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ESHIP Communities Ecosystem Builder: Dr. Ebony Edwards

Forward Cities

More information about the ESHIP Communities program can be found here. She is a member of our ESHIP Communities Council in Kansas City. A: When I moved back to Kansas City from undergrad and grad school (Atlanta and Chicago), I craved the community I felt I had in those places. We have been working with CHES, Inc.

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Q&A: How Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Can Help You

StartupNation

We reached out to Brianna Ellison, director of community engagement for Verizon, as part of our initiative to bring the Verizon Small Business Digital Ready program to Michigan entrepreneurs and aspiring business owners. What work is Verizon doing in the Detroit/Michigan community to help small businesses? Brianna Ellison.

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Solution Stories: Expanding Opportunity in Franklin County, Ohio

Forward Cities

For additional background on the specific approach taken in communities like Franklin County. Six successful restaurant and retail entrepreneurs will be matched with a team of high-level consultants and executives from diverse fields and given the tools to uplevel their growing businesses. . Learn More About the Series.

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NJEDA Names Inaugural New Jersey Innovation Fellows Cohort

American Entrepreneurship

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. The range of services will include design, marketing, research, analytics, consulting, and engineering.

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Expanding Opportunity In Franklin County, Ohio

Forward Cities

For additional background on the specific approach taken in communities like Franklin County, please visit the first article in the series found here. It is a description for a new entrepreneurial support pilot program launching in Franklin County, OH in January of 2020. FRANKLIN COUNTY, FORWARD CITIES.

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Welcome, BizLink Orange!

Source Link

Today marks the start of Global Entrepreneurship Week, an annual initiative that shines a light not only on the value entrepreneurs bring to our communities and global economy, but also the importance of building infrastructures that make it easier for them to start and scale their businesses. SourceLink?

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Expanding Our Entrepreneurial Imagination in Indianapolis

Forward Cities

Maybe you envision your local coffee shop owner who wants to create space for community members to connect over a good cup of joe. 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.