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With a digital innovation lab on the way, Forward Cities saw a clear need for entrepreneurship training and labor force development. Too often, the voices at the table for conversations around economic development are not truly representative,” Brett Brenton, Senior Director of Learning Networks at Forward Cities, explained. New Kensington, and many rust belt communities like it, make for prime locations for economic renaissance. CASE STUDY. MORE
Techstars, the worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed, and the Louisville Entrepreneurship Acceleration Partnership (LEAP) together announce the launch of the Techstars Startup Ecosystem Development program in Louisville, Kentucky. Using the Techstars’ startup ecosystem development model—with a focus on the interactions between attitudes, actors, and activities—the findings of the assessment include analysis of Louisville’s culture, capital, talent, institutions and density. MORE
Read these tips from foundation leaders on how entrepreneurship ecosystem builders can develop relationships with foundations that invest in community economic development. Best Practices MORE
Entrepreneur Story Time events became an anchor in Santa Fe’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, drawing crowds of 25 to 65 enthusiastic community members, local economic development officials, potential investors and other entrepreneurial support providers. MORE
This issue examines the power of place in economic development, and discusses how we can use work spaces,such as our offices, business incubators, and coworking spaces, to help build social capital, build community, and advance the cause of economic development. The latest issue of our e-newsletter, EntreWorks Insight s, is now available. MORE
When designing an accelerator, economic developers face the question: Should access be strictly limited to entrepreneurs residing within our community or region, or be open to anyone regardless of his or her geographic location? Thus, the conundrum for economic developers: should you place geographic restrictions on applicants, or not? Of course, they are venture or investment driven models, not economic development driven. MORE
Pasco Economic Development Council / SMARTstart. 0 small business owners supported 0 workshops 0 grants provided How Pasco Economic Development Council’s SMAR Ts tar t used the CO.STARTERS Refocus business recovery workshop to reach unsupported entrepreneurs in their community and connect them to vital support. Daniel steers the ship at SMARTstart, Pasco County EDC’s initiative for economic development through entrepreneurship. CASE STUDY. MORE
Building Startup Communities is the Way to Economic Growth and Recovery. And yet, our economic policies espoused by governments and traditional economic development approaches continue to focus on attracting big businesses. MORE
Powered by Mighty Networks , the new platform is positioned as a virtual community and global network of individuals dedicated to discussing and developing communities to foster startups and features a wide array of topics related to startup communities and ecosystem building. . MORE
If you’re pursuing professional development or just want to learn about new trends in economic development, join us on September 17-18, 2020 for another on-line version of the International Economic Development Council’s Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Strategies course. IEDC Small Business Development Training Course: Join us on September 17-18! It’s back to school time again. MORE
Despite suffering significant economic loss which spawns a culture of grim survival, a growing number of communities are beginning to break free of the past in an unexpected comeback. Taking local institutional leaders by surprise, rapid economic and cultural transformation is occurring in unlikely places, often led by strange grassroots groups of creatives and non-traditional entrepreneurs. A new model for economic development. MORE
Driving innovation through collaboration to create jobs is the entire reason for being of the public-private consortium of the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST), the Oklahoma Manufacturing Alliance (OMA), the Oklahoma State University New Product Development Center (NPDC) and i2E. OCAST is Oklahoma’s only agency with the sole focus of technology-based economic development. By Scott Meacham. Copyright © 2019, The Oklahoman. Innovate. MORE
In many small towns, the historic loss of one large industrial employer has been more than enough to start a downward economic spiral that is more difficult to overcome than it would be in places with more remaining jobs and some of those other assets. Though CORI is new, Dunne has been active for many years in developing innovative solutions in rural America. Dunne offers key learnings from his and CORI’s work in several small communities to reverse economic decline. MORE
We help startups, and almost no one wants to start a business during an economic halt. He is an experienced operations director who has successfully scaled organizations in the community development and hospitality industries. Features economic development entrepreneurship metrics small businessWhat we’re doing as a small business to survive the pandemic. By Jose Alfaro, CO.STARTERS COO. Adaptation isn’t something that happened once in March. MORE
As we face the long road of recovery from the crisis of today, every economic developer and entrepreneurial ecosystem developer faces a choice: When the elections are over, what will your next 100 days look like? Your community is facing an economic crisis. MORE
With a digital innovation lab on the way, Forward Cities saw a clear need for entrepreneurship training and labor force development. . Too often, the voices at the table for conversations around economic development are not truly representative,” Brett Brenton, Senior Director of Learning Networks at Forward Cities, explained. New Kensington, and many rust belt communities like it, make for prime locations for economic renaissance. CASE STUDY. MORE
The team is developing a web-based APP that empowers the development of an effective education for children with disabilities. The company is developing a plug and play device, Smart Horns, for autos that gives drivers alternative, customized sound options. Other finalists who particpated included Duncan Everhart, with Hinterland Tools in Bedford County, who is developing the “No-Math Miter” for use with table saws. MORE
Part five of a series from our founder on exploring a new approach to economic development that places individuals, families, and entrepreneurs at the center. . During the nineties, the Chicago Bulls dominated the NBA by focusing primarily on developing homegrown talent. MORE
I’ve developed something of a tongue-in-cheek “formula” for what communities should consider doing to help spur recovery after the pandemic: T + I + E + BRE = R. Communities that invest in T alent, I nfrastructure, E ntrepreneurship, and enhanced B usiness R etention & E xpansion programs will likely have the best potential for economic R ecovery. My co-presenters will be Carol Lauffer of Business Cluster Development LLC and Tom O’Neal of GROW Florida. MORE
Economic dynamism, a key indicator of economic health, has been in decline for decades, as has the rate of new business starts. And yet, our economic policies espoused by governments and traditional economic developers continue to focus on attracting existing big businesses. MORE
According to the Federal Communication Commission’s 2018 broadband deployment chart, Oklahoma is last in our region in broadband development. By Scott Meacham. Copyright © (2019), The Oklahoman. I learn something new practically every day in this job. For example, did you know that Oklahoma has a state meal? MORE
This is a call for input for a brief survey on local policies or programs to support startup community development. economic development agencies, foundations, chambers of commerce, non-profits). MORE
If you’re in the market for professional development opportunities, I’ve got some training programs for you to consider. They include: June 18-19: National CEDS Forum (Columbus, OH): I’ll be leading a session on economic diversification and resilience, discussing how the regional Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) process can help regions make smart decisions about their economic futures. MORE
Forward Cities , the largest national network of cities committed to advancing inclusive innovation and economic development, is seeking two dynamic new team members: Fellows Manager. We’re growing our team with 2 new positions! ESHIP Ops Coordinator (Kansas City ONLY, Temp – Perm). Information on how to apply can be found on the respective pages. The post Forward Cities is hiring 2 new positions appeared first on Forward Cities. MORE
A collection of people organized toward achieving shared economic goals is a “business.” In a family we might talk about shared love and the ability to develop mutually beneficial, non-toxic relationships. If we want to know if a city, state, or nation is thriving we measure their entire economic output and divide it among their population. While GDP gives a broad baseline indicator of a given political unit’s economic health, it is also deeply flawed. By Enoch Elwell. MORE
Economic dynamism, a key indicator of economic health, has been in decline for decades, as has the rate of new business starts. And yet, our economic policies espoused by governments and traditional economic developers continue to focus on attracting existing big businesses. But ecosystem building still hasn’t gone mainstream—it’s a mostly unknown approach to economic development. MORE
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. Ben Franklin/CNP encourages the development of new products whose demand emerges from the recovery of the economy from COVID-19. MORE
Throughout this entire process, it has been incredibly inspiring to see hundreds of national leaders put so much time, energy, and passion into accelerating the evolution of the economic development field. Amid the many informal gatherings of ESHIP, a particular highlight for us was reconnecting with the RuralRISE Network of builders working to transform communities and reinvent economic development in rural areas. MORE
In my experience, traditional economic development and community development efforts approach most communities by saying, essentially, ‘We have the answers for you.’ A note about the “Latinx” term: As a national organization, CO.STARTERS prefers to use the broadest, most inclusive term but recommends that local organizations learn which term is preferred by their local population—possibly Latinx, Latino, Latina, Hispanic, or a specific nationality—and use that term. MORE
Of these, more than 8,000 went through CO.STARTERS foundational business development program; 85% of participants from 2014–18 reported that they are still working in their venture. . CO.STARTERS Summit Highlights Deepened Support for Entrepreneurial Leaders. Grassroots entrepreneurial leaders from across the U.S. came together October 2–4 for the fifth CO.STARTERS Summit, held in the organization’s hometown of Chattanooga, Tennessee. MORE
Part six of a series from our founder on exploring a new approach to economic development that places individuals, families, and entrepreneurs at the center. . Two of those groups are entrepreneurs and economic developers. Some are accelerated by economic developers. MORE
Across the world, various economic development organizations, government agencies, and non-profits are putting in admirable and well-intentioned efforts to develop startup ecosystems. Yet, do you know how many of those investors came through intros made by those who have a strategic economic development interest in fostering the NYC ecosystem? This is exactly the wrong way to think about the economic opportunity presented by innovation. MORE
Traditional economic development has largely focused on increasing economic output by attracting and keeping companies that deliver the maximum number of jobs possible. Of course, corporate recruitment will always be an important function of economic developers. Over the past several years, I worked with a small team at the Kauffman Foundation to develop guiding principles to help articulate this evolution in economic development. MORE
Over the years CO.STARTERS has seen groups of people with wildly divergent points of view come together to create new economic opportunities and stronger communities. If it is, don’t change course—but if it isn’t, you need to rethink your community building and economic development strategy. MORE
Our team at CO.STARTERS has gradually realized we are not just collaborating with these players as we jointly pioneer a new way of doing economic development. Most organizations focused on ecosystem building, including CO.STARTERS, have followed an Industrial Age business model, even while we see ourselves as growing a new model of economic development for the Connected Age. By Enoch Elwell, CO.STARTERS Founder & Visionary. MORE
A growing number of regular people care deeply about sharing their passion, knowledge, and expertise with the world through business, but they feel disconnected from existing institutional economic development resources and business support. In the past, a pervasive assumption among local leaders and national program developers has been that finding the right program will solve every problem. The challenge is not to develop more solutions. MORE
The first playbook, Elevating Women in Entrepreneurship, is a 78-page guide that covers community outreach techniques, how to develop a female-supportive network, solutions for work-life balance, how to fix the pipeline to encourage more women investors, and more. McClure Placemaking: Rural Economic Development Innovation (REDI). Department of Agriculture to help rural communities create economic development plans. MORE
I’ve always appreciated these protected lands for their natural beauty, but they’re also an important contributor to new job creation and economic development. But, this research finds that land preservation can often produce better economic outcomes, finding that communities with higher levels of land protection also had higher employment numbers. Protect Land, Create Jobs: Economic Development and Land Conservation. MORE
economic development Related Topics CO.STARTERS
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
Over the years CO.STARTERS has seen groups of people with wildly divergent points of view come together to create new economic opportunities and stronger communities. If it is, don’t change course—but if it isn’t, you need to rethink your community building and economic development strategy.
CO.STARTERS
OCTOBER 22, 2020
As we face the long road of recovery from the crisis of today, every economic developer and entrepreneurial ecosystem developer faces a choice: When the elections are over, what will your next 100 days look like? Your community is facing an economic crisis.
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CO.STARTERS
AUGUST 14, 2020
Part five of a series from our founder on exploring a new approach to economic development that places individuals, families, and entrepreneurs at the center. . During the nineties, the Chicago Bulls dominated the NBA by focusing primarily on developing homegrown talent.
CO.STARTERS
AUGUST 31, 2020
Part six of a series from our founder on exploring a new approach to economic development that places individuals, families, and entrepreneurs at the center. . Two of those groups are entrepreneurs and economic developers. Some are accelerated by economic developers.
CO.STARTERS
JULY 2, 2020
A collection of people organized toward achieving shared economic goals is a “business.” In a family we might talk about shared love and the ability to develop mutually beneficial, non-toxic relationships. If we want to know if a city, state, or nation is thriving we measure their entire economic output and divide it among their population. While GDP gives a broad baseline indicator of a given political unit’s economic health, it is also deeply flawed. By Enoch Elwell.
Innovation 2 Enterprise
MARCH 13, 2019
According to the Federal Communication Commission’s 2018 broadband deployment chart, Oklahoma is last in our region in broadband development. By Scott Meacham. Copyright © (2019), The Oklahoman. I learn something new practically every day in this job. For example, did you know that Oklahoma has a state meal?
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CO.STARTERS
OCTOBER 29, 2020
Entrepreneur Story Time events became an anchor in Santa Fe’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, drawing crowds of 25 to 65 enthusiastic community members, local economic development officials, potential investors and other entrepreneurial support providers.
CO.STARTERS
JUNE 18, 2020
Traditional economic development has largely focused on increasing economic output by attracting and keeping companies that deliver the maximum number of jobs possible. Of course, corporate recruitment will always be an important function of economic developers. Over the past several years, I worked with a small team at the Kauffman Foundation to develop guiding principles to help articulate this evolution in economic development.
Ian Hathaway
APRIL 14, 2020
This is a call for input for a brief survey on local policies or programs to support startup community development. economic development agencies, foundations, chambers of commerce, non-profits).
CO.STARTERS
JULY 14, 2020
We help startups, and almost no one wants to start a business during an economic halt. He is an experienced operations director who has successfully scaled organizations in the community development and hospitality industries. Features economic development entrepreneurship metrics small businessWhat we’re doing as a small business to survive the pandemic. By Jose Alfaro, CO.STARTERS COO. Adaptation isn’t something that happened once in March.
Ecosystem Builder Hub
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
Building Startup Communities is the Way to Economic Growth and Recovery. And yet, our economic policies espoused by governments and traditional economic development approaches continue to focus on attracting big businesses.
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Carol Lauffer
APRIL 12, 2017
When designing an accelerator, economic developers face the question: Should access be strictly limited to entrepreneurs residing within our community or region, or be open to anyone regardless of his or her geographic location? Thus, the conundrum for economic developers: should you place geographic restrictions on applicants, or not? Of course, they are venture or investment driven models, not economic development driven.
Ecosystem Builder Hub
JULY 29, 2020
Powered by Mighty Networks , the new platform is positioned as a virtual community and global network of individuals dedicated to discussing and developing communities to foster startups and features a wide array of topics related to startup communities and ecosystem building. .
EntreWorks Consulting
JULY 18, 2019
I’ve always appreciated these protected lands for their natural beauty, but they’re also an important contributor to new job creation and economic development. But, this research finds that land preservation can often produce better economic outcomes, finding that communities with higher levels of land protection also had higher employment numbers. Protect Land, Create Jobs: Economic Development and Land Conservation.
Source Link
JUNE 3, 2019
Read these tips from foundation leaders on how entrepreneurship ecosystem builders can develop relationships with foundations that invest in community economic development. Best Practices
CO.STARTERS
JULY 15, 2020
Pasco Economic Development Council / SMARTstart. 0 small business owners supported 0 workshops 0 grants provided How Pasco Economic Development Council’s SMAR Ts tar t used the CO.STARTERS Refocus business recovery workshop to reach unsupported entrepreneurs in their community and connect them to vital support. Daniel steers the ship at SMARTstart, Pasco County EDC’s initiative for economic development through entrepreneurship. CASE STUDY.
CO.STARTERS
MARCH 28, 2019
The first playbook, Elevating Women in Entrepreneurship, is a 78-page guide that covers community outreach techniques, how to develop a female-supportive network, solutions for work-life balance, how to fix the pipeline to encourage more women investors, and more. McClure Placemaking: Rural Economic Development Innovation (REDI). Department of Agriculture to help rural communities create economic development plans.
CO.STARTERS
JULY 21, 2020
Economic dynamism, a key indicator of economic health, has been in decline for decades, as has the rate of new business starts. And yet, our economic policies espoused by governments and traditional economic developers continue to focus on attracting existing big businesses.
EntreWorks Consulting
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
If you’re pursuing professional development or just want to learn about new trends in economic development, join us on September 17-18, 2020 for another on-line version of the International Economic Development Council’s Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Strategies course. IEDC Small Business Development Training Course: Join us on September 17-18! It’s back to school time again.
CO.STARTERS
NOVEMBER 20, 2019
Despite suffering significant economic loss which spawns a culture of grim survival, a growing number of communities are beginning to break free of the past in an unexpected comeback. Taking local institutional leaders by surprise, rapid economic and cultural transformation is occurring in unlikely places, often led by strange grassroots groups of creatives and non-traditional entrepreneurs. A new model for economic development.
EntreWorks Consulting
AUGUST 19, 2019
This issue examines the power of place in economic development, and discusses how we can use work spaces,such as our offices, business incubators, and coworking spaces, to help build social capital, build community, and advance the cause of economic development. The latest issue of our e-newsletter, EntreWorks Insight s, is now available.
CO.STARTERS
JULY 8, 2020
With a digital innovation lab on the way, Forward Cities saw a clear need for entrepreneurship training and labor force development. . Too often, the voices at the table for conversations around economic development are not truly representative,” Brett Brenton, Senior Director of Learning Networks at Forward Cities, explained. New Kensington, and many rust belt communities like it, make for prime locations for economic renaissance. CASE STUDY.
This is going to be BIG.
MARCH 18, 2019
Across the world, various economic development organizations, government agencies, and non-profits are putting in admirable and well-intentioned efforts to develop startup ecosystems. Yet, do you know how many of those investors came through intros made by those who have a strategic economic development interest in fostering the NYC ecosystem? This is exactly the wrong way to think about the economic opportunity presented by innovation.
EntreWorks Consulting
JUNE 3, 2019
If you’re in the market for professional development opportunities, I’ve got some training programs for you to consider. They include: June 18-19: National CEDS Forum (Columbus, OH): I’ll be leading a session on economic diversification and resilience, discussing how the regional Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) process can help regions make smart decisions about their economic futures.
EntreWorks Consulting
JUNE 3, 2020
I’ve developed something of a tongue-in-cheek “formula” for what communities should consider doing to help spur recovery after the pandemic: T + I + E + BRE = R. Communities that invest in T alent, I nfrastructure, E ntrepreneurship, and enhanced B usiness R etention & E xpansion programs will likely have the best potential for economic R ecovery. My co-presenters will be Carol Lauffer of Business Cluster Development LLC and Tom O’Neal of GROW Florida.
CO.STARTERS
MARCH 28, 2019
A growing number of regular people care deeply about sharing their passion, knowledge, and expertise with the world through business, but they feel disconnected from existing institutional economic development resources and business support. In the past, a pervasive assumption among local leaders and national program developers has been that finding the right program will solve every problem. The challenge is not to develop more solutions.
CO.STARTERS
MAY 22, 2019
Our team at CO.STARTERS has gradually realized we are not just collaborating with these players as we jointly pioneer a new way of doing economic development. Most organizations focused on ecosystem building, including CO.STARTERS, have followed an Industrial Age business model, even while we see ourselves as growing a new model of economic development for the Connected Age. By Enoch Elwell, CO.STARTERS Founder & Visionary.
CO.STARTERS
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
In many small towns, the historic loss of one large industrial employer has been more than enough to start a downward economic spiral that is more difficult to overcome than it would be in places with more remaining jobs and some of those other assets. Though CORI is new, Dunne has been active for many years in developing innovative solutions in rural America. Dunne offers key learnings from his and CORI’s work in several small communities to reverse economic decline.
Forward Cities
DECEMBER 12, 2018
Forward Cities , the largest national network of cities committed to advancing inclusive innovation and economic development, is seeking two dynamic new team members: Fellows Manager. We’re growing our team with 2 new positions! ESHIP Ops Coordinator (Kansas City ONLY, Temp – Perm). Information on how to apply can be found on the respective pages. The post Forward Cities is hiring 2 new positions appeared first on Forward Cities.
CO.STARTERS
JULY 8, 2020
With a digital innovation lab on the way, Forward Cities saw a clear need for entrepreneurship training and labor force development. Too often, the voices at the table for conversations around economic development are not truly representative,” Brett Brenton, Senior Director of Learning Networks at Forward Cities, explained. New Kensington, and many rust belt communities like it, make for prime locations for economic renaissance. CASE STUDY.
CO.STARTERS
JUNE 18, 2019
Throughout this entire process, it has been incredibly inspiring to see hundreds of national leaders put so much time, energy, and passion into accelerating the evolution of the economic development field. Amid the many informal gatherings of ESHIP, a particular highlight for us was reconnecting with the RuralRISE Network of builders working to transform communities and reinvent economic development in rural areas.
CO.STARTERS
OCTOBER 17, 2019
Of these, more than 8,000 went through CO.STARTERS foundational business development program; 85% of participants from 2014–18 reported that they are still working in their venture. . CO.STARTERS Summit Highlights Deepened Support for Entrepreneurial Leaders. Grassroots entrepreneurial leaders from across the U.S. came together October 2–4 for the fifth CO.STARTERS Summit, held in the organization’s hometown of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Ben Franklin Technology Partners
JUNE 19, 2020
The team is developing a web-based APP that empowers the development of an effective education for children with disabilities. The company is developing a plug and play device, Smart Horns, for autos that gives drivers alternative, customized sound options. Other finalists who particpated included Duncan Everhart, with Hinterland Tools in Bedford County, who is developing the “No-Math Miter” for use with table saws.
TechStars
APRIL 2, 2019
Techstars, the worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed, and the Louisville Entrepreneurship Acceleration Partnership (LEAP) together announce the launch of the Techstars Startup Ecosystem Development program in Louisville, Kentucky. Using the Techstars’ startup ecosystem development model—with a focus on the interactions between attitudes, actors, and activities—the findings of the assessment include analysis of Louisville’s culture, capital, talent, institutions and density.
Ecosystem Builder Hub
JULY 10, 2020
Economic dynamism, a key indicator of economic health, has been in decline for decades, as has the rate of new business starts. And yet, our economic policies espoused by governments and traditional economic developers continue to focus on attracting existing big businesses. But ecosystem building still hasn’t gone mainstream—it’s a mostly unknown approach to economic development.
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. Ben Franklin/CNP encourages the development of new products whose demand emerges from the recovery of the economy from COVID-19.
CO.STARTERS
NOVEMBER 6, 2019
In my experience, traditional economic development and community development efforts approach most communities by saying, essentially, ‘We have the answers for you.’ A note about the “Latinx” term: As a national organization, CO.STARTERS prefers to use the broadest, most inclusive term but recommends that local organizations learn which term is preferred by their local population—possibly Latinx, Latino, Latina, Hispanic, or a specific nationality—and use that term.
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