Small business finance is one of the many fields that has been revolutionized over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Initial responses to the pandemic created lots of innovations as
27-04-2022
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AARP is out with the latest edition of its annual livability index, which tracks how communities perform on a series of livability metrics such as health care quality, housing affordability,
21-04-2022
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One of my all-time favorite entrepreneurship programs–One Million Cups–celebrates its 10th birthday this week. Started by the Kauffman Foundation, One Million Cups is based on a simple premise: entrepreneurs like
14-04-2022
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The COVID-19 pandemic is having huge impacts on where and how we work. One big change has been the overwhelming embrace of business startups. In 2021, nearly 5.4 million Americans–a
05-04-2022
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If you work in economic development, you're likely familiar with the acronym CEDS, which stands for a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy. If regions are seeking federal money from the US
10-03-2022
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Today, the Delta Regional Authority introduced a helpful new report examining key workforce development trends across the eight-state Delta region. This effort was led by the Center for Regional Economic
07-03-2022
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Innovation hubs are a hot topic today, and they're getting a lot of attention from the military which is investing in programs like the Defense Innovation Unit (DIUx) and various
04-03-2022
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I live in Virginia, and, like many US states, we've often got some tensions between the urban and rural parts of the Commonwealth. Theses differences often get the most media
02-03-2022
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Next Tuesday (February 15th), I'm very much looking forward to joining the National Association of Counties at their annual legislative conference in Washington DC. I'll be on a panel (from
11-02-2022
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