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Practical Metrics and Methods: ESHIP Goal 5 – Part 1

Ecosystem Builder Hub

The traditional economic development approach uses static and reactive metrics – the number of jobs created, capital investment dollars, and companies recruited – on an annual basis. It’s imperative that we occasionally slow down to ensure intentional documenting of processes, methodologies and results.

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Google’s third bet from its Africa Investment Fund is in logistics company Lori Systems

TechCrunch

The influence of logistical operations on products leads to various problems for operators, from inconsistent pricing, which stems from a fragmented supply and demand market, to paper documentation and little or no access to financing. a16z, Avenir and Google back South African mobile games publisher Carry1st in $20M round.

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Unsung Hero Spotlight: Sameer Popat

Ecosystem Builder Hub

Passionate about entrepreneurship, innovation, economic development, community engagement, and higher education, Sammy has been able to work at the intersection of his passions through his ecosystem building efforts at the University of Maryland, College Park.

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NJEDA to Create Grant Program to Help Small Business Owners Purchase Commercial Properties

American Entrepreneurship

February 20, 2023) – The Board of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) has approved the creation of a pilot program that will help boost small business owners’ liquidity following the purchase of a commercial property. “The For more information on the Main Street Acquisition Support Grant visit: [link].

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What makes a successful and inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem? (Part 2)

Forward Cities

To remedy this, intentional efforts to measure, document, and financially reward effective and efficient efforts for collaboration across organizations will be necessary. Economic Development Quarterly, 32(2), 119-134. Harper-Anderson, E. The post What makes a successful and inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem?

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The Cooperative Growth Ecosystem

Surdna Foundation

The Cooperative Growth Ecosystem framework presents the recent wave of worker cooperative development as a timely, high-potential strategy for inclusive, place-based community economic development. Download Related Document(s): The Cooperative Growth Ecosystem. Published By: The Democracy at Work Institute.