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ESHIP Communities Ecosystem Builder: Dan Smith

Forward Cities

More information about the ESHIP Communities program can be found here. My family and community invested so much into me, I have always felt the need to repay the investment. Q: What advice would you give to someone who is wanting to help build greater equity in the entrepreneurial ecosystem/community here in KC?

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Finding Founder-Market-Geography Fit

Revolution

At Rise of the Rest, we’ve spent years traversing the country, spotlighting emerging startup hubs, and building a network of entrepreneurial champions and ecosystem builders beyond Silicon Valley, New York City, and Boston. We dive deeper into the definition in our 2022 Annual Report. Place comes into play here, too. Plastomics: St.

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What is an Ecosystem Builder

Ecosystem Builder Hub

One of the challenges in turning ecosystem building into a recognized profession is the lack of a recognized definition for what it is and what an ecosystem builder is. Clearly, if we’re going to come up with a professional definition of what ecosystem building is, it needs to include this connector/connecting aspect. Community Focus.

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Getting Serious about Food Systems: Vermont’s Farm to Plate

EntreWorks Consulting

In recent years, many states and communities have embraced food systems and ag/food sector development as core economic development strategies. It’s definitely worth a read even if you’re not a Vermonter. It offers an excellent review of recent trends in ten food sectors (e.g.

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Dia ‘living her dream’ by helping other people achieve theirs

Innovation 2 Enterprise

Like everyone who is engaged in the entrepreneurial community, Dia is no stranger to pivots, or to serendipity. Economic Development Administration. “In In a rural community, the exciting challenge is that you have to come out and build it yourself,” Dia said. “It You can do it from Ada, OK.

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Startups have about $1 trillion worth of reasons to love the Biden infrastructure plan

TechCrunch

A focus there will be on disadvantaged communities that haven’t had access to clean energy investments. Specifically, the proposal calls for funding for community-based small business incubators and innovation hubs to support growth in communities of color and underserved communites. ” Climate resiliency .

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What makes a successful and inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem? (Part 2)

Forward Cities

Reflections on measurement and definitions for evaluation – Part 2. In my last blog, I talked about the definition and evaluation of two key elements of an entrepreneurial ecosystem – entrepreneurs and entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs). Economic Development Quarterly, 32(2), 119-134. 2019) [link].