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Rallying for rural entrepreneurship: addressing the challenges that face rural small businesses

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During my tenure with the local University I worked with economic developers all across Iowa, from Sioux City to Davenport and a great many small but mighty communities in-between: Grinnell, Parkersburg, Webster City and Lamoni to name a few. I grew up in a small town in north Iowa—Cedar Falls, to be exact.

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NJEDA Establishes New Jersey Green Bank to Advance Climate Goals

American Entrepreneurship

The NJGB will be dedicated to investing in projects, technologies, and companies that align with the State’s climate goals, including in areas such as zero-emission transportation, building decarbonization and resiliency, and clean energy generation and storage.

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

TechCrunch

Tech companies have spent the past decade or more developing innovations that can be applied to old-world industries like agriculture, construction, energy, education, manufacturing and transportation and logistics. A focus there will be on disadvantaged communities that haven’t had access to clean energy investments.

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Nearly $4M in Grants to Support Offshore Wind Workforce Training Approved by NJEDA Board

American Entrepreneurship

With this funding, recipients will launch innovative training programs focused on strengthening and diversifying the state’s offshore wind workforce, with a particular emphasis on serving Overburdened Communities. All programs are either led by or partner with a community-based organization serving a New Jersey overburdened community.

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African Startups Raising Investment to Further Drive Economic and Social Impact

Impact Hub

The fintech company Kobopay provides a wide range of services using a community-based approach. It works with local businesses in their communities to offer their services offline, thus reaching the last mile. Transportation and storage. Half of the adult population in sub-Saharan Africa still lacks access to financial services.

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Expanding Our Entrepreneurial Imagination in Indianapolis

Forward Cities

Maybe you envision your local coffee shop owner who wants to create space for community members to connect over a good cup of joe. As Forward Cities journeys with communities to develop equitable entrepreneurial ecosystems, one thing we are learning is that our collective imagination around entrepreneurship will have to expand.

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What Will Workplaces Look Like After The Pandemic?

Impact Hub

Operating like this has given us an upper hand and enabled us to best support Impact Hubs in transitioning their work and communities online. . This realization has made us rethink the entire future of work and think about how communication and teamwork are more necessary than ever before.