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SourceLink Affiliate Quarterly Conversation - March 17, 2022

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We also learned that the top areas of interest across the network include funding, ecosystem building best practices, metrics and reporting, resource partner engagement, marketing outreach and entrepreneur engagement. webinar on strategies for growing rural communities through entrepreneurship-led economic development.

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Reflecting on 2021 and reimagining 2022

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First, we congratulated affiliates selected to participate in the SBA Community Navigator Pilot Program including National Urban League , Nicolet Area Technical College , New Bedford Economic Council , Rochester Economic Development Corporation and Forward Cities. Creative ideas were everywhere!

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CSIT Awards over $2.7M to Support Clean Energy Startups with Demonstration Projects

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The innovative ideas of New Jersey entrepreneurs are essential to helping the state achieve its clean energy goals, said CSIT Executive Director Judith Sheft. New Jerseys startup companies are at the forefront of creative and transformative technologies that will move New Jersey closer to its goal of 100 percent clean energy by 2035.

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Practical Metrics and Methods: ESHIP Goal 5 – Part 1

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The traditional economic development approach uses static and reactive metrics – the number of jobs created, capital investment dollars, and companies recruited – on an annual basis. They learn how to develop community goals and strategies to achieve those. a national leader in ecosystem development and evaluation.

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What is an Ecosystem Builder

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The vast majority feel that making connections—connecting entrepreneurs to resources and stakeholders, and connecting the dots—is a primary attribute of who ecosystem builders are and what they do. Servant Leadership. Perhaps the strongest signal I see in the responses from our Unsung Heroes cohort is the concept of connecting.

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Unsung Hero Spotlight: Ellen Bateman

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They work towards creating an environment where entrepreneurs can start and grow businesses with the resources they need to be successful. Entrepreneurs are brave, risk-takers who are creating products and services that can impact our lives. An Ecosystem Builder is connector, convener, listener, problem solver.

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Governor Murphy Cuts the Ribbon at HAX Flagship U.S. HQ in Newark

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(May 1, 2024) – Yesterday, Governor Phil Murphy, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) joined company leaders to cut the ribbon on HAX, LLC’s newly constructed United States flagship headquarters located at 707 Broad Street in Newark. headquarters.