Discover How AI Can Help Your Entrepreneurs
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AI is the newest tool on everyone’s mind, but how can it be best utilized for entrepreneurs? From aiding in content creation for marketing to expediting operational tasks, AI can help small business owners work more efficiently and quickly. Want to know more about how AI can support your local entrepreneurs? Take a look at part one in our quick two-part overview of how AI may change the way entrepreneurs operate.
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SourceLink Affiliate & Partner Updates |
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MicroEnterprise Collaborative Receives the Platinum Seal |
Congratulations to Microenterprise Collaborative of Inland Southern California for once again receiving the prestigious 2023 Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid! Out of the 78,262 organizations that had a Seal in January 2023, they are among the top 1% to achieve the Platinum Seal. Check out their profile on Candid here and explore the Candid GuideStar here.
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| NWI BizHub Awarded READI Grant Funds |
Our friends at NWI BizHub and The Legacy Foundation have recently been awarded grant funds from the Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative, allowing them to continue supporting small business in Northwest Indiana. Congratulations, NWI BizHub! Read more about this exciting news here.
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Opportunity: IEDC's Economic Recovery Corps |
The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) is looking for entrepreneurship community builders to join their first ever cohort of the Economic Recovery Corps (ERC) program. The ERC aims to help accelerate recovery efforts from the COVID-19 pandemic and activate economic development projects that generate equitable change. Learn more about this opportunity here.
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| The EBLP is Looking for Volunteers |
Are you excited about entrepreneurship ecosystem building and would like to contribute to advancing the field? If so, the Ecosystem Building Leadership Project Provisional Council is seeking qualified volunteers to evaluate applications focused on developing resources that will help advance the field. Hurry, the deadline to be considered for the evaluation team is Friday, June 30! Also, stay tuned for more details in August when the Field Advancement proposal submission process opens. This is an amazing opportunity to partner with National Resource Partners, like InBIA, IEDC, SourceLink, UEDA, and others.
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Dara Macan, SourceLink’s National Director of Partnerships and Engagement for the previous seven years, will be retiring at the end of June. Although it’s hard to say goodbye, we can’t help but be excited for Dara’s next adventure. While at SourceLink, Dara was instrumental in expanding the SourceLink network across the country. She fostered a partnership with the National League of Cities City Inclusive Entrepreneurship Network (CIE) program, brought countless numbers of affiliates online, and currently serves on the Provisional Council for the Ecosystem Building Leader Project to build our entrepreneurship-led economic development field. The passion she has put into her work and the connections she has forged during her tenure will continue to propagate a lasting impact for many years to come. Thank you Dara, and we wish you all the best with your upcoming retirement!
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- National Recreation and Parks Month in July
- National Culinary Arts Month in July
- Independence Day, July 4
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IEDC Economic Development Academy, July 24 – 28
- IEDC Business Retention and Expansion, July 24 – 25
- National Urban League Annual Conference, July 26 – 29
- 2023 Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives Convention, July 31 – August 3
Visit our Calendar of Entrepreneurship & Economic Development Events to discover more information on these events and other conversations just on the horizon.
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