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Rallying for rural entrepreneurship: addressing the challenges that face rural small businesses

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During my tenure with the local University I worked with economic developers all across Iowa, from Sioux City to Davenport and a great many small but mighty communities in-between: Grinnell, Parkersburg, Webster City and Lamoni to name a few. I grew up in a small town in north Iowa—Cedar Falls, to be exact.

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Celebrating 2021 Accomplishments and Looking Ahead to New Opportunities

Angel Capital Association

The DEI Task Force has developed and published a formal ACA DEI Policy and set its strategic goals for 2022. The New Angel Cohort is a six-month program powered by Melissa Bradley’s 1863 Ventures and BLK GRVTY , and it’s designed for new investors who want to explore angel investing with tools, education, and experts at their fingertips.

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Sustainable Work: ESHIP Goal 7

Ecosystem Builder Hub

Goal 7 Sustainable Work: Develop professional recognition and resources for ecosystem builders. To sustain the work of ecosystem building, we must equip our practitioners for the long haul with a professional job description, training programs, ongoing peer support, and sustainable funding models. Voices from the field. Metro Area.

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NMSDC Partners with Leading Business Organizations to Offer ScaleUP Capacity Building Cohort

American Entrepreneurship

The ScaleUP Capacity Building Cohort is an intensive learning program that bridges the gap between capacity-building tools and resources for minority business enterprises (MBEs) and socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (SEDIs). Exploring Joint Ventures, Acquisitions, and Mergers. Effective Capacity Building.

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Celebrating 2022 Accomplishments and Looking Ahead to New Opportunities

Angel Capital Association

Angel investors have proven their resilience, enduring several years of volatile markets driven by both the COVID-19 pandemic and the end of the great bull market where exits soared, venture funds posted record returns and private company valuations exploded. Without this support, many early-stage companies wouldn’t get off the ground.

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What is an Ecosystem Builder

Ecosystem Builder Hub

The Kauffman Foundation’s ESHIP Goal 3 recognizes this as an ongoing challenge, stating, “Strong collaboration will require alignment on our desired outcomes for ecosystem building and a common terminology for this work. ” There are so many ideas as to what an ecosystem builder is. This shouldn’t come as a surprise.

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Small Business Resources Essential for Starting a Business

American Entrepreneurship

Fearless Fund in collaboration with Amazon awards grants between $10,000 and $20,000 to black women in their B lack Business Accelerator program and the Minority Business Development Agency in the past has awarded g rants to college and universities that assist undergraduate students with entrepreneurship. Learn more here.

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