Author: Pola Firestone

  • SourceLink℠ Affiliate Quarterly Conversation – March 2023

    SourceLink℠ Affiliate Quarterly Conversation – March 2023

    Welcome to our newest affiliates! Rob kicked off our recent SourceLink℠ Affiliate Quarterly Conversation welcoming our newest affiliates to the network. They include: Louisiana Business Hub launched March 15 and will be deployed regionally. Two regions are already included, Launch Network and Capital Region. Seven more regions will be added in the coming year.  Fairfax […]

  • How America’s Public Libraries Nurture Entrepreneurship

    How America’s Public Libraries Nurture Entrepreneurship

    Libraries are the unsung heroes of entrepreneurship, offering essential resources and programs to equip innovators and business leaders with the tools they need to succeed. These public learning institutions transform into collaborative arenas filled with entrepreneurs ready to take their businesses off the ground. All you need is a library card to access an entrepreneurial toolbox […]

  • SourceLink℠ Affiliate Quarterly Conversation – December 2022

    SourceLink℠ Affiliate Quarterly Conversation – December 2022

    Looking Back SourceLink director, Rob Williams summarized exciting events from 2022 at our final SourceLink Affiliate Quarterly Conversation of the year.  We welcomed Dana Masters, Business Development Communications Specialist at SourceLink! Dana will be working with Dara to develop outreach communications with our affiliates, social media and marketing activities as well as business development.  Additions […]

  • SourceLink℠ Affiliate Quarterly Conversation – October 2022

    SourceLink℠ Affiliate Quarterly Conversation – October 2022

    Change is Beautiful  As SourceLink director, Rob Williams pointed out at our recent Affiliate Quarterly Conversation, along with the change in seasons, this fall brings change to the SourceLink network as well. New employment opportunities brought change to our staff and the people we work with.  We have seen this at SourceLink and among our […]

  • SourceLink Affiliate Quarterly Conversation – June 16, 2022

    SourceLink Affiliate Quarterly Conversation – June 16, 2022

    Welcome New Affiliates! SourceLink director, Rob Williams, kicked off our June Affiliate Quarterly Conversation sharing exciting news from around our network. Congratulations to new affiliates, Business Forward Oakland County, MI and Evergreen BizLink (Washington state) on their recent launches. Also, congratulations to the ChiBizHub team on the innovative rebranding of their website. A new statewide […]

  • SourceLink Affiliate Quarterly Conversation – March 17, 2022

    SourceLink Affiliate Quarterly Conversation – March 17, 2022

    All things SourceLink was the theme of our March 17 SourceLink Affiliate Quarterly Conversation. We announced new projects including: ChiBizHub website redesign, Washington State Microenterprise Association (WSMA) – Evergreen BizLink, Ecosystem Building Leadership Project, SBA Community Navigators Pilot Project and welcomed new clients and affiliates: Monroe County – Launch 734, Oakland County, MI – Business […]

  • Reflecting on 2021 and reimagining 2022

    Reflecting on 2021 and reimagining 2022

    Our final SourceLink Affiliate Quarterly Conversation of the year was packed with great information and fun. First, we congratulated affiliates selected to participate in the SBA Community Navigator Pilot Program including National Urban League, Nicolet Area Technical College, New Bedford Economic Council, Rochester Economic Development Corporation and Forward Cities.  Then we welcomed newly launched affiliates […]

  • Measuring Data and Creating Impactful Economic Reports

    Measuring Data and Creating Impactful Economic Reports

    Data captured from the small businesses supported by SourceLink® affiliate organizations provides valuable information for our network to report to their community stakeholders. At our recent SourceLink Quarterly Conversation on September 23, three affiliates shared their best practices in collecting and reporting impactful insights. Tracking and supporting job creation Cameron Cushman and Marco Johnson, from […]

  • 8 Proven Ways to Get the Word Out About Your SourceLink Network

    8 Proven Ways to Get the Word Out About Your SourceLink Network

    Affiliates agree that getting the word out about their SourceLink networks to entrepreneurs and business owners is one of their highest priorities. To support our affiliates, we’ve recently held three virtual discussions on marketing in March, May and July. The basics In May, Abby Smith and Jessica Toms from CruxKC, SourceLink’s marketing partner, guided our discussion […]

  • How to engage resource partners: continuing the conversation

    How to engage resource partners: continuing the conversation

    During our March Quarterly Conversation, affiliates discussed the challenges moving from individual entrepreneur support organizations to a collaborative, community-based model. The affiliates that joined the conversation in March wanted to learn more about engaging with the resource partners in their network, so SourceLink® set aside time in April to continue the conversation and address unanswered […]

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