American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Over $19 Million will Support Capital Projects to Improve Local Neighborhoods TRENTON, N.J. December 14, 2023) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board today approved the creation of the Atlantic City Revitalization Grant Program.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

And yet, our economic policies espoused by governments and traditional economic development approaches continue to focus on attracting big businesses. It’s time for a radical rethink in how we do economic development. The research and evidence supporting the impact and value of startup community building is strong.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JANUARY 4, 2022

The largest early-stage investor in the region, Ben Franklin provides investment capital, business support services, BIG IDEA Contests, and Startup Boot Camps to emerging tech-entrepreneurs and small manufacturers located in central and northern Pennsylvania. Visit www.cnp.benfranklin.org for program details. InspectionGo Inc.,

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

March 5, 2024) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) held the first in-person meeting of the Diversity Finance Advisory Board (DFAB) last week, bringing together a diverse group of investors, entrepreneurs, and mentors for presentations and networking sessions.

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HPA

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The company will use the new funding to focus on strategic channel growth and for product and market expansion including its digital twin technology for optimizing building environment and health. He then served as the deputy mayor under Rahm Emmanual, where his responsibilities included economic development and urban planning.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 23, 2023

an early-stage company specializing in developing innovative technologies for carbon capture and utilization, has chosen to continue growing in its hometown of Newark, Delaware, with an expansion from its Delaware Technology Park incubator space to nearby Delaware Industrial Park. October 23, 2023 ) – RiKarbon Inc. ,

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Silicon-Valley based VC firm 500 Global and German’s economic development agency Gesellschaft fu?r Accelerators provide all-round support to early-stage startups, including helping them find product-market fit, funding and access to investors. 500 Global’s take on the rising competition among startup accelerators.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 31, 2023

Expansion of vaccine research, development and commercialization operations bringing 63 new jobs to Newark over next three years WILMINGTON, Del. Plans there include renovating the site’s existing wet lab and office space into a facility ideal for achieving the company’s goal of developing vaccines that support public health and improve life.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JULY 24, 2020

STATE COLLEGE, PA – Seventeen companies located in central and northern PA recently received an investment from Ben Franklin Technology Partners that will allow them to further develop and commercialize new products, processes, or software applications. www.arbitratorintelligence.com. www.boostpoint.com. www.erapeutics.com. www.notepromd.com.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Tara Sabre Collier is an early-stage impact investor with more than 15 years of experience at the intersection of economic development, social entrepreneurship and impact investment. Another company supported in the beginning with mentoring by Vale do Dendê is Diaspora Black (which focuses on Black culture in the tourism sectors).

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 20, 2023

May 22, 2023) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board made several key program and policy approvals during its May meeting, including its first awards of residential projects under the Aspire Program, additional funding for the Authority’s child care programming, and record-breaking investments in venture capital. (May

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

They amplify the work of local makers, doers and innovators by championing their efforts and rallying support around them. Her ecosystem building guests share how they support change makers in their community by using a systems approach. Episode 5: The Value of Therapy and Building Your Own Support Network with David Hirsch.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

APRIL 30, 2020

By matching the generous support of $1 million in capital from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED), Ben Franklin has created a $2 million pool of capital designed to support and sustain existing portfolio companies while also re-energizing product development and sales/marketing efforts.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

APRIL 3, 2023

Eight startup companies recently received an investment from Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA, allowing them to further develop a new product, process, or software application. The funding will be used for prototype development, testing of new products, hiring of additional employees, and to help grow company sales.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Sponsored by the Oklahoma Business Roundtable, the Paulsen Awards are $5,000 scholarships awarded to encourage Oklahoma students to become involved with economic development and entrepreneurship in the state. Three winners were announced. “We

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

APRIL 20, 2022

Their annual ESHIP Summit was created with the mission to “advance ecosystem building as a new approach to economic development to help more people and communities achieve economic independence through entrepreneurial success.”. Network Health. Recently the movement transitioned to a new stage. Communications. Governance.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The goal of EBLP is to collaboratively design, build, test, and validate a field-wide infrastructure that will accelerate adoption of ecosystem building as a practice in economic, community, workforce, and entrepreneurship development in the United States. What would that look like? Fay Horwitt , President & CEO at Forward Cities.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Singapore is quickly turning into a hub for food-tech startups , partly because of government initiatives supporting the development of meat alternatives. “They understand the sustainability angle of it, and the health aspect, like the cholesterol or nutritional values, depending on what product you are talking about.”

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2021

The sweeping infrastructure package put forward today by President Joe Biden comes with a price tag of roughly $2 trillion (and hefty tax hikes) but gives startups and the broader tech industry about $1 trillion worth of reasons to support it. It’s a project that startups like BlocPower are already deeply involved in supporting.

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Source Link

MARCH 25, 2020

Simply put: There is a good chance your favorite restaurant or coffee shop is going to close permanently because of the health restrictions recommended by the Centers for Disease Control. It is very important to support individuals right now, helping them get through tough and uncertain times and job loss.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MAY 7, 2019

We are a state that seems ready to seize the moment and leverage the quality of life and business-friendly advantages here to add innovation and technology-based economic development to Oklahoma’s list of “greats.”. Conversely, a rising tide of technology-based economic development will lift all our boats.

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Forward Cities

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Anchor Institutions’ Contributions to Building Inclusive Small Business Ecosystems was jointly developed by Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and Forward Cities with support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT. What is an Anchor?

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EntreWorks Consulting

JANUARY 7, 2020

Local food systems development has been a hot topic in community development circles for some time now. These efforts typically use agriculture and food development as tools to advance community economic development and to improve community health outcomes. An excellent new compendium, U.S.

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Forward Cities

JULY 25, 2019

In my last blog, I talked about the definition and evaluation of two key elements of an entrepreneurial ecosystem – entrepreneurs and entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs). Identify and develop better metrics and methods for ecosystem building. Successful and Inclusive Entrepreneurial Ecosystems.

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EntreWorks Consulting

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

is Get out of Town,” takes a deep dive look into the development of two counties in rural New England. The report offers an interesting take on the dynamic relationship between population trends and economic opportunities in rural places. It profiles two counties, whose identities are made anonymous. A Tale of Two Rural Places.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 18, 2020

MedRhythms has digitized this intervention for walking recovery by developing a “Clinical Thinking Algorithm” that uses walking data from inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensors to produce decision-making processes like those employed by trained therapists.

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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. Collaborative research focused on developing the field of ecosystem building would allow the field to identify the principles and practices that are most effective for fostering successful entrepreneurship.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 12, 2021

Respondents said they invest around 50% inside Czechia and 50% across Central and Eastern Europe, while some are more focused across CEE generally, with some percentage of the fund supporting startups that have scaled to the U.S. Osman Salih , associate, Bolt Start Up Development a.s. Developer tools, communication apps, applied AI.

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Forward Cities

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The organization will lead and synchronize a diverse group of stakeholders in the development and implementation of an agreed upon set of strategies aligned with shared outcomes to ensure the long term sustainability of this work in the ecosystem. . The position is funded via philanthropic support from local foundations. .

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