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

WandaVision in Rural Development

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

Building an effective ESHIP Ecosystem (Part Two)

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

ESHIP Ecosystems (Part One)

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

​Communicating Your Social Impact Metrics

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

Is Impact Investing reaching its promise and potential?