Tag: entrepreneurship
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Featured Partner – EcoMap Technologies
The inaugural Ecosystem Technology Showcase will take place during our Annual Summit and feature companies who support entrepreneurial ecosystems, produce tech in the economic development space, and empower educational institutions. Learn more. Our first featured participant, EcoMap, centralizes information about the resources, organizations, people, and opportunities within any given ecosystem. From local business communities to…
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Inaugural Ecosystem Technology Showcase
UEDA is looking for businesses to participate in the Ecosystem Technology Showcase that will take place during our Annual Summit in San Antonio this October. Specifically, we are interested in hearing from companies who support entrepreneurial ecosystems, produce tech in the economic development space, or empower educational institutions. Download the flyer below to learn more…
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Margo Fliss Receives Entrepreneurship Development Professional (EDP) Certification
UEDA board member, Margo Fliss, is the first certified Entrepreneurship Development Professional (EDP) in Alaska! The EDP credential, a new offering by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC), is designed to build the foundational skills of those supporting entrepreneurship in their communities. Click here to read the announcement. The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) is…
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Equitable Economic Development (EED) Themes
UEDA members, the following menu of Equitable Economic Development (EED) themes were developed during the UEDA Summit 2021 by George Ward from University of Kentucky and Dr. Camille Burnett from Virginia Commonwealth University: Equity Mapping Talent – Recruitment – Retention – Relationships Networking Mentoring Supplier Diversity Roots on the Ground as Opposed to Boots Entrepreneurship…
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UEDA Ecosystems Design Network Workshop – Ideation Session
The second session of the UEDA Ecosystems Design Network (EDN) workshop series empowered ecosystem members to begin transforming initial insights, learnings, and “How Might We?” questions from the prior week’s Insight Session into viable solutions, prototypes, and early implementation strategies. Mirroring the prior session’s format, UEDA Ecosystems members shifted between sustained ecosystem-specific conversations within their…
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Insight Session – UEDA Ecosystems Design Network Workshop
Day One’s Insight Session granted UEDA Ecosystems Design Network (EDN) members the opportunity to synthesize interviews with regional and community stakeholders, thematically organize the central challenges facing their ecosystem, and develop questions to generate possible solutions and feasible next steps. Throughout the workshop, participants benefited from idea-sharing activities across ten distinct ecosystems and among over…
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Boise State University’s Innovative Culture and Lab Helps Drive Economic Development
Boise State University’s spirit of innovation — including the work of faculty and students and a variety of community partnerships — and a lab aimed at helping businesses create product prototypes recently caught the attention of President Barack Obama. “Here at Boise State innovation is a culture that you’re building,” President Obama said during a…
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U.S.SourceLink® Adds New Staff Member
Pola Firestone joined U.S. SourceLink where she serves as relationship manager and liaison with U.S.SourceLink affiliates. Pola provides customer service and training to existing U.S.SourceLink affiliates and assists with implementation of new U.S.SourceLink networks across the country. Her other responsibilities include coordinating special events, researching entrepreneurial support resources, developing program-wide administrative procedures and assisting with…
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Vote for WVU’s Linking Innovation, Industry and Commercialization (LIINC) Program at Startup-U
WVU’s Linking Innovation, Industry and Commercialization (LIINC) program is hoping to get the word out about their activities and best practices to share with other institutions. LIINC was honored to present and be an award winner at UEDA’s 2012 Annual Summit. Following the Summit, LIINC wants to continue to share its experience and learn from…
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APLU Commission on Innovation, Competitiveness, and Economic Prosperity Summer Meeting
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities’ (A۰P۰L۰U) Commission on Innovation, Competitiveness, and Economic Prosperity (CICEP) will hold its summer meeting in Omaha, Nebraska from Monday, June 4 at noon continuing through noon on Wednesday, June 6. The event will be held at the Magnolia Hotel in downtown Omaha. This year’s CICEP summer…