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Celebrating 2021 Accomplishments and Looking Ahead to New Opportunities

Angel Capital Association

ACA members and groups enjoy unprecedented education and networking opportunities, brought to them by the trusted authority in angel investing. The DEI Task Force has developed and published a formal ACA DEI Policy and set its strategic goals for 2022. 2021 was a year filled with more opportunities for angels to interact and learn.

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Strategies to sustain your entrepreneurial ecosystem

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We are experiencing unprecedented opportunities for communities to evaluate how best to respond to short-term needs while building resilient solutions for long-term success. While it might be tempting to jump right in, it’s important to take the time to evaluate successful outcomes and develop a strategy to achieve your goals.

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Celebrating 2022 Accomplishments and Looking Ahead to New Opportunities

Angel Capital Association

ACA members and groups enjoy unprecedented education and networking opportunities, brought to them by the trusted authority in angel investing. 2023 promises to be another exciting year, with new educational opportunities, additional networking and community building events.

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Revitalizing Your Resource Partner Network

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There’s a lot to be optimistic about for entrepreneurship-led economic development. Our virtual monthly meetings are focused on emerging opportunities to connect our Resource Partners in joint projects.”. We all feel more engaged and committed when we develop personal connections and build trust.

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Professional development for tomorrow’s ecosystem builders

Ecosystem Builder Hub

An ecosystem of support, funding, education and opportunity is essential for businesses to scale but it is hard to articulate and quantify this to make the case compelling. I would like to know how to best measure and track entrepreneurship and economic development in a non-traditional way. Melanie Lenci. Denisse Rodriguez.

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Practical Metrics and Methods: ESHIP Goal 5 – Part 1

Ecosystem Builder Hub

I asked them to treat me like a funder. 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. They described social improvement and positive outcomes – but nothing that was tangible.

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Small Business Resources Essential for Starting a Business

American Entrepreneurship

Visit the federal procurement web site called the S ystem for Award Management (SAM) where federal agencies post contract opportunities. Accelerators are programs run by a range of organizations and funders to assist the best startup applicants they choose. This is a great way to jumpstart a small business. Full list of U.S.

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