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Strategies to sustain your entrepreneurial ecosystem

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While it might be tempting to jump right in, it’s important to take the time to evaluate successful outcomes and develop a strategy to achieve your goals. Responding to external events and changes that impact your community requires ongoing adjustments to effect lasting and meaningful economic change.

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Professional development for tomorrow’s ecosystem builders

Ecosystem Builder Hub

Not everybody can do ecosystem building; it’s a talent that is developed through experience and education, connections and networking. Hard skills training: Facilitation & leadership, more and better business support for entrepreneurs, organizational skills, work-life balance. and abroad between February and September 2020.

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Revitalizing Your Resource Partner Network

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There’s a lot to be optimistic about for entrepreneurship-led economic development. As entrepreneurs and small business owners continue to recover , it’s a good time to strengthen ecosystems to support them. What types of assistance are entrepreneurs currently seeking and do we have adequate resources to support those requests?

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Celebrating 2021 Accomplishments and Looking Ahead to New Opportunities

Angel Capital Association

In fact, ACA members and groups are the most significant source of support for entrepreneurs, investing more than 1 million pro bono hours and $650 million of after-tax financing to more than 3,000 high growth companies annually. The DEI Task Force has developed and published a formal ACA DEI Policy and set its strategic goals for 2022.

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Celebrating 2022 Accomplishments and Looking Ahead to New Opportunities

Angel Capital Association

Investments made by individual angels and angel groups continued to “fuel the tank” for entrepreneurs and kept investment pipelines flowing for venture capitalists. Fostering these entrepreneurs and the economies they impact is a direct result of ACA’s mission to fuel the success of the angel investor community.

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Small Business Resources Essential for Starting a Business

American Entrepreneurship

For any entrepreneur to be successful in starting a business, they must have the right help and resources to support of their hard work. It has a small business loan guarantee program and runs awards that recognize entrepreneurs and ecosystem stakeholders who provide assistance to small business owners. Learn more here.

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15 Underrepresented Founders Share $170K in Startup302 Grant Prizes

American Entrepreneurship

Startup 302’s mission to support founders from underrepresented backgrounds is such an important one, and this year’s finalists not only further enhance the wellspring of innovation developing in Delaware but offer technologies and solutions that truly will make the world a better place.”

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