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Raising Awareness about Entrepreneurship as an Economic Development Strategy

Ecosystem Builder Hub

“Communities seeking to grow their economy need to understand the impact entrepreneurship and small business play in economic growth.” — Grow Your Own: Entrepreneurship-based Economic Development for Local Communities, Dell Gines, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.

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The Finalists in the PA WILDS BIG IDEA Contest Have Been Announced!

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

The winner will be announced at a pitch event to be held on June 9, 2022 at the North Central PA LaunchBox powered by Penn State DuBois. ARC’s mission is to innovate, partner, and invest to build community capacity and strengthen economic growth in Appalachia. BIG IDEAS GROW IN WILD PLACES! . appeared first on BFTP/CNP.

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Two Local Erie Startups win Ben Franklin’s TechCelerator Business Bootcamp

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

Pictured left to right: Barry Snyder, Erin Kerner, Bob Dornich (TechCelerator Coach), Michael Irvin “We are thrilled to witness the success of these promising startups and their potential to drive economic growth in the Erie region,” remarked Brian Slawin, Portfolio Manager for Ben Franklin CNP.

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NMSDC Partners with Leading Business Organizations to Offer ScaleUP Capacity Building Cohort

American Entrepreneurship

The program is meticulously crafted to address the specific needs of underserved businesses, fostering an environment where they can thrive and grow and in return increase their market share position while accelerating their potential to become a high-growth, scalable MBE/SEDI entrepreneur. Pitching for Success and Growth.

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BLIND TIGER SWEEPS BEN FRANKLIN’S $50,000 BIG IDEA CONTEST

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

ERIE, PA – On Thursday, January 14, 2021,with more than 160 viewers in the zoom audience, seven companies made their final pitch presentations to four independent judges; a panel which also included a past BIG IDEA winner, Dr. Wei-Shin Lai with Acoustic Sheep.

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Frustrations and Challenges of Ecosystem Builders

Ecosystem Builder Hub

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. and abroad between February and September 2020. Eric Parker. Heather Metcalf.