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WandaVision in Rural Development

As you may recall in previous articles, I’ve drawn upon superhero traits and storylines to inspire the roles and skills we often need for community economic development. In my recent

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WandaVision in Rural Development
Program Development, Startup Stage

Building an effective ESHIP Ecosystem (Part Two)

Last month, we described what an ecosystem is and how they can help build the pipeline of talent for entrepreneurship and support new businesses in a region or community. This

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Building an effective ESHIP Ecosystem (Part Two)
Startup Stage, Uncategorized

ESHIP Ecosystems (Part One)

Over the past twenty five years, economic developers have begun applying a complex systems approach to spur more entrepreneurial activity in a city or region. In this article, the first

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ESHIP Ecosystems (Part One)
Coaching, Growth Stage

​Communicating Your Social Impact Metrics

Many social enterprises do not effectively communicate the social value they create and often struggle to attract impact investors, new stakeholders or allies. This article is intended to give some

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​Communicating Your Social Impact Metrics
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Is Impact Investing reaching its promise and potential?

It’s hard to believe that impact investing is now a fifteen-year-old investment practice that has surpassed $1 trillion in assets under management worldwide last year. We are just beginning to see the

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Is Impact Investing reaching its promise and potential?