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Raising Awareness about Entrepreneurship as an Economic Development Strategy

Ecosystem Builder Hub

But when you factor in the need to engage with and educate the broader community it’s an even bigger challenge. Another key type of ally to consider are institutions of higher education. Several responded with their experiences and insights and through these responses some interesting themes emerged. Identify Potential Allies.

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Impact Hub Bergen: Where History Meets Innovation

Impact Hub

Silje had a vision for a space that would invite interactions between unlikely allies in the name of creativity and innovation. The coworking space opened its doors in September 2011, as the first of its kind in Norway. This sparks exciting discussions around sustainability topics, and – every so often – new collaborations.

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Coworking Megatrend Predictions for 2020

GCUC

89% of coworkers reported being happier in a coworking space. They need space that they choose. If you’re not actively educating yourself and designing your spaces with health and wellness in mind, you are going to miss the boat. Educate yourself and help others. Coworking Exits.

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Frustrations and Challenges of Ecosystem Builders

Ecosystem Builder Hub

What holds them back in their work (scarcity, silos, unrealistic expectations and an unwillingness to collaborate). In an ecosystem, there should be multiple entrepreneurial support organizations, coworking spaces, incubators/accelerators, investors, etc.communicating about the resources they have to support entrepreneurs.

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Inclusive Capacity-Building in Action

Forward Cities

Some of the connections that I was able to make and learn from that I am going to be bringing back to my town of Kansas City are: The first evening during the opening reception, I met Beth Zimmer of Erie, PA who runs the Innovation Collaborative. He runs a black-focused co-working space. We had a great conversation.

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After a record year for Israeli startups, 16 investors tell us what’s next

TechCrunch

Products and services that require anything requiring on-site visits and integration as well as a long sales cycle involving face-to-face meetings and customer education are negatively impacted during this time. meter coworking office space where majority of our portfolio companies and accelerator program companies sit on a daily basis.

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