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3 new ways to empower your entrepreneurial community

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Creating inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystems can help close the wealth gap , as entrepreneurship offers one of the greatest opportunities for personal wealth building. However, it’s important to consider what barriers entrepreneurs of color face that may keep them from being able to benefit from investment and support resources.

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

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I consulted and trained dozens of local economic developers on entrepreneurship ecosystem building efforts, developing a unique understanding of the stereotypes and challenges associated with rural economic development and entrepreneurship ecosystem building. Population, though 97% of U.S. land is considered rural.

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Cultivating a Practice of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Ecosystem Building Programs

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Cultivating a culture and practice of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has become a core principle for entrepreneurial ecosystem builders. It is incumbent upon those of us working to build vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystems to put inclusion front and center, at the heart of everything we do. It is the whole thought.

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Book Review: Creating Startup Junkies

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As the field of entrepreneurial ecosystem building has started to grow over the last decade a few books dedicated exclusively to the topic have become valuable sources of information for ecosystem builders. I suspect many ecosystem builders will find the final sections of the book the most rewarding.

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Sustainable Work: ESHIP Goal 7

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Goal 7 Sustainable Work: Develop professional recognition and resources for ecosystem builders. In a nutshell : Entrepreneurial ecosystem building requires perseverance. I have built ecosystems my entire professional career, but Forward Cities is the first organization that paid me to do it. Goal 7, specifically 7.1

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Larissa de Moura: Working Towards a World Without Borders

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Larissa’s curiosity and boldness have taken her through an intense entrepreneurial journey in the past years. INMI , a social startup dedicated to supporting young students in finding the best educational programs around the world, was born out of that journey. It was my second entrepreneurial project and INMI, the last one.

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ESHIP Communities Ecosystem Builder: Dr. Ebony Edwards

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The ESHIP Communities program is a community-driven approach for building entrepreneurial ecosystems that foster inclusion, relationships, collaboration, and social capital across networks of entrepreneurs and those who support them. Ebony Edwards is passionate about making a unique and positive impact in Kansas City.