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NJEDA Board Awards $3M in Grants to Support Public Space Activation in Atlantic City & Newark

American Entrepreneurship

December 19, 2023) – Last week, the N ew Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board approved $3 million in Public Space Activation Grants under the Activation, Revitalization and Transformation (A.R.T.) They also serve to foster arts and cultural activities, which drive dynamic, thriving communities. $10M A.R.T.

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Joseph L. Lewis III joins Delaware Prosperity Partnership as Director of Marketing and External Relations

American Entrepreneurship

In collaboration with statewide economic development partners, the DPP team works with site selectors, executives and developers focused on where to locate or grow a business and helps with reviewing potential sites, cost-of-living analyses and funding opportunities, including available tax credits and incentives.

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Resource Spotlight: Anika Horn’s Ecosystems for Change Podcast

Ecosystem Builder Hub

Ecosystem building and community building is hard. Entrepreneurship ecosystem builders work for social change and impact — working to help their communities thrive. In the podcast, Anika explores how ecosystem building can help unleash the full potential of the makers, doers, innovators and visionaries in our communities.

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Brazil’s Black Silicon Valley could be an epicenter of innovation in Latin America

TechCrunch

Paulo is the co-founder of Vale do Dendê (Dende Valley) and AFAR Ventures , a global diversity and inclusion creative and consulting agency that identifies opportunities for multinational brands, corporations and investors in emerging markets. Tara Sabre Collier. Contributor. It attracted backing from Facebook Brasil and grew 770% in 2020.

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How Big Business Could Help Small Business in Kansas City

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Mom-and-pop businesses, the kinds of establishments that make up the backbone of a community, stand to do much worse. It's not just livelihoods that are threatened, but our very sense of community. Hancock and Denver Economic Development and Opportunity (DEDO) to announce the Denver Small Business Emergency Relief Fund.

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Q&A with Meg Salyer

Innovation 2 Enterprise

Salyer made the decision to take her community service commitment to a new level in November 2008 when she successfully ran for the Ward 6 City Council seat. Salyer served as a member of the Council Finance Committee, Council Economic Development Committee, and as chairman of the Council Social Services Committee.

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EIGHT FINALISTS ANNOUNCED IN BEN FRANKLIN’S BIG IDEA CONTEST!

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

This year’s contest challenged tech-entrepreneurs located in Northwest PA, to develop new “game-changing” products, processes, or techniques in creative spaces. Matthew Harris with Character: Be About It is developing a learning management system/curriculum that targets at-risk youth.