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

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To effectively support any entrepreneur, you must develop an infrastructure of resources in your community. Here are five tips to consider when engaging and supporting new business owners in your community—read on to learn more. Include resources that specialize in supporting new entrepreneurs.

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Raising Awareness about Entrepreneurship as an Economic Development Strategy

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“Communities seeking to grow their economy need to understand the impact entrepreneurship and small business play in economic growth.” — Grow Your Own: Entrepreneurship-based Economic Development for Local Communities, Dell Gines, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Identify Potential Allies.

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Japan Launches Silicon Valley Hub for Startups: Innovation Campus in Palo Alto

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The support base, situated in a two-story building near Stanford University in the heart of Palo Alto, is set to be fully operational by the end of the year. With a focus on industry-academia-government collaboration, the base will play a key role in supporting Japanese startups’ overseas expansion efforts.

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Unsung Hero Spotlight: Ellen Bateman

Ecosystem Builder Hub

In my role, I serve as the national organizer for Global Entrepreneurship Week in the United States. GEW is the world’s largest celebration of entrepreneurship. I look forward to seeing the collaborations and creative activities they will come up with to support entrepreneurship. How can we support you?

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Startup Communities – Where to Find Them and How to Get Involved

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

An entrepreneur needs a network of supportive people and resources to maximize his or her chances of success, because there will always be fires to put out. An interconnected startup community is one that shares common values and whose interests support the entrepreneurs, their ventures, and the startup community as a whole.

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ESHIP Communities Ecosystem Builder: Gerald Smith

Forward Cities

Gerald and his wife Dianna co-founded Plexpod, a coworking space where they champion entrepreneurs and the power of community to achieve success. Q: What is your deeper “why” behind your commitment and work to support inclusive entrepreneurship in Kansas City? Did something in this interview inspire you?

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Impact Hub Bergen: Where History Meets Innovation

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Silje had a vision for a space that would invite interactions between unlikely allies in the name of creativity and innovation. The coworking space opened its doors in September 2011, as the first of its kind in Norway. It was founded by Silje Grastveit, an alumni of the renowned Kaospilot programme in Denmark.