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

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While starting a business is a common new year’s resolution, soon-to-be entrepreneurs make the leap for a variety of reasons. To effectively support any entrepreneur, you must develop an infrastructure of resources in your community. Early-stage entrepreneurs, like all entrepreneurs, have their own set of unique needs.

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The Startup Community Way. and more from Maine.

EntreWorks Consulting

This new book follows up on Feld’s excellent 2012 work Startup Communities , which I still consider to be among the best guides to entrepreneurial ecosystem building. This new work digs deeper into the real life challenges facing ecosystem builders, with a focus on sustaining this work over the long term. and many others.

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ESHIP Communities Ecosystem Builder: Gerald Smith

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This interview is part of the “Ecosystem Builders” series. Meet Kansas City entrepreneur and ecosystem builder Gerald Smith. Gerald and his wife Dianna co-founded Plexpod, a coworking space where they champion entrepreneurs and the power of community to achieve success. A : Show up!

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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. This work is important, not only because it keeps the economy moving, but because it provides a safe space for all entrepreneurs. Louis area.

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Frustrations and Challenges of Ecosystem Builders

Ecosystem Builder Hub

This post is part of a series featuring highlights from the Unsung Heroes of Ecosystem Building campaign which shone a spotlight on 40+ entrepreneurial ecosystem builders from around the U.S. My biggest frustration I encounter is silos in ecosystems. and abroad between February and September 2020. Clark Rinehart.

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Introducing CO.STARTERS in New Kensington, PA

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About a year ago, the Westmoreland County Innovation Council set out to discover what barriers exist in the sister cities of New Kensington and Arnold, PA that keep local entrepreneurs from accessing the appropriate resources to more fully participate in revitalization efforts.

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Expanding Our Entrepreneurial Imagination in Indianapolis

Forward Cities

Who do you picture when you hear the word “entrepreneur?” Maybe you envision your local coffee shop owner who wants to create space for community members to connect over a good cup of joe. It is striking how our imagination around entrepreneurship impacts our sense of who exhibits entrepreneurial potential.