Impact Hub

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Impact enterprises refer to SMEs (small-medium enterprises), SGBs (small growing businesses) and micro enterprises operating at the crossroads of entrepreneurship and social and/or environmental impact. The Impact Hub approach supports the development of entrepreneurial ecosystems that are responsive to the needs of impact entrepreneurs.

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Impact Hub

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Impact enterprises refer to our community of entrepreneurs and the larger segment of SMEs (small-medium enterprises) and SGBs (small growing businesses) operating at the crossroads of entrepreneurship and impact, with an impact-first commitment.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Because it’s an opportunity to remind them how intelligent, creative and knowledgeable they are. Rick’s approach to recruiting mentors is the epitome of the third principle for effective ecosystem building: Enlist collaborators. Pm EST for a one-hour Fireside Chat about Ecosystem Building principle #3: Enlist collaborators.

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Forward Cities

MARCH 27, 2020

As the extent and impact of COVID-19 becomes more apparent, entrepreneurs and small businesses are on the front lines of its devastating impact–and with their demise comes potentially catastrophic economic losses for local communities. In the ensuing years, entrepreneurship in America struggled to recover.

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Forward Cities

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Six successful restaurant and retail entrepreneurs will be matched with a team of high-level consultants and executives from diverse fields and given the tools to uplevel their growing businesses. . It is a description for a new entrepreneurial support pilot program launching in Franklin County, OH in January of 2020.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 29, 2020

Dozens of ecosystem builders share their perspective on what an entrepreneurial ecosystem builder is, and does. One of the challenges in turning ecosystem building into a recognized profession is the lack of a recognized definition for what it is and what an ecosystem builder is. This shouldn’t come as a surprise.

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Forward Cities

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Six successful restaurant and retail entrepreneurs will be matched with a team of high-level consultants and executives from diverse fields and given the tools to uplevel their growing businesses. It is a description for a new entrepreneurial support pilot program launching in Franklin County, OH in January of 2020.

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Forward Cities

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Q: What is your deeper “why” behind your commitment and work to support inclusive entrepreneurship in Kansas City? LendingTree reported Kansas City as number 49 out of 50 major cities for Minority Entrepreneurship. Q: What is your deeper “why” behind your commitment and work to support inclusive entrepreneurship in Kansas City?

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JANUARY 29, 2021

While some have scaled back significantly and are focusing their energies elsewhere, others have been very creative and resourceful, pivoting and standing up new programs to connect and engage the startup community. Denisse’s has a different approach for engaging the entrepreneurship support organizations community.

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Forward Cities

JUNE 26, 2019

Innovation is a hallmark of a vibrant society and is often most visible in the form of entrepreneurship. If non-white populations continue to be left out of the innovation game (which includes defining problems, developing and owning solutions), we all continue to miss out on the creative solutions to societal problems.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JUNE 20, 2020

Practical Metrics and Methods (Practitioner Edition): Identify and develop better metrics and methods for ecosystem building. In a nutshell : There are many metrics and methods in use in entrepreneurial ecosystem building, but they are not all widely adopted. In fact, many approaches are still emerging. Voices from the field.

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