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Raising Awareness about Entrepreneurship as an Economic Development Strategy

Ecosystem Builder Hub

“Communities seeking to grow their economy need to understand the impact entrepreneurship and small business play in economic growth.” — Grow Your Own: Entrepreneurship-based Economic Development for Local Communities, Dell Gines, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. She shared an experience she had with this in Buffalo. “We

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

Ian Hathaway

economic development agencies, foundations, chambers of commerce, non-profits). This survey will inform research on economic development via entrepreneurship to be published later this year by myself and Rhett Morris. Should you participate, please submit your response no later than May 15, 2020. Thank you!

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A Year of Resilience: Cheers to 2021

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After collectively witnessing many of our main street and small businesses across the country close in 2020, there arose a new sense of appreciation for the value entrepreneurs bring to our communities and our economy. You don’t always appreciate what you have until it’s gone.

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i2E Receives 2024 Excellence in Economic Development Award from IEDC

Innovation 2 Enterprise

i2E Receives 2024 Excellence in Economic Development Bronze Award from the International Economic Development Council IEDC’s annual Excellence Awards honor the economic development organizations, government entities, initiatives, and programs that have demonstrated consistent, exemplary performance in the profession i2E, Inc.

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Work-from-Where?

Revolution

The pre-2020 artificial eight-hour workday forced most people to spend the vast majority of their time in two distinct places: home and work. The most expensive markets lost population during 2020 and 2021 while more affordable cities such as Dallas and Phoenix continued to gain people. The trade-off is that work is leaky as well.

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

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In 2020, we convened industry experts for a SourceLink Affiliate Quarterly Conversation, Inclusive Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Building: Moving into Action to discuss insights and best practices around providing inclusive entrepreneur support. Go beyond a quick impersonal referral.

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Governor’s 2020-21 Budget Proposes $5 Million Increase for Ben Franklin

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

24, 2020) — Gov. We look forward to working with the governor and lawmakers to make it a reality as the state works to finalize a 2020-21 General Fund budget.”. The post Governor’s 2020-21 Budget Proposes $5 Million Increase for Ben Franklin appeared first on BFTP/CNP.