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Developing Rapid-Response Plans for Cities to Help Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses in This Time of Economic Crisis

Forward Cities

As the Economic Innovation Group states, “the startup-less recovery revealed one of the glaring failures of the response to the Great Recession.” At Forward Cities we are working with a growing number of communities to foster cross-sector teams committed to strengthening their equitable entrepreneurial ecosystems.

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Solution Stories: Expanding Opportunity in Franklin County, Ohio

Forward Cities

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. Side Hustles and Innovation Sprints. Franklin County, Forward Cities.

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The exit effect: 4 ways IPOs and acquisitions drive positive change across the global ecosystem

TechCrunch

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. Team effect.

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Expanding Opportunity In Franklin County, Ohio

Forward Cities

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. SIDE HUSTLES AND INNOVATION SPRINTS. FRANKLIN COUNTY, FORWARD CITIES.