Debbie Irwin is changing the landscape of entrepreneurship in the Shenandoah Valley Virgnia.
Get to know the Black Butterfly Network and how it supports Black entrepreneurs in Baltimore.
A recap of our 2021 Fall Summit in Des Moines, Iowa.
Get a glimpse into the Des Moines ecosystem through the eyes of our Fall Summit Hosts.
Congratulations to these SCN Membership who were just awarded SBA grants!
Meet the planning team behind #SCNDesMoines
Geoff Wood has been storytelling and ecosystem building in Des Moines for over a decade. He shares his story and invites all ecosystem builders to join him in October for SCN’s Fall Summit.
The work of SCN Board member Jenny Poon.
SCN Member Lauren Conway is providing space for women entreprenuers in Kansas City to connect and grow.
SCN Board Member Mark Lawrence working in the Maryland ecosystem to break down barriers for Black entrepreneurs.
In this two-part series, we explore the system barriers that Black entrepreneurs face and look at how two ecosystem builders are working to break them down on the national and local levels.
Ecosystem Builders come from a variety of roles within the community - including your local university. Meet Sammy Popat, an ecosystem builder working from within the University setting to build a stronger entrepreneurial community for all.
Ecosystem building is the antidote to polarization and extremism. It requires cooperation, a belief in everyone’s inherent worth and dignity, openness to new ideas, and a demonstrated sense of interdependence. Here is how we as ecosystem builders can have an outsized impact on civic engagement.
Longtime member Jake Hamann is following the playbook for supporting entrepreneurs as we navigate the pandemic.
A look at SCN’s first Virtual Summit.
Darlisa Diltz is the founder of the North Texas Entrepreneur Education and Training Center where she supports minority entrepreneurs in the early stage of business development.
Lauren Castine is the Programs and Events Coordinator at NexusLA. Her latest initiative, RESOLVE, is a virtual event series to open dialogue around creating equity in entrepreneurship.
As ecosystem builders who seek to build inclusive ecosystems, we challenge you to support the Black entrepreneurs in your community in more ways than one. Here's a look at what some work being done by SCN members and some practical advice for other ecosystem builders.
The country has been engaged in protests over the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and others. After 3 months of uprisings, what has changed in these ecosystems? Here's a look at Portland.
How Chris Cain approaches access to capital from a community capital perspective.