Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Damaris, a 2017 YLAI Fellow, is working hard to combine her love for her home country of Nicaragua and her love of tourism to give back to those in her country, providing employment and education opportunities across her community. Through tourism, I am giving the opportunity to local kids to dream for a better future,” she says.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 2, 2023

Establishing a network: Language barriers, cultural differences, and a disorganized startup ecosystem can make networking in Vietnam seem impossible. These organizations include: The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) represents the interests of entrepreneurs and promotes economic development. Register now!

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Revolution

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Favorable Regulatory Landscape Tax Benefits : Georgia offers tax incentives for companies that contribute to employment and economic development. Branch streamlines home and auto insurance using instant-bind technology, leveraging community-driven reciprocal exchanges to offer affordable and easily bundled coverage options.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Tara Sabre Collier is an early-stage impact investor with more than 15 years of experience at the intersection of economic development, social entrepreneurship and impact investment. With an 84% Afro-Brazilian population, there are deep, rich and visible roots of Africa in the city’s history, music, cuisine and culture.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Ecosystem building and community building is hard. Entrepreneurship ecosystem builders work for social change and impact — working to help their communities thrive. In the podcast, Anika explores how ecosystem building can help unleash the full potential of the makers, doers, innovators and visionaries in our communities.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

They are the hidden gems in the economic development strategy and downtown reinvestment efforts of every place (yes, I really mean every place). You already have some type of small-scale manufacturing business in your community, and as you learn more about these businesses in this book, you may start to notice them.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

In collaboration with statewide economic development partners, the DPP team works with site selectors, executives and developers focused on where to locate or grow a business and helps with reviewing potential sites, cost-of-living analyses and funding opportunities, including available tax credits and incentives.

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Forward Cities

JULY 2, 2019

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.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2023

As an angel investor today, she has backed Partake Foods, the online community Diem and the rug company Ruggable. For nearly two decades, her career has been intertwined with culture and innovation. Before Digitalundivided, Maillian was a founder and one of the first Black women to start an early-stage venture firm.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Patch will take empty local high street shops and turn them into “collaborative cultural spaces” with its “Work Near Home” proposition aimed at traditional commuters. Now, a new U.K. startup has come top with a “decentralized workspace” idea which it plans to roll out across the U.K. Grays Yard.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

In the midst of supporting founders in their communities during a global pandemic, what do they wish they were more versed in? Many people will talk about the fact that a community needs a “unicorn” in order to get the ball rolling but I always counter that you need to create the conditions for a unicorn to flourish. Adam Arredondo.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 26, 2023

Fisher’s Popcorn has been a part of the Delaware beach experience and the Sussex County business community for 40 years, and we’re glad the company has chosen to expand here for its next phase of growth,” said Governor John Carney. The company plans to create 20 additional wholesale jobs at the new site over the next three years.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

I’ve been involved in workforce and economic development in Wyoming for the last 10 years, from helping disabled veterans find good jobs to helping small business owners around the state start or grow their enterprise. It’s like pulling teeth gettting people to adopt a new systems-thinking approach to economic development.

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Forward Cities

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Anchor Institutions’ Contributions to Building Inclusive Small Business Ecosystems was jointly developed by Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and Forward Cities with support from the Annie E. These entities include corporations, governments, arts and cultural institutions, sports facilities and teams, among others.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

.” Echoing the mantra of Rise of the Rest, these regions are well-positioned to create startup activity and strengthen their ecosystem through intentional cultivation of a collaborative culture, engagement with the community, and capitalization of early-stage ventures. There is no special training required to be a Startup Junkie.

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Source Link

MARCH 25, 2020

Mom-and-pop businesses, the kinds of establishments that make up the backbone of a community, stand to do much worse. It's not just livelihoods that are threatened, but our very sense of community. Hancock and Denver Economic Development and Opportunity (DEDO) to announce the Denver Small Business Emergency Relief Fund.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JANUARY 20, 2022

Sadness for the loss of a bright young New Zealander who had so much going for him, for the terrible loss for Jake’s mother and his whanau and friends, and for the loss of an up and coming innovator and entrepreneur to our business community. It also made me angry.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 19, 2023

December 19, 2023) – Last week, the N ew Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board approved $3 million in Public Space Activation Grants under the Activation, Revitalization and Transformation (A.R.T.) They also serve to foster arts and cultural activities, which drive dynamic, thriving communities. $10M A.R.T.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MAY 13, 2024

We are proud to have had the opportunity to host this competition for 20 years and we are committed to our role in helping to develop the next generation of Oklahoma entrepreneurs,” Rex Smitherman, i2E president, said.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

This culture encourages bystanders to support and defend others, increases a child’s sense of value, and promotes the concept of “connectedness”. The platform ultimately creates a climate change in the school that encourages a sense of community where there are no bullies or victims.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Salyer made the decision to take her community service commitment to a new level in November 2008 when she successfully ran for the Ward 6 City Council seat. Salyer served as a member of the Council Finance Committee, Council Economic Development Committee, and as chairman of the Council Social Services Committee.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

March 5, 2024) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) held the first in-person meeting of the Diversity Finance Advisory Board (DFAB) last week, bringing together a diverse group of investors, entrepreneurs, and mentors for presentations and networking sessions. “The

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

This is very exciting for Dover and the greater Dover community,” said Dover Mayor Robin R. is a technology development company focused on global technology leadership and commercialization of hydrogen technologies, including ion-exchange membranes for water electrolysis, electrochemical compression, water transmission and fuel cells.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

As an emerging field that is challenging the status quo of entrepreneurship in economic development, ecosystem builders are bound to run into obstacles along the way which – if repeated and consistent – make us want to pull our hair out. Lack of diversity especially when it comes to immigrant and refugee communities.

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Forward Cities

JULY 25, 2019

The essence of an entrepreneurial ecosystem is its people and the culture of trust and collaboration that allows them to interact successfully. Economic Development Quarterly, 32(2), 119-134. Reflections on measurement and definitions for evaluation – Part 2. Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. 2019) [link].

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EntreWorks Consulting

MAY 14, 2019

Rural development hubs are a new concept meant to describe new types of organizations and networks focused on rural community building in a holistic way that embraces traditional economic development, local institution building, and a focus on enhancing all forms of local wealth (cultural, social, natural, etc.).

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EntreWorks Consulting

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

In recent years, we’ve seen a number of interesting new community development models being used out in the field. Economic developers all focus on building some kind of wealth, normally in the form of money or jobs. WealthWorks at Work. EntreWorks Blog.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 12, 2021

The Czech Republic may be better known for beer, hockey and the sights of Prague, but its entrepreneurial community is as ambitious as any. Patrik Juránek from Startup Disrupt community. These challenges are still, to an extent, worries to our portfolio companies, as the economic development is still uncertain.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 28, 2023

Because Startup302 aims to foster diverse perspectives, promote inclusive and equitable consideration and attract diverse communities of founders to the region, participants aren’t required to be located in Delaware.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

She is also the co-founder of Build In SE , a community of founders, funders and ecosystem partners committed to company building in the Southeast (#BuildInSE). In a post-COVID world, customers have never demanded more transparency into supply chains, workplace culture and equity ownership. Share on Twitter. and Canada.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MAY 10, 2019

Brian Wilson with Wakefield Interactive has developed video games that offer stories from other cultures. Sarah Moody with Maggie Knox Western is opening an interdisciplinary center in Little Italy that will allow access to equipment used in a variety of creative processes. His most recent release is, “Where the Bees Make Honey”.

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Forward Cities

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Tentatively named the Equitable Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Alliance (E3 Alliance) of Greater Pittsburgh, the organization will serve as the coordinating body for Pittsburgh’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and foster a culture of equity for every entrepreneur. The position is funded via philanthropic support from local foundations. .

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