems change.

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RFQ | Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Project Management

Forward Cities

Overview Forward Cities, a national nonprofit committed to inclusive economic growth through entrepreneurship, seeks a strategic consulting partner to co-design and implement a set of field-informed solutions that advance Durham’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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Women entrepreneurs find success despite lack of access to investment capital

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As we foster the development of entrepreneurial ecosystems, it’s important to design them to level the playing field for women. Despite the growth in women-owned businesses, venture capital is still funneled to mostly male-owned businesses. of venture capital funds went to women-owned businesses in the U.S.

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How to Get Started Mapping Your Entrepreneurial Ecosystem [Updated]

Ecosystem Builder Hub

I’ve added some of those insights here while I work on a more comprehensive resource guide to mapping entrepreneurship ecosystems. What is Ecosystem Mapping and Why Do It? Ecosystem mapping can be thought of as the practice of observing, analyzing and visualizing an entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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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. Entrepreneurial development in rural areas is needed now more than ever.

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The entrepreneur in all of us – How COVID revealed gaps and opportunities in the entrepreneurial landscape

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Some have been using this time to develop their business plans and launch their own companies.”. However, microbusiness owners need access to the information, expertise, and capital to grow and succeed.”. Approaching the future with an inclusive and equitable lens is vital as communities begin to rebuild local economic ecosystems.