Best Practices

Celebrating Entrepreneurs with National Small Business Week

How to Celebrate Entrepreneurs with National Small Business Week

Pola Firestone Apr 30, 2018

National Small Business Week is the perfect time to connect with your community's small business owners and startups and shine a light on the resources available to start and grow a business.

Highlights from #GrowingESHIP: Growing Entrepreneurial Communities Summit

Sarah Mote Apr 26, 2018

The Growing Entrepreneurial Communities Summit was packed with smart people and smart ideas. Here are just a few takeaways that may surprise you.

Must Read Blogs on Spurring Entrepreneurship-Led Economic Development

Pola Firestone Apr 18, 2018

Here's your quick reads blog list on entrepreneurship-led economic development written by ecosystem builders and economic developers just in time for the Growing Entrepreneurial Communities Summit. Enjoy!

Ecosystem Builders Bridging the Gap for Urban and Rural Communities

Sarah Mote Apr 05, 2018

Now, more than ever, geography does not determine the success of a business. These wicked-talented ecosystem builders are bridging the gaps in distressed communities and speaking at the Growing Entrepreneurial Communities Summit April 25-26, 2018.

The Basics of Building Your Entrepreneurial Infrastructure

Rob Williams Apr 02, 2018

Communities don't need giant universities, incubators and venture capital to have a successful entrepreneurial ecosystem. But they do need these ecosystem building basics.

Best practices for attending and speaking at entrepreneur and economic development Conferences

8 Reasons Why You Should Attend the Growing Entrepreneurial Communities Summit

Mar 08, 2018

Provoke your thinking and get down to business at the Growing Entrepreneurial Communities Summit: a conference for economic developers and supporters of entrepreneurship.

RoundUp: Economic Development after Amazon’s HQ2

Rob Williams Mar 01, 2018

Entrepreneurs and small business owners are more important to economies than Amazon's HQ2. Here's why.

A Practitioner’s Approach to Entrepreneurship

Sarah Mote Feb 28, 2018

We published the field guide on building and supporting entrepreneurship called Beyond Collisions: How to Build Your Entrepreneurial Infrastructure. Discover how to empower and retain entrepreneurs in your community.

SourceLink's Top Blog Posts about Growing Entrepreneurship in 2017

Our Top Blogs on Growing Entrepreneurial Communities

Rob Williams Jan 30, 2018

What trends in entrepreneurship and economic development are we going to see in 2018? Before we look ahead, it's important to reflect on what we learned the previous year. Here’s what our readers wanted to know about growing entrepreneurial communities in 2017.