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Strategies to sustain your entrepreneurial ecosystem

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How can your programming be sustainable and live beyond this grant cycle? How can you get others on board to help support your vision? Ecosystem building is real work, and initiatives can fail when the necessary time and resource commitments aren’t taken into consideration. Here are some things to consider: Staff for success.

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A Year of Resilience: Cheers to 2021

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In 2021, we saw new programs and funding opportunities from the EDA and SBA to rebuild, sustain and grow entrepreneurship. At SourceLink, we continued the entrepreneurial ecosystem building work we’re known for while proactively developing ways to bolster this renewed wave of support.

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Sustainable Work: ESHIP Goal 7

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Goal 7 Sustainable Work: Develop professional recognition and resources for ecosystem builders. In a nutshell : Entrepreneurial ecosystem building requires perseverance. We asked ecosystem builders why developing professional recognition and resources for ecosystem builders is important to them. Metro Area.

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SourceLink + The IEDC: New Certification Program Uniting Economic Developers and Entrepreneurs

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Penny Lewandowski , who has worked closely alongside SourceLink through her own business, Change at the Edges, has served on the board for the IEDC for five years. SourceLink is here to help you connect to resources and to build an effective and inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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Case Study: The Dan River Region Ecosystem Development

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We found one of those exemplary steps in southern Virginia where the Dan River Region Entrepreneur Ecosystem recognized the need for an ecosystem coordinator and rallied their stakeholders to hire the first entrepreneurial ecosystem builder for the region. Not all service providers will be on board with the initiatives.

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In the heart of the NC Triangle (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill), where ideas take flight, a dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystem thrives.

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In the heart of the NC Triangle (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill), where ideas take flight, a dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystem thrives. Neil Bagchi, founder of Bagchi Law, PLLC, is a leader in this entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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Professional development for tomorrow’s ecosystem builders

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This post is part of a series featuring highlights from the Unsung Heroes of Ecosystem Building campaign which shone a spotlight on 40+ entrepreneurial ecosystem builders from around the U.S. Not everybody can do ecosystem building; it’s a talent that is developed through experience and education, connections and networking.