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Welcome to the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Blog! This blog will serve as a one stop shop for all things related to supporting entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship in your community.<\/p>\n

“Entrepreneurial Ecosystem” refers to the\u00a0individuals, organizations, and institutions outside of the individual entrepreneur that support\u00a0or inhibit the choice of a person to become an entrepreneur or the probability of that entrepreneur’s business survival and growth.<\/p>\n

Posts include links to events, reports, and new research that may affect entrepreneurs in your community. Some posts are more in-depth while others are just announcements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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