Remove communities Remove entrepreneurship Remove funders Remove support
article thumbnail

Banking Fintech Closes Series A to Expand Community Bank Deposit Management Platform

American Entrepreneurship

The platform serves community and regional banks by helping them grow, retain, and manage their deposits. With a strong view of the role of community banking in the American economy, they joined forces. million Series A funding round. Bertolotti completed a PhD at MIT and DeVita worked as a Product Manager at Citi.

article thumbnail

Project to Professionalize Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Building Progresses

Ecosystem Builder Hub

The Ecosystem Building Leadership Project (EBLP) is an initiative to advance the entrepreneurship ecosystem building field of practice. Improving the Field: Imagine a learning infrastructure supporting the entrepreneurship ecosystem building field widely seen as both efficient and innovative. What would that look like?

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Strategies to sustain your entrepreneurial ecosystem

Source Link

We are experiencing unprecedented opportunities for communities to evaluate how best to respond to short-term needs while building resilient solutions for long-term success. Having worked in over 100 communities for over 18 years, SourceLink understands that with ecosystem-building there will never be a check box to mark “done”.

article thumbnail

Virtual Town Hall: The State of Black Entrepreneurship

Ecosystem Builder Hub

Discussing the state of Black entrepreneurship and the broader New Majority. Since their inception, 1863 Ventures has been unwavering in their commitment to building wealth in Black communities. – Greater clarity on the financial returns achievable by supporting New Majority Entrepreneurs. Though based in Washington D.C.,

article thumbnail

Black Innovation Alliance, Village Capital team up to support founders of color

TechCrunch

Black Innovation Alliance and Village Capital today announced Resource, a national initiative aimed at boosting the efforts of entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs) led by, and focused on, founders of color. Resource aims to give local accelerators and incubators support in the form of training and community.

support 86
article thumbnail

Startup Community Engagement During Covid

Ecosystem Builder Hub

Much of what we do as startup community builders requires in-person interactions through workshops, meetups, and other events. But the Covid pandemic pushed the big pause button on in-person events that are the beating heart of many startup communities. We’re leaning heavily on our digital platforms to keep the community engaged.

article thumbnail

Revitalizing Your Resource Partner Network

Source Link

There’s a lot to be optimistic about for entrepreneurship-led economic development. As entrepreneurs and small business owners continue to recover , it’s a good time to strengthen ecosystems to support them. Questions will depend on your community’s unique situation, and what you’re trying to uncover.