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Inspiring Youth Entrepreneurs
By Tim Moore While the landscape in entrepreneurship education is changing for adults, are youth being given the same opportunities? During CO.STARTERS’ Community Call in July, we had the chance to hear from several community [...]
A Look Back at the ESHIP Summit
In June, CO.STARTERS’s founder Enoch Elwell joined 400 community leaders from across the country for the inaugural ESHIP Summit in Kansas City. The ESHIP Summit is a 3-day gathering organized by the Kauffman Foundation, a leading [...]
CO.STARTERS spun-out of CO.LAB
By Tom Ballard Originally published by Technovation.biz “We’re focused on using business processes and individuals to build communities,” CO.STARTERS Enoch Elwell told us when we caught-up with him recently. The program’s Founder, who launched the initiative as [...]
Chattanooga-based business accelerator program goes global
by Mitra Malek Originally published by the Chattanooga Times Free Press Not even two years old, CO.STARTERS is expanding overseas. Five New Zealand municipalities are licensing the business development program, said Enoch Elwell, who founded [...]
CO.STARTERS hopes to bring about a “small business revolution”
By Gabrielle Chevalier Originally published by Nooga.com What began as a course to help local entrepreneurs with business ideas has turned into a curriculum gaining ground in other cities to bring about a “small business [...]
The Gig City Launches National CO.STARTERS Program
by Monica Selby Originally published by Serious Startups Small business is the backbone of our economy. We’ve all heard it. Over and over (and over) again. But is it true? Earlier this fall a report from the [...]