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How to Get Started Mapping Your Entrepreneurial Ecosystem [Updated]

Ecosystem Builder Hub

I’ve added some of those insights here while I work on a more comprehensive resource guide to mapping entrepreneurship ecosystems. What is Ecosystem Mapping and Why Do It? Ecosystem mapping can be thought of as the practice of observing, analyzing and visualizing an entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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Welcome, SourceLink Nebraska!

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This was the first step in building Nebraska’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, but more funding was needed in order to expand the initiative statewide. According to the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, all net new job creation is happening from startups less than five years old. Job creation through entrepreneurship.

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Niama El Bassunie’s Mission to Unlock Trade in Africa

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Earlier this year, we partnered with Magnitt, one of the premier players in the MENA entrepreneurial ecosystem, to come out with a State of MENA Startups 2019¹. With all this data, we wanted to share some of the unique stories of these female founders in MENA. Niama El Bassunie founded WaystoCap in 2016 on a mission to.

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The Measurement Trap

Ian Hathaway

Since I have the topic of entrepreneurial ecosystems at top of mind, I immediately went there after reading this quote. In my upcoming book, The Startup Community Way , which will be on shelves July 28, my co-author Brad Feld and I dedicate an entire chapter to this phenomenon—we call it The Measurement Trap.

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Unsung Hero Spotlight: Steven Rodriguez

Ecosystem Builder Hub

What is the most successful/impactful program/event/thing you do/have done in your ecosystem? Celebrate entrepreneurship programming and events, most notably Techstars Startup Week, Global Entrepreneurship Week, and 1 Million Cups. What is the biggest challenge you face as an Ecosystem Builder?

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

Forward Cities

During the Great Recession, business failures rose faster than business starts and startup rates fell to a record low. As the Economic Innovation Group states, “the startup-less recovery revealed one of the glaring failures of the response to the Great Recession.” In the ensuing years, entrepreneurship in America struggled to recover.

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Restrictions on acquisitions would stifle the US startup ecosystem, not rein in big tech

TechCrunch

US rule changes could mean more startups would need government approval to hire immigrants. Congressional committees have held scores of hearings, lawsuits have been filed and legislation has been introduced to regulate privacy and data collection. Acquisitions are an important element of the startup ecosystem.