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Chief Executive Officer

Forward Cities

Overview Forward Cities is a national nonprofit with a firm belief that every entrepreneur deserves an equitable chance to launch and grow a business that generates wealth for themselves, their families, and their communities.

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15 Underrepresented Founders Share $170K in Startup302 Grant Prizes

American Entrepreneurship

Mentorships and other resources also provided to winning tech-enabled startups led by members of underfunded demographics as part of Delaware’s fourth annual pitch competition WILMINGTON, Del. ( Farmer , owner of EVA Enterprises and manager of the Delaware Small Business Development Center’s Community Navigator Program.

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Impact Hub: Our policy approach

Impact Hub

Our mission is to build locally rooted and globally connected entrepreneurial communities for impact at scale. This article delves into Impact Hub’s policy approach, highlighting its goals, and applied practices to illustrate how we work with policy makers in our communities worldwide.

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Unsung Hero Spotlight: Beth Zimmer

Ecosystem Builder Hub

Ecosystem builders exist in a variety of places, such as communities, organizations, industries, etc. This space, so far, enables me to do that. We have been really successful in changing our community’s culture. Formal development opportunities around facilitation, communities of practice, and leadership are of interest.

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A Future Worth Creating: Fiscal Year Recap and Vision for Tomorrow

Angel Capital Association

The future of our economies and our communities is at stake. Angels are nimble, identifying and supporting entrepreneurs with desperately needed new technologies and innovations. We will grow the angel investor community by expanding our strategic work in four key areas: Community Networking. We need angels.

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All Investing Has Impact

This is going to be BIG.

Marketplaces like Etsy enable hundreds of thousands of craftspeople to find sellers for their goods. What that means is that many of the funders of this industry wind up being rich white dudes or family offices of rich white dudes, hence where the dollars are flowing for new business opportunities. Leave no trace. it mentioned.

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Professional development for tomorrow’s ecosystem builders

Ecosystem Builder Hub

In the midst of supporting founders in their communities during a global pandemic, what do they wish they were more versed in? Hard skills training: Facilitation & leadership, more and better business support for entrepreneurs, organizational skills, work-life balance. Lauren Mehler Pradhan. Nia Richardson. Adam Arredondo.