by David Ponraj | Apr 5, 2021 | Catalyst Network Discussion Series, Essentials of Entrepreneurship-Led Economic Development
According to Anika Horn, founder of Social Venturers, storytelling is widely unrecognized and undervalued as a skill. As a community builder, it’s important to recognize the power in stories so you can craft and leverage them to help make an impact and achieve your...
by David Ponraj | Mar 30, 2021 | Essentials of Entrepreneurship-Led Economic Development, Leveraging Data & Technology
This post was written by the EIC/Startup Space team for the 2021 RuralRISE Summit and was originally published at ruralrise.org. Why focus on small businesses? Is the impact worth the effort? What’s in it for economic development organizations? According to Brooking...
by David Ponraj | Sep 16, 2020 | Essentials of Entrepreneurship-Led Economic Development, Leveraging Data & Technology
Lessons learnt from listening and watching expert practitioners in the field of inclusive ecosystem building. In recent years, entrepreneurship ecosystem building has become somewhat of a fad in the world of small business support. It is because of other socioeconomic...
by David Ponraj | Mar 4, 2020 | Essentials of Entrepreneurship-Led Economic Development
If you are looking to connect and map your ecosystem, we can help. Entrepreneurship ecosystems are highly fragmented by nature and that affects how small businesses are able to find and connect to the right resource. Using the Startup Space platform, we map the...
by David Ponraj | Nov 17, 2019 | Essentials of Entrepreneurship-Led Economic Development, Leveraging Data & Technology
Seven innovation and collaboration outcomes that can be accelerated using technology The last bastion of non-automated, highly manual inefficient processes is the world of nonprofits and community building. Technology has revolutionized the way corporations run their...
by David Ponraj | Nov 10, 2019 | Essentials of Entrepreneurship-Led Economic Development, Leveraging Data & Technology
We had an incredible first year at Web Summit. In fact, when I called in June to apply, I did not even have a set of wire frames for the app. In the four months since that first call, our team worked with maniacal speed to get ready for Web Summit. And every drop of...
