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Project to Professionalize Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Building Progresses

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The Ecosystem Building Leadership Project (EBLP) is an initiative to advance the entrepreneurship ecosystem building field of practice. After a several months of collaborative online exploration and development, over 70 volunteers convened in Indianapolis in early September to move the project forward. What would that look like?

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Unsung Hero Spotlight: Beth Zimmer

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We appreciate collaboration and work diligently to identify appropriate networks & partners within ecosystems to convene and apply solutions collectively. Ecosystem builders exist in a variety of places, such as communities, organizations, industries, etc. We have been really successful in changing our community’s culture.

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Case Study: The Dan River Region Ecosystem Development

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According to Diana Schwartz, Executive Director at River District Association, economic and societal shifts were having an enormous impact on the community’s economy, “For over 100 years, Danville, Virginia , has been a textile and tobacco powerhouse, and that is what the local economy depended on heavily for the majority of that time.

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Professional development for tomorrow’s ecosystem builders

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In the midst of supporting founders in their communities during a global pandemic, what do they wish they were more versed in? Policy and collaboration with policy, academic and funding institutions. How should we interpret the data about our startup community, especially in immigrant communities and communities of color?

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Frustrations and Challenges of Ecosystem Builders

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What holds them back in their work (scarcity, silos, unrealistic expectations and an unwillingness to collaborate). The most challenging aspect in working with different ecosystem partners has been trying to get them to collaborate, or at least stop seeing each other as competitors. The frustrating reality of non-collaboration.

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Forward Cities

Overview Forward Cities is a national nonprofit with a firm belief that every entrepreneur deserves an equitable chance to launch and grow a business that generates wealth for themselves, their families, and their communities.

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Practical Metrics and Methods: ESHIP Goal 5 – Part 1

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Collaborative research focused on developing the field of ecosystem building would allow the field to identify the principles and practices that are most effective for fostering successful entrepreneurship. I asked them to treat me like a funder. And the ecosystem building metrics stem from the outcomes derived from the community.