The blog
Field writing, by the team doing the work.
Reflections, strategy notes, and practical pieces from SourceLink practitioners.
Ecosystem Building
Bring Back Steve Case and the Rise of the Rest Team to Your City
To celebrate the Rise of the Rest 6.0 tour, Steve Case and his team are kicking off a friendly challenge for all 26 of the past tour cities.
Research & Impact
Measuring Entrepreneurship: SourceLink Tools Win Recognition from International Economic Development Council
SourceLink's tools for measuring entrepreneurship win a Gold Excellence recognition by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC).
Ecosystem Building
NetWork Kansas Empowers Midwest Entrepreneurs
In collaboration with SourceLink, NetWork Kansas recently launched a new website to help better advance, connect and promote entrepreneurship across the state of Kansas.
Research & Impact
How Many Jobs Do Your Entrepreneurs Create?
We Create Jobs, a new report out of Kansas City and researched by KCSourceLink, tracks the job contributions by its startups, at the metro level.
Network news
Upcoming Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Conferences
It's conference season and we'll be out and about to bring insights in entrepreneurship ecosystem building back to you.
Network news
Round Up: #ESHIPSummit Insights from the Ecosystem
Here's a roundup of insights and perspectives about the #ESHIPSummit hosted by Kauffman Foundation from entrepreneurial developers all across this nation and growing community of entrepreneurship.
Network news
Round Up: EShip Summit Insights
Here's a roundup of insights and perspectives about the #ESHIPSummit hosted by Kauffman Foundation from entrepreneurial developers all across this nation and growing community of entrepreneurship.
Network news
Startup Day across America
Startup entrepreneurs are encouraged to reach out to policymakers to explain the challenges entrepreneurs face to generate support for startups during the month of August.
Ecosystem Building
Ubuntu Economic Development
Ubuntu It is the name my son Owen’s daycare. Also, the name for an operating system that dad (me) enjoyed learning how to install right alongside Windows on laptops. The true...
Ecosystem Building
Why You Should Host a Social Media Competition for Local Businesses
KCSourceLink captures the attention of thousands, highlights their resource network and strengthens the local entrepreneurial ecosystem with an annual social media competition for local businesses. Read more on why you should host your own social media competition.
Ecosystem Building
How Do You Support Entrepreneurship?
How do you build entrepreneurial ecosystems and support a sustainable infrastructure? Here's our methodology in supporting, connecting and advancing entrepreneurship all across the United States.
Entrepreneurship
3 Serious Myths about Rural Entrepreneurship
Rural entrepreneurship matters. What can we do to better surround our rural entrepreneurs with the resources they need to grow?