Like most of us, entrepreneurs often prefer to learn via stories. Instead of taking a Marketing 101 class, they might better learn from a fellow entrepreneur telling how she developed
20-11-2025
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As we head into the busy holiday shopping season, it’s helpful to get a better picture of what’s happening with America’s Main Street businesses. Thankfully, the Main Street America is
18-11-2025
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It’s early November and, for many Americans, it’s time to think about the turkey and other treats for Thanksgiving celebrations. It’s also time to get ready for Global Entrepreneurship Week,
04-11-2025
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Earlier today, I attended an excellent Urban Institute webinar examining the state of the opportunity zone program. As a reminder, Opportunity Zones (OZs) were initiated in the first Trump Administration
29-10-2025
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Over the past decade, we’ve seen a true revolution in the development and deployment of resources to help America’s rural entrepreneurs. While it’s never easy (in rural, suburban, and urban
21-10-2025
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An interesting new research paper, by Robert Fairlie (UCLA), Frank Fossen and Ke Lyu (Univ. of Nevada-Reno) examines how the COVID-19 pandemic had differing impacts on US-based non-employer businesses (sole
08-10-2025
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For much of the past decade, EntreWorks Consulting has been part of a team, led by the National Association of Counties, focused on helping coal-reliant communities develop plans to diversify
24-09-2025
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Pitchbook is out today with its annual ranking of global universities. Given Pitchbook’s investment focus, the rankings seek to assess which universities are excelling in terms of creating new company
16-09-2025
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Nowadays, many economic developers are dealing with issues related to data centers. These include challenges related to high energy use, noise, traffic issues, and the impact of data centers on
09-09-2025
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