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The Future of Brick and Mortar

This is going to be BIG.

In Bay Ridge, The Art Room is a store front fine arts school for kids and represents the tip of the iceberg in storefront education centers. I'll be excited to see the same spaces that were distrupted by internet distribution get reinvented by hybrid models and more engaging places for people to connect.

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BE 2.0: Lead by Example – Turning Feedback into Growth

Paul G. Silva

The Feedback That Made Me Sick to My Stomach Years ago, as president of Click Workspace, a startup coworking space, I received feedback that literally made me feel physically ill. We doubled our membership, became profitable, and soon were running out of space. Our board chairman called me in for a conversation.

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New Year, New Entrepreneurs: Five tips for supporting early-stage entrepreneurs ?

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Some key organizations that fill the needs of startups which you should seek out and invite into your network include: The public library , a vital and often overlooked resource for free access to business databases, education, equipment and internet access. Cultivate an inclusive network with culturally competent support.

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Impact Hub Bergen: Where History Meets Innovation

Impact Hub

Hidden staircases and historic artifacts contrast the colorful furnishing and modern office equipment, providing an inspiring backdrop for social innovation, technology and the realization of ideas. Impact Hub Bergen was an early starter amongst social innovation spaces and joined the global Impact Hub network in 2008.

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Raising Awareness about Entrepreneurship as an Economic Development Strategy

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But when you factor in the need to engage with and educate the broader community it’s an even bigger challenge. Another key type of ally to consider are institutions of higher education. Norris pointed out the growing body of evidence that innovative new and small businesses are what leads every economy out of every recession.

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Inclusive Capacity-Building in Action

Forward Cities

Brett Brenton, Senior Director of Community Innovation, guides participants through a mock ideation session that participants could use in their community to generate innovative ideas and solutions to community problems. Fay Horwitt, Vice President of Community Innovation explains the Forward Cities’ Theory of Change model.

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Frustrations and Challenges of Ecosystem Builders

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In an ecosystem, there should be multiple entrepreneurial support organizations, coworking spaces, incubators/accelerators, investors, etc.communicating about the resources they have to support entrepreneurs. You need to engage others and sometimes the vocabulary is not the same and we still need to educate and try again and again.