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Finalists Announced in 2024 PA Wilds $50,000 BIG IDEA Contest!

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

Otzzy, founded by Tim Emerick (Renovo, PA): This family-run business has developed an interactive tap-to-play interface app, revolutionizing personalized keepsake gifts. Their project, currently in the engineering phase, holds promise for reducing carbon emissions while promoting economic development in the region.

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Unsung Hero Spotlight: Right to Start

Ecosystem Builder Hub

But our conviction in the power and impact of ecosystem building is not shared by most people, especially those who are in positions of traditional power such as many civic leaders, business leaders, and traditional economic developers. We could realize a true shift in the economic policy narrative. Change communities.

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NEW LIFESTYLE APP DEVELOPED BY RECENT GRADS IS CREATING BUZZ AROUND TOWN

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

Founded by Andrew Strause (’17), Beemia is a free information marketplace that brings college students, businesses, and communities together. Beemia believes in the power of all community members – college students and businesses alike – working together to grow and thrive. Visit Ben Franklin’s website at www.cnp.benfranklin.org.

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Anchor Institutions’ Contributions to Building Inclusive Small Business Ecosystems

Forward Cities

Anchor Institutions’ Contributions to Building Inclusive Small Business Ecosystems was jointly developed by Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and Forward Cities with support from the Annie E. DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT. Casey Foundation. What is an Anchor?

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Cities Building Community Wealth

Surdna Foundation

This situation is created in part by the practices of traditional economic development. Can we create an economic system—beginning at the local level—that builds the wealth and prosperity of everyone. Download Related Document(s) : Cities Building Community Wealth. Published By: Democracy Collaborative.

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How to engage resource partners: continuing the conversation

Source Link

During our March Quarterly Conversation, affiliates discussed the challenges moving from individual entrepreneur support organizations to a collaborative, community-based model. IASourceLink restructured much of their website content into specific, detailed, easy-to-navigate guides, and is working to turn each guide into downloadable PDFs.

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The Cooperative Growth Ecosystem

Surdna Foundation

The Cooperative Growth Ecosystem framework presents the recent wave of worker cooperative development as a timely, high-potential strategy for inclusive, place-based community economic development. Download Related Document(s): The Cooperative Growth Ecosystem. Published By: The Democracy at Work Institute.