Category: Network News

  • SourceLink℠ Affiliate Quarterly Conversation – March 2023

    SourceLink℠ Affiliate Quarterly Conversation – March 2023

    Welcome to our newest affiliates! Rob kicked off our recent SourceLink℠ Affiliate Quarterly Conversation welcoming our newest affiliates to the network. They include: Louisiana Business Hub launched March 15 and will be deployed regionally. Two regions are already included, Launch Network and Capital Region. Seven more regions will be added in the coming year.  Fairfax […]

  • Let’s Talk: Why Broadband is Critical Infrastructure for Entrepreneurship-Led Economic Development

    Let’s Talk: Why Broadband is Critical Infrastructure for Entrepreneurship-Led Economic Development

    Access to affordable high-speed broadband is increasingly a top priority for economic and community development leaders. According to national research from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Technology Engagement Center, a whopping 93% of today’s small business owners use at least one type of technology platform to help them with their business. It’s compelling evidence to […]

  • How America’s Public Libraries Nurture Entrepreneurship

    How America’s Public Libraries Nurture Entrepreneurship

    Libraries are the unsung heroes of entrepreneurship, offering essential resources and programs to equip innovators and business leaders with the tools they need to succeed. These public learning institutions transform into collaborative arenas filled with entrepreneurs ready to take their businesses off the ground. All you need is a library card to access an entrepreneurial toolbox […]

  • National League of Cities Webinar Features Entrepreneur Focused Economic Development Solutions

    National League of Cities Webinar Features Entrepreneur Focused Economic Development Solutions

    Exciting conversations are happening in the economic development world! Thanks to the National League of Cities’ (NLC) Center for City Solutions, supporters and visionaries can come together to explore groundbreaking ways of assessing citywide economic development in a webinar series. Through these webinars, thought leaders and dynamic guest speakers share innovative approaches they use to […]

  • SourceLink 2023: On the Verge of a Renaissance

    SourceLink 2023: On the Verge of a Renaissance

    One of my favorite end of the year activities is to fire up YouTube and watch the previous year in search video.  This last one so beautifully mirrored what I have personally felt and heard from our affiliates that I just had to share. Drum roll, please… the most searched term of 2022 was, “can […]

  • SourceLink℠ Affiliate Quarterly Conversation – December 2022

    SourceLink℠ Affiliate Quarterly Conversation – December 2022

    Looking Back SourceLink director, Rob Williams summarized exciting events from 2022 at our final SourceLink Affiliate Quarterly Conversation of the year.  We welcomed Dana Masters, Business Development Communications Specialist at SourceLink! Dana will be working with Dara to develop outreach communications with our affiliates, social media and marketing activities as well as business development.  Additions […]

  • SourceLink℠ Affiliate Quarterly Conversation – October 2022

    SourceLink℠ Affiliate Quarterly Conversation – October 2022

    Change is Beautiful  As SourceLink director, Rob Williams pointed out at our recent Affiliate Quarterly Conversation, along with the change in seasons, this fall brings change to the SourceLink network as well. New employment opportunities brought change to our staff and the people we work with.  We have seen this at SourceLink and among our […]

  • SourceLink staff join key national efforts to expand entrepreneurship-led economic development

    SourceLink staff join key national efforts to expand entrepreneurship-led economic development

    [vc_column width=”1/2″]FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 24, 2022 [vc_column width=”1/2″]Contact: Sarah Mote, Marketing Director [email protected] City, MO – SourceLink, a program of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Innovation Center, is proud to announce two of its employees have joined leadership positions with organizations dedicated to economic development and entrepreneurship ecosystem building. Rob Williams will be serving […]

  • SourceLink leads the charge in entrepreneurship-led economic development in post-pandemic economy 

    SourceLink leads the charge in entrepreneurship-led economic development in post-pandemic economy 

    PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Deploy Date: September 7, 2022 Contact: Johanna Cook (816) 235-6482 | [email protected]   SourceLink leads the charge in entrepreneurship-led economic development in post-pandemic economy   Kansas City, Mo. — Entrepreneurship has always been a vital contributor to the U.S. economy. Research from the Kauffman Foundation and others shows that startups […]

  • Fall conferences to boost your entrepreneurship knowledge

    Fall conferences to boost your entrepreneurship knowledge

    Relationship building is fundamental to SourceLink’s ecosystem building methodology, and we make it a priority not only in our work with affiliates, but also with our own industry peers. Attending conferences and events allows us to spark new connections, learn from those who are doing similar excellent work, and gives us all a chance to […]

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