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SourceLink + The IEDC: New Certification Program Uniting Economic Developers and Entrepreneurs

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Now more than ever, entrepreneurs and small business owners require support from economic developers driving local economies forward. The Entrepreneurship Development Professional (EDP) certification. Developed with support from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the U.S.

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5 EO Australia Women Share How To Make Entrepreneurship More Inclusive

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Over the past three years, there has been a marked increase in the number of women pursuing entrepreneurship, with an estimated 40 percent of new businesses in the United States started by women. Widespread layoffs during the pandemic contributed to an initial rise in female entrepreneurship in 2020, along with the need for flexibility.

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Building Rural Communities Through Entrepreneurship

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On Thursday, April 21, SourceLink hosted Building Rural Communities Through Entrepreneurship , a webinar on strategies for growing rural communities through entrepreneurship-led economic development. Youth entrepreneurship and community cohorts can also help drive more entrepreneurship in rural regions.

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Call for Input: Local Policies to Support Economic Development via Entrepreneurship

Ian Hathaway

I use the term "policy" loosely to mean actions not just by governments, but also by additional actors involved in provisioning "public goods" or funding for local entrepreneurship (e.g., economic development agencies, foundations, chambers of commerce, non-profits). The survey should take no more than 15 minutes to complete.

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Revitalizing Your Resource Partner Network

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During the pandemic, many ecosystem builders have felt challenged maintaining meaningful engagement with their network. There’s a lot to be optimistic about for entrepreneurship-led economic development. Do you know how your network prefers to engage—in person, virtual or hybrid? Survey your resource partners.

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SBA Announces Community Navigator Model and Funding Opportunity

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While it appears the SBA will be applying this approach to the existing SBA-funded national network such as SBDCs, SCORE and Women Business Centers, the announcement indicates a new funding opportunity will soon open for states, tribes, units of local governments and other nonprofit organizations.

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Latest Update on the SBA Community Navigator Funding Opportunity

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The program aims to place significant financial resources into organizations that wish to be hubs or spokes of entrepreneurship support and ecosystem-building efforts in their communities—particularly those organizations with deep roots in targeting underserved communities. Going beyond the SBA Community Navigator model.