The blog
Field writing, by the team doing the work.
Reflections, strategy notes, and practical pieces from SourceLink practitioners.
Ecosystem Building
A Practitioner’s Approach to Entrepreneurship
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.
Ecosystem Building
Our Top Blogs on Growing Entrepreneurial Communities
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.
Network news
Year in Review: Growing Entrepreneurship in 2017
Here's a look back at 2017 and what our network has accomplished as we’ve helped communities across the nation (50+!) grow better and stronger entrepreneurial ecosystems.
Ecosystem Building
Round Up: The Role of Entrepreneurs in Economic Disaster Recovery
Entrepreneurship allows a community hit by a natural disaster to come together and creatively solve problems in economic recovery.
Ecosystem Building
Empower Local Economies through the Shop Local Movement
Leverage the holiday shopping season to your entrepreneurial ecosystem's advantage and host a Shop Local campaign for your Microenterprises and makers.
Ecosystem Building
Restoring Puerto Rico through Entrepreneurship
While Puerto Rico is recovering from Hurricane María, entrepreneurs play a vital role in restoring the local economy by selling and exporting goods and services in Colmena66's Shop+HirePR campaign.
Funding & Resources
Funding Opportunities Alert
Funding opportunity alerts for a Veteran Business Outreach Center and the Cities of Service Engaged Cities Award. Get your applications in today.
Network news
Mark Your Calendars: Growing Entrepreneurial Communities Summit 2018
Save the date for the second convening of entrepreneurship-led economic developers: Growing Entrepreneurial Communities Summit will be held April 25-26, 2018, in Kansas City, Missouri.
Ecosystem Building
NetWork Kansas Makes 50,000 Referrals to Connect Kansas Entrepreneurs to the Right Resources
A huge round of applause to our affiliate partners NetWork Kansas for providing 50,000 referrals to entrepreneurs and small business owners across the state of Kansas. That's 50,000 times NetWork Kansas connected someone to the resources, funding and training they need to start and grow their business.
Network news
How Kansas City Celebrates 10 Years of Global Entrepreneurship Week
KCSourceLink is celebrating 10 years of Global Entrepreneurship in a big way hosting 150+ community-organized events covering everything from food and youth entrepreneurship to business funding and marketing.
Network news
Global Entrepreneurship Week: What It Is and Why You Should Care
Global Entrepreneurship Week is November 13–17 uniting millions of innovators, entrepreneurs, job creators, business owners and world leaders together to celebrate entrepreneurship.
Ecosystem Building
Round Up: Re-energizing American Entrepreneurship
How can we build American jobs when entrepreneurship is in decline? Here's a collection of articles on rallying entrepreneurship in your community.