Clients & Engagements

Appalachian Regional Commission
(http://www.arc.gov):

EntreWorks Consulting and several partners have been engaged to evaluate the community and economic impacts of the Applachian Regional Commission’s Entrepreneurship Initiative.

Arkansas Capital Corporation Group
(http://www.arcapital.com):

EntreWorks Consulting is supporting Arkansas Capital Corporation’s efforts to build a strong entrepreneurial base in Arkansas via the newly formed Arkansas Economic Acceleration Corporation.

Berks Economic Partnership
(http://greaterreading.com):

EntreWorks is working with the Berks Economic Partnership and seven other local partners to develop new economic and workforce development strategies for Berks County and the Greater Reading (PA) metropolitan area. 

British Venture Capital Association
(www.bvca.co.uk):

Working with Irwin-Grayson Associates, EntreWorks helped the BVCA develop a new approach to support entrepreneurship education in Great Britain.

Carroll Community College
(www.carrollcc.edu):

EntreWorks Consulting assisted in the development of strategic plan and performance measurement system for Carroll's Miller Entrepreneurial Institute.

City of Racine
(www.cityofracine.org):

EntreWorks Consulting aided the City of Racine, Wisconsin, in developing an entrepreneurial development strategy. This effort included a special focus on supporting the City's growing cluster of minority entrepreneurs.

Cluster Hubs Network
(www.clusterhubs.org):

EntreWorks is facilitating an international network of 12 community colleges who are designing innovative programs to link new business development training with existing local business clusters.

Delaware County Community College (PA)
(www.dccc.edu):

EntreWorks developed a feasibility study for a potential small business center at DCCC.

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
(www.emkf.org):

EntreWorks produces a weekly email newsletter (the National Commission on Entrepreneurship’s E-News) under contract to the Kauffman Foundation.

FastTrac
(www.fasttrac.org):

EntreWorks is assisting FastTrac, the nation’s leading provider of business start-up training, as it undertakes a major national expansion. In addition to expanding the reach of FastTrac programs, this effort also involves the design and implementation of new programs targeted displaced workers and managers.

Georgia Department of Economic Development
(www.georgia.org):

EntreWorks worked with GDITT and a statewide Small Business and Entrepreneur Support Team to re-design Georgia’s programs for helping new business owners.

Greensboro Partnership
(www.greensboropartnership.org):

Working with our partners at the RUPRI Center for Rural Entrepreneurship, EntreWorks helped design and implement a performance measurement system to support the Greensboro (NC) Partnership’s new Entrepreneurship Initiative.

Institute for Virtual Enterprise (IVE), City University of New York
(www.ive.cuny.edu):

EntreWorks is assisting with expansion of the Institute’s programs. IVE is an internationally acclaimed program in business simulation and technology-based learning.

International Economic Development Council
(www.iedconline.org):

As part of its certification process for economic developers, IEDC requires that these professional learn about new strategies to support small businesses and entrepreneurs. EntreWorks Consulting provides this training to IEDC members.

Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation
(www.ktec.com/index_NoFlash.htm):

EntreWorks assisted the KTEC Pipeline program in developing a new performance measurement system to assess the program’s impact on Kansas’ innovation ecosystem.

Kingsborough Community College
(www.kbcc.cuny.edu):

,Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn’s only community college, retained EntreWorks to develop a strategic plan for start-up and expansion of its newly-created Center for Economic and Workforce Development.

Lancaster Prospers
(www.edclancaster.com):

Along with the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness, EntreWorks is helping the Lancaster (PA) County Economic Development Corporation develop a new vision for the county’s prosperity in the 21st century.

Maine Department of Economic and Community Development
(www.econdevmaine.com):

EntreWorks Consulting is leading a major effort designed to evaluate the impact of Maine’s economic development investments.

Mansfield Center for Pacific Affairs
(www.mansfieldfdn.org):

In cooperation with the Hong Kong Productivity Council and the Global Forum of Japan, the Mansfield Center, with EntreWorks’ support, has sought to encourage the promotion of entrepreneurial development strategies in nine Asian economies.

Manufacturing Extension Partnership
(www.mep.nist.gov):

Working with partners Stone and Associates and the Center for Regional Economic Competiveness, EntreWorks is helping the Manufacturing Extension Partnership rethink and redesign its programs to help small and medium-sized manufacturers address new business challenges.

Maryland Capital Enterprises
(www.marylandcapital.org):

EntreWorks assisted MCE in developing a new strategic plan for its expansion from the Lower Eastern Shore to other regions of Maryland.

National Association of Community College Entrepreneurship
(www.nacce.com):

EntreWorks helped NACCE develop a new strategic plan for the organization’s future development and expansion.

National Association of Development Organizations
(www.nado.org):

EntreWorks Consulting has supported a number of projects for the National Association of Development Organizations, a leading national association of regional economic development entities. Most recently, EntreWorks assisted NADO with a project examining the future of economic development finance.

National Association of Workforce Boards
(www.nawb.org):

EntreWorks is a part of a nationwide team helping workforce development professionals learn about economic development and collaborate more effectively.

North Carolina Department of Commerce
(www.nccommerce.com/en):

North Carolina’s Department of Commerce retained EntreWorks to provide strategic advice and guidance regarding its business retention and expansion programs.

North Carolina Rural Development Center
(www.ncruralcenter.org):

Along with the Center for Rural Entrepreneurship, EntreWorks is helping the North Carolina Rural Development Center design a statewide entrepreneurial development strategy for the state's rural regions.This effort has culminated in the creation of the new North Carolina Institute for Rural Entrepreneurship.

Opportunity Inc.
(http://opp-inc.org):

EntreWorks is working with the Norfolk VA-based Opportunity, Inc. and its local partners to assess the impact of the SEVA-PORT project, a regional initiative  supported by the federal Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) program.  As part of this effort, we are designing a new Innovation Index for the Hampton Roads region.

Pacific Mountain Alliance for Innovation

PMAI is the recipient of a Department of Labor WIRED (Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development). EntreWorks is supporting this initiative which is designed to nurture leading business clusters in the five county South Puget Sound region.

Public Forum Institute
(www.publicforuminstitute.org):

EntreWorks is helping to support the work of the National Dialogue on Entrepreneurship by producing its weekly E-News newsletter.

Region 2000 Partnership
(www.region2000.org):

EntreWorks Consulting is assisting Virginia’s Region 2000 Partnership to develop a region-wide small business and entrepreneurship strategy. In addition, the Partnership is convening a new Entrepreneurship Initiative for Higher Education, a consortium of the region’s six colleges and universities.

Roanoke-Blacksburg Innovation Blueprint

The Blueprint is the first region-wide effort to build a stronger technology and innovation ecosystem in the Roanoke-Blacksburg regions of Southwest Virginia.

The SkillSource Group
(www.myskillsource.org):

Along with the Center for Regional Competitiveness, EntreWorks is helping the SkillSource Group, Northern Virginia’s workforce development professionals, develop a model for the impact of regional military base closures.

US Department of Defense Office of Economic Adjustment
(www.oea.gov):

Working with partners Maher & Maher, EntreWorks Consulting is developing a guidebook for communities affected by defense industry cutbacks.

U.S. Department of Energy
(www.doe.gov):

Along with SAIC, Inc., EntreWorks has trained staff of the Energy Department’s Office of Worker and Community Transition on new economic development strategies.

Washington, DC: Office of the State Superintendent of Education
(www.seo.dc.gov/seo/site/default.asp):

EntreWorks and its partner, DFTC, Inc., have assisted OSSE in creating a new strategic plan for the DC’s Office of Public Charter School Finance and Support.