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Raising Awareness about Entrepreneurship as an Economic Development Strategy

Ecosystem Builder Hub

Communities seeking to grow their economy need to understand the impact entrepreneurship and small business play in economic growth.” — Grow Your Own: Entrepreneurship-based Economic Development for Local Communities, Dell Gines, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.

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DC’s New Innovation Hub, STATION DC, Opens Membership Applications

American Entrepreneurship

With an emphasis on fostering strategic discussions and facilitating key industry connections, the innovation hub is set to play a critical role in shaping the future of AI, energy, security, and other frontier industries.

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Revitalizing Your Resource Partner Network

Source Link

Spring is a season of growth and new beginnings that often leads to a renewed sense of energy and motivation. There’s a lot to be optimistic about for entrepreneurship-led economic development. What resource organizations are in our community that we aren’t currently engaging with?

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The Finalists in the PA WILDS BIG IDEA Contest Have Been Announced!

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

Brinc Building Products (John Brooks), located in Clarion County, manufactures energy efficient building envelope solutions that manage all four control layers of the exterior wall (bulk water, thermal insulation, air infiltration, and moisture vapor). The post The Finalists in the PA WILDS BIG IDEA Contest Have Been Announced!

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Gregslist – The Strange Attractor

Ecosystem Builder Hub

Successful startup communities often grow organically without any deliberate plans or resources. But, despite lots of time, energy and money, most of these ecosystems seem to fizzle. Gregslist illustrated that Phoenix was indeed a very active software community with over 600 operating software companies.

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Small-Scale Manufacturing is the Secret Sauce to Revive Downtowns

StartupNation

They are the hidden gems in the economic development strategy and downtown reinvestment efforts of every place (yes, I really mean every place). You already have some type of small-scale manufacturing business in your community, and as you learn more about these businesses in this book, you may start to notice them.

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Two Local Erie Startups win Ben Franklin’s TechCelerator Business Bootcamp

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

Pictured left to right: Barry Snyder, Erin Kerner, Bob Dornich (TechCelerator Coach), Michael Irvin “We are thrilled to witness the success of these promising startups and their potential to drive economic growth in the Erie region,” remarked Brian Slawin, Portfolio Manager for Ben Franklin CNP. Premier Manufacturing – d.b.a