Best Practices

SourceLink: How to Grow a Vibrant Community of Entrepreneurs in Rural America

Round Up: How to Grow a Vibrant Community of Entrepreneurs in Rural America

Rob Williams May 25, 2017

What is being done to help rural economies leverage entrepreneurship as an economic development and community growth strategy? Here's your roundup of articles on growing rural entrepreneurship curated just for you.

Why would Kansas City want to build the next Silicon Valley?

Rob Williams May 18, 2017

After a Bloomberg Technology article called Kansas City out for not being "the Next Silicon Valley," Jeff Shackelford of Digital Sandbox KC, a KCSourceLink Resource Partner, took to the web to explain why that's not really all that great of a goal for Kansas City's entrepreneurial ecosystem anyway.

NetWork Kansas Uses Its Resource Network to Take on Bigger, Bolder Goals for Entrepreneurs across Kansas

Sarah Mote May 16, 2017

NetWork Kansas is building a culture of entrepreneurship in the state of Kansas—and right in the middle of America.

The Making of America’s Most Entrepreneurial City

Maria Meyers May 10, 2017

In 2011, Kansas City set an audacious goal: to become America’s most entrepreneurial city. The community set a path to build entrepreneurship, measure it and tell that story to the world.

Colorado Springs is connecting entrepreneurs with the Resource Navigator® powered by SourceLink

Connecting Small Business to the Right Resources in Colorado Springs

Pola Firestone May 04, 2017

The Colorado Springs Chamber and EDC launches the Resource Navigator® database for entrepreneurs to get connected to local resources that offer services they need to start and grow their businesses.

Making the Case (and Connections) for Inclusive Entrepreneurship

Maria Meyers May 02, 2017

Entrepreneurship happens everywhere—not just on the coasts. It happens in urban centers and rural communities, among tech innovators and in shops on Main Street. And here's how we can invite more people to the table.

Farm Bureau Rural Entrepreneurship Competition applications open May 1, 2017

Applications open May 1 for Farm Bureau Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge

Apr 26, 2017

The Farm Bureau Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge is a national competition focused on entrepreneurs with food and agriculture business. Businesses across agriculture are eligible to compete for $145,000 in startup funds and more.

National Small Business Week 2017

Sarah Mote Apr 26, 2017

Here's how the SourceLink network is celebrating National Small Business Week 2017 all across the country.

Round Up: Entrepreneurship Beyond Silicon Valley

Rob Williams Apr 25, 2017

There's only one Silicon Valley and yet, there are thousands of thriving entrepreneurially supportive communities across this nation of opportunity.

Request for Proposals for Inclusion Open Grant Program

Sarah Mote Apr 21, 2017

As part of its #ZeroBarriers campaign, the Kauffman Foundation is offering a grant opportunity to help level the playing field for women and minority entrepreneurs.

How Do You Attract Entrepreneurs to a Small Town?

Sarah Mote Apr 19, 2017

Cultivating entrepreneurship is one thing, but what if your community "doesn't have" any entrepreneurs? Erik Pedersen of NetWork Kansas shares how to attract entrepreneurs (and the jobs they create) to a small town.

Indianapolis Connects Entrepreneurs, Online and In Person

Pola Firestone Apr 12, 2017

Indy Chamber launches the new Indy Resource Navigator, a dynamic and interactive web directory that organizes Indy’s growing ecosystem of free or low-cost business resources in Indianapolis, IN.

Grow North MN: Connecting Minnesota food entrepreneurs to grow a thriving ecosystem

Grow North: Connecting Minnesota Food Entrepreneurs and Innovators

Pola Firestone Apr 10, 2017

Meet Grow North, SourceLink’s newest affiliate partner in our entrepreneurial network. Because Grow North is part of the SourceLink network, they are able to leverage our consulting and tools so they can focus on growing the food and agriculture community of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

White House Releases FY2018 Budget Proposal - What It Means for Economic Development

Sarah Mote Mar 20, 2017

Jeff Finkle of International Economic Development Council outlines proposed budget cuts and their impact on entrepreneurial communities.

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

Maximizing Connections at Entrepreneur and Economic Development Conferences

Dara Macan Mar 15, 2017

Entrepreneur and economic development conferences are a great way to network with the best and learn while focusing on sustaining and supporting entrepreneurial ecosystems.

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