Forward Cities

JUNE 27, 2019

Last week’s Forward Cities conference in Pittsburgh highlighted the need for equity and inclusion in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. The statistics presented included infant mortality, maternal mortality, reduced life expectancy, educational achievement gap, income gap, school suspensions and discrimination in banking and finance.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2021

Jamil Wyne is a co-author of the World Bank report “The Evolution and State of Singapore’s Start-up Ecosystem: Lessons for Emerging Market Economies.” While assessing the size and strength of startup ecosystems is an evolving method, Start-up Genome priced Singapore’s ecosystem at over $25 billion , five times the global median.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 12, 2022

Home to various research organizations and anchor institutions, along with a vibrant and multicultural entrepreneurial ecosystem, Detroit’s rich roots embody the hardworking and innovative ethos of its diverse small business owners.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 18, 2020

By: Sarah Dickey, ACA Membership Director Groundbreaking economist, author, investor, and entrepreneur is honored with the Angel Capital Association’s Hans Severiens Award While performing the research that culminated in her book, The Next Wave: Financing and Investing Strategies for Growth-Oriented Women Entrepreneurs , Alicia Robb, Ph.D.,

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Forward Cities

JULY 2, 2019

As Forward Cities journeys with communities to develop equitable entrepreneurial ecosystems, one thing we are learning is that our collective imagination around entrepreneurship will have to expand.

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Gust

JANUARY 22, 2014

Gust is the infrastructure that underlies much of the professional world of early stage finance. The answer, of course, is Gust —because that’s exactly the purpose behind the platform! Above is a screen shot I just took of my Gust investor dashboard.

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Forward Cities

MARCH 27, 2020

As the Nowak Metro Finance Lab at Drexel University recently wrote , “cities need to organize economic stabilization teams… to offer short-term, focused relief until the federal government can offer some direct relief.” A successful resiliency plan, however, requires cities to be ready to respond to this type of stimulus.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 6, 2025

Beginners need foundational knowledge in business planning, marketing, and finance. The entrepreneurial ecosystem must continue to invest in women , ensuring they have access to mentorship, funding, and opportunities to turn their ideas into reality. The Capsule report also reveals that one-size-fits-all learning doesnt work.

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Impact Hub

MAY 5, 2020

With over 100 communities of impact-driven entrepreneurs in more than 55 countries and running more than 200 programs annually, Impact Hub is a key part of entrepreneurial ecosystems the world over. It is also co mmitted to the long-term future and advancing new models of change for a more inclusive, equitable and sustainable world.

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Jason Malki

JULY 13, 2023

Nicholas leverages his extensive experience in entrepreneurialism, traditional and decentralized finance, and early-growth startups to provide operational guidance, optimize developer velocity, and help new sales teams reach operational maturity — quickly. As Chief Technology Officer at Armor Scientific, he successfully raised $2.5

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Forward Cities

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

As we engaged with entrepreneurs from the three pre-selected focus neighborhoods at an Entrepreneur Assembly event in May 2019 and via a survey of entrepreneurs, we learned about the need for additional, short-term financing in June and July.

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Forward Cities

DECEMBER 16, 2019

One of the unique things about the work of Forward Cities is the placed-based focus of the entrepreneurial ecosystem-building work. We began with the goal to better understand our local entrepreneurial ecosystem through this placed-based lens. Franklin County, Forward Cities.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 12, 2023

A 2020 report by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) revealed that despite women constituting 30 percent of the region’s entrepreneurs, they receive a mere eight percent of venture capital funding.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

That presents Oklahoma with an opportunity to tackle the main challenge in our entrepreneurial ecosystem. As state treasurer, I named Susan Nicewander as Deputy Treasurer, the first woman in that position in Oklahoma history. Women are key to growing successful companies.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 8, 2022

As entrepreneurship increasingly becomes a cornerstone of this emerging inclusive growth journey, the need for early-stage investment capital increases, demanding support for initiatives towards the access of capital for the ecosystem to thrive.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 25, 2024

This early commitment from the NJEDA catalyzes additional financing in these innovative startups. The ultimate goal is to foster an entrepreneurial ecosystem that leads to greater economic growth by providing companies with crucial funding for product development, marketing, research and development, and other working capital needs.

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Forward Cities

DECEMBER 30, 2019

One of the unique things about the work of Forward Cities is the placed-based focus of the entrepreneurial ecosystem-building work. We began with the goal to better understand our local entrepreneurial ecosystem through this placed-based lens. FRANKLIN COUNTY, FORWARD CITIES.

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Forward Cities

DECEMBER 19, 2019

The ESHIP Communities program is a community-driven approach for building entrepreneurial ecosystems that foster inclusion, relationships, collaboration, and social capital across networks of entrepreneurs and those who support them. to improve our personal and business finances to better position our company for a loan.

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TechCrunch

MAY 29, 2021

Laura González-Estéfani is the founder and CEO of TheVentureCity , an international, operator-led venture acceleration model designed to make the global entrepreneurial ecosystem more diverse, international and accessible to fair capital. Share on Twitter. More posts by this contributor.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 16, 2022

When talking about social economy, these are the basic principles that should set the policy framework for defining the job market, as well as for boosting social and economic well-being through social and sustainable entrepreneurial initiatives and preserving nature.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 18, 2024

The curriculum will provide training in subjects such as managerial finance, accounting, and financial statement preparations; human resources development and management; business model design; marketing and customer development; and more. Michael Dominik, Professor at the Rowan University School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2021

“If you are in the market looking for 10,000 square feet of industrial warehouse space, you are effectively pushed to the fringes of the real estate ecosystem and then the entrepreneurial ecosystem at large. This is costing companies in significant but untold ways.”. Now, Saltbox has completed a $10.6

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 22, 2019

I began comparing my personal experience as an entrepreneur starting my business 50 years ago to the entrepreneurial ecosystem today. We have consolidated entrepreneurial ecosystems (and capital) to just a few cities and we have made it increasingly difficult for women and minorities to start businesses.

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Forward Cities

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Overview The Program Director leads the programmatic department at Forward Cities and is responsible for co-developing and overseeing the implementation of Forward Cities’ equitable entrepreneurial ecosystems and learning strategy. The role will report to the VP of Finance & Operations.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MARCH 20, 2022

The Love’s Entrepreneur’s Cup , underwritten by Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores , has become an important underpinning of the entrepreneurial ecosystem of Oklahoma. Paldara received an OCAST Technology Business Finance Program concept award.

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Forward Cities

JUNE 17, 2022

Overview The Senior Director of E3 Solutions leads the sales, development, delivery, and continuous improvement of Forward Cities equitable entrepreneurial ecosystem building solutions for communities across the country.

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Forward Cities

JUNE 17, 2022

The Senior Director of E3 Solutions leads the sales, development, delivery, and continuous improvement of Forward Cities equitable entrepreneurial ecosystem building solutions for communities across the country. Strategic Leadership.

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Impact Hub

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Impact Hub advocates for embedding sustainability into startup ecosystems by promoting circular economy principles, fostering collaborations, and ensuring access to green financing. Second, build a sustainable startup ecosystem The case may be clear, but startups cannot drive the transition to a new economy on their own.

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