The blog
Field writing, by the team doing the work.
Reflections, strategy notes, and practical pieces from SourceLink practitioners.
Network news
9 #ESHIPSummit Takeaways from Ecosystem Builders
We asked our staff, strategic partners and SourceLink community leads to share some of their key insights from the Kauffman Foundation's #ESHIPSummit.
Network news
Maria Meyers Speaks on Entrepreneurship at NERETA Job Creation Summit
SourceLink's Maria Meyers is speaking about entrepreneurship and workforce development at the North East Regional Employment and Training Association Job Creation Summit.
Entrepreneurship
Round Up: How to Grow a Vibrant Community of Entrepreneurs in Rural America
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.
Ecosystem Building
NetWork Kansas Uses Its Resource Network to Take on Bigger, Bolder Goals for Entrepreneurs across Kansas
NetWork Kansas is building a culture of entrepreneurship in the state of Kansas—and right in the middle of America.
Ecosystem Building
The Making of America’s Most Entrepreneurial City
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.
Ecosystem Building
Connecting Small Business to the Right Resources in Colorado Springs
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.
Entrepreneurship
Making the Case (and Connections) for Inclusive Entrepreneurship
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.
Network news
National Small Business Week 2017
Here's how the SourceLink network is celebrating National Small Business Week 2017 all across the country.
Ecosystem Building
Round Up: Entrepreneurship Beyond Silicon Valley
There's only one Silicon Valley and yet, there are thousands of thriving entrepreneurially supportive communities across this nation of opportunity.
Ecosystem Building
How Do You Attract Entrepreneurs to a Small Town?
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.
Funding & Resources
White House Releases FY2018 Budget Proposal - What It Means for Economic Development
Jeff Finkle of International Economic Development Council outlines proposed budget cuts and their impact on entrepreneurial communities.
Ecosystem Building
Maximizing Connections at Entrepreneur and Economic Development Conferences
Entrepreneur and economic development conferences are a great way to network with the best and learn while focusing on sustaining and supporting entrepreneurial ecosystems.