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So far Grace Newsome has created 23 blog entries.

Reinventing Economic Development: Creatives As Entrepreneurs

2021-03-31T16:30:03-04:00February 24th, 2021|Community Stories, Ecosystems + Economies, Network|

Seven years ago, leaders of an arts organization in Birmingham, Alabama saw a serious opportunity to impact their local economy—but it meant reinventing themselves. Originally established in 2004 as the Cultural Alliance of Greater Birmingham, Create Birmingham is the only local agency focused on Birmingham’s creative industries. By 2013, [...]

Wheeling, West Virginia Made their Main Street Relevant with Entrepreneurship. Learn how Your Community can do the Same.

2021-03-31T16:31:21-04:00January 25th, 2021|Community Stories, Ecosystems + Economies|

Read on to learn how Wheeling Heritage leveraged entrepreneurship to create more than 2,000 new jobs and reduce their building vacancy rate by half.

The Businesses We Can Save

2020-12-17T10:18:49-05:00December 15th, 2020|Community Stories, Ecosystems + Economies|

Let’s face the facts: COVID-19 has wrecked many small businesses. One of the saddest experiences of 2020 (aside from the sickness, heartbreak, and grief this pandemic has inflicted on us) has been walking along a street you used to know well—whether in a large city or a small town main street—and seeing the shutters. [...]

From Florida to Colorado: Economic Development and Entrepreneurship Success Stories

2020-12-17T10:18:27-05:00December 8th, 2020|Community Stories, Ecosystems + Economies|

On December 16th from 2:00-3:00 PM EST CO. STARTERS will host “Rethinking Economic Development: How SOAR is Training Entrepreneurs to Restart Eastern Kentucky”, a free webinar that will share how Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) is using entrepreneurial education to help start new businesses, create new jobs, and reinvent economic development in Eastern Kentucky.  [...]

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