The blog
Field writing, by the team doing the work.
Reflections, strategy notes, and practical pieces from SourceLink practitioners.
Ecosystem Building
Rethinking Entrepreneurship: Ecosystem + Infrastructure
What is the difference between entrepreneurial infrastructure and entrepreneurial ecosystems? We identify what exactly is infrastructure and an ecosystem and how the two work together to support our country's entrepreneurs.
Funding & Resources
How to Find Funding For Your Entrepreneurial Infrastructure
How do you go about asking and finding sources of funding for your community? Entrepreneurial communities have trouble finding capital to build the infrastructure they need to support and grow their entrepreneurs and business owners. Here's how to get it done.
Funding & Resources
Funding Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: 6 Tips on Applying for Grants
Here are six insights on how to win federal grants to fund your economic development projects (or your entrepreneurial ecosystem).
Research & Impact
Measuring Entrepreneurship: SourceLink Research Wins Recognition from International Economic Development Council
We know that entrepreneurs play a crucial role in a community's economic vitality. Now we know quantifiably the impact of startups on a local economy.
Ecosystem Building
Practical Steps to Grow Your Entrepreneurial Community
By working together, communities can grow their own entrepreneurial infrastructure with these four steps.
Ecosystem Building
America’s Public Libraries: Champions of Entrepreneurship
Libraries are the not-so-quiet champions of entrepreneurship, essential entrepreneur ecosystem builders, crucial for every community in their mission to support their entrepreneurs.
Ecosystem Building
Accelerators, Incubators and Coworking Spaces: How Entrepreneurship Centers Can Build a Community
What's the difference between an accelerator and incubator? We break down the differences in entrepreneurship centers and look at the best practices of how communities are helping entrepreneurs.
Ecosystem Building
Growing Entrepreneurship on Main Street
Entrepreneurship is not a buzzword. It is an economic development strategy. How is your community supporting your local entrepreneurs?
Ecosystem Building
How Do You Build a Community of Ecosystem Builders? Highlights from 2018 #ESHIPSummit
We asked a few ecosystem builders we met at the Kauffman Foundation's ESHIP Summit to share their takeaways on entrepreneurial ecosystem building.
Ecosystem Building
How Is Your Community Scaling Up?
"Without growth, this is no real entrepreneurship," says Dan Isenberg—and that's why you need a plan to both create startups and grow them.
Ecosystem Building
Beyond Collisions: How to Build Your Entrepreneurial Infrastructure
Entrepreneurship is not easy—and building a sustainable infrastructure for entrepreneurs requires deep knowledge, experience, funding and champions. Here's how communities can put entrepreneurship first.
Ecosystem Building
How Iowa Built a Statewide Network for Entrepreneurs
IASourceLink connects people to people to help advance and accelerate Iowa entrepreneurship. But it didn't happen overnight. Read how IASourceLink united their entrepreneurial community into a vibrant ecosystem.