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Join the International Celebration of Makers, Innovators and Job Creators November 8-14

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Individuals who had never considered launching a startup began creating businesses out of a combination of necessity and opportunity. The campaign introduces people to the path of entrepreneurship, creates opportunity for collaboration and facilitates access to capital and other resources that are vital to entrepreneurial success.

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Welcome, SourceLink Nebraska!

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One key aspiration was driving job creation and attracting young adults to the area by providing more support for entrepreneurs, innovators and small businesses. This was the first step in building Nebraska’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, but more funding was needed in order to expand the initiative statewide. Worth the wait.

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The Robert Moses Effect

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We're seeing the same thing happen within the entrepreneurial ecosystem. That's why the addition of new NYC schools like the Cornell campus on Roosevelt Island and the urban innovation campus at 370 Jay in Brooklyn are so critical. You educate people to solve problems, you get more startups.

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The entrepreneur in all of us – How COVID revealed gaps and opportunities in the entrepreneurial landscape

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While the circumstances of the last 20 months have been challenging, those with an entrepreneurial mindset have adapted to overcome each successive obstacle. Even large companies have begun to recognize the value in thinking entrepreneurially. Expedited innovation. More entrepreneurs, new needs.

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Live in the problem, not in the solution: How customer development has gone awry

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I'm not a lean startup zealot, but there are obviously lots of aspects of it that can lead to a ton of insights about your business. I didn't come from the recruiting industry when I started Path 101, but I had been obsessed with career discovery as a mentor and educator for eight years before I thought of an idea I wanted to pursue.

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

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One of my favorite thought leaders, Don Macke with the e2 Entrepreneurial Communities , often talks about the fact that entrepreneurial talent is universal, but thriving entrepreneurial ecosystems are not. Entrepreneurial development in rural areas is needed now more than ever. Population, though 97% of U.S.

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New Year, New Entrepreneurs: Five tips for supporting early-stage entrepreneurs ?

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Knowing the needs of entrepreneurs change as they go through different stages of their business, make sure that your ecosystem includes resource partners that specialize in early-stage support for new business owners. Take a close look at your entrepreneurial ecosystem building work and make sure you’re doing it through an equitable lens.