Insights Attendees share overall learnings from the inaugural ESHIP Summit. Summit Key Takeaways Facebook Linkedin Twitter The Future of Entrepreneurship: An ESHIP Summit Recap Knowledge, drive, and grit know no racial or socioeconomic boundaries. If ecosystem builders can intentionally extend entrepreneurship into “have-not” communities, we can positively impact our economy and, perhaps even more importantly, the people who deserve a chance to succeed. Read: The Future of Entrepreneurship: An ESHIP Summit Recap | Galvanize > 9 Takeaways from Ecosystem Builders SourceLink partnered and spent two days among the movers and shakers of entrepreneurship ecosystem building at the Kauffman Foundation’s #ESHIPSummit. And it was catalytic. Read: 9 #ESHIPSummit Takeaways from Ecosystem builders | Sarah Mote, SourceLink > 10 Ways to Break Down Barriers for Entrepreneurs How do you build a thriving community of entrepreneurs? Ecosystem builders share their top tips for energizing entrepreneurship in their communities, no matter where in the world that is. Read: 10 Ways to Break Down Barriers for Entrepreneurs | Sarah Morgan, NationSwell > Cotton Candy Milk: Lessons Learned in Kansas City Innovator Ryan Lilly calls the ESHIP Summit “exactly what ecosystem builders needed.” Read more about his experience in Kansas City. Read: Cotton Candy Milk: Lessons Learned in Kansas City | Ryan Lilly > An Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Needs a Collaborative Culture Kerry Anderson, author of Entrepreneurship: It’s Everybody’s Business, and more than 400 entrepreneurship advocates worldwide agree: Any community, no matter how big or small, has the capacity to develop an entrepreneur ecosystem. Read: An Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Needs a Collaborative Culture | Kerry Anderson > The Impact of Ecosystem Builders Facebook Linkedin Twitter The impact created at the ESHIP Summit expands beyond the three-day conference in Kansas City. A New Builder is Transforming the Entrepreneurship Landscape Victor W. Hwang, vice president of entrepreneurship at the Kauffman Foundation, stresses the importance of a new economic model that infuses entrepreneurship into the American economy. It starts with ecosystem builders. Read: A New Builder is Transforming the Entrepreneurship Landscape | Victor H. Hwang, CityLab > Ecosystem Builders Forge New Economic Mode Not only does diversity and inclusion pay dividends in the health and growth of the American economy, but it’s the right thing to do. Ecosystem builders need to be cognizant of who is—and isn’t—sitting at the table. Read: Ecosystem Builders Forge New Economic Model | Bobby Burch, Startland News > Nurturing the Entrepreneurs Our Inner Cities Need Job-creating innovation and inner cities can prosper together. It starts with talent and inclusive entrepreneurship, rather than a focus on the traditional geographic locations that have so dominated capital for business in the past. Read: Nurturing the Entrepreneurs Our Inner Cities Need | Richard May, Governing > Spurring Entrepreneurship Starts by Talking with Talent Entrepreneurial ecosystems have enormous potential to unlock business and job growth, and the most important component to a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem are the entrepreneurs themselves. Read: Spurring Entrepreneurship Starts by Talking with Talent | Don Macke, Route Fifty > The Job-Creating Infrastructure Every Community Needs It’s time to dispel the myth that most entrepreneurial growth is organic, growing spontaneously from random collisions between people with creative ideas. Communities that want to see accelerated entrepreneurial growth need an intentional strategy. Read: The Job-Creating Infrastructure Every Community Needs | Maria Meyers, Governing > Why Entrepreneurs of Color Are Struggling To build a healthy entrepreneurial ecosystem that supports aspiring entrepreneurs of all races and socio-economic backgrounds, community and business leaders across sectors must proactively and seamlessly connect business owners of color with experts, networks and resources. Read: Why Entrepreneurs of Color Are Struggling | Ben Hecht, CityLab > Communities Facebook Linkedin Twitter Read about entrepreneurial ecosystems in specific communities across the United States. Texas Goes to KC for the ESHIP Summit Joshua Baer from Capital Factory learns how to further support entrepreneurial growth. Read: Texas Goes to KC for the ESHIP Summit | Joshua Baer, Austin Startups > Bringing It Back Home to Tucson, Arizona Brooke McDonald, CEO and co-founder of LeadLocal, identifies four pillars of effective ecosystem building. Read: Bringing It Back Home to Tucson, Arizona | Brooke McDonald, LeadLocal > How Ecosystem Mapping by Colleges Can Help Transform Struggling Communities Silicon Valley may be world-renowned for its entrepreneurship, but even California community colleges are looking to Appalachia for help with ecosystem mapping—a technique which helps folks identify the unique strengths and attributes of their local communities. Read: How Ecosystem Mapping by Colleges Can Help Transform Struggling Communities | Rebecca Corbin & Amy Schulz, Education Drive > Supporting Startups in Montana’s Wide Open Spaces Christina Henderson, executive director of the Montana High Tech Business Alliance, supports local tech entrepreneurs and tells the stories of their unlikely success in an unlikely place far from Silicon Valley. Read: Supporting Startups in Montana’s Wide Open Spaces | Sarah Morgan, NationSwell > When Entrepreneurship is the Only Option Geraud Staton, founder of Helius Foundation, supports under-resourced entrepreneurs in Durham, Alabama, with free coaching and mentoring to help his community flourish again. Read: When Entrepreneurship is the Only Option | Sarah Morgan, NationSwell > 10 Black Innovators Making Waves in Kansas City Felecia Hatcher, author, startup advisor and co-founder of Code Fever/Black Tech Week, highlights ten inspirational stories of black startup founders and entrepreneurs working toward a more inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem in KC. Read: 10 Black Innovators Making Waves in Kansas City | Felecia Hatcher, Huffington Post There’s Always Something to Do in Brownsville Eva Garcia, ecosystem builder and city planner, uses entrepreneurship and collaboration to capitalize on the potential of her Texas city. Read: There’s Always Something to Do in Brownsville | Sarah Morgan, NationSwell > The Hunt for an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Entrepreneur Vewiser Dixon has big plans for Kansas City’s jazz district, but economic development in his neighborhood has been a challenge. Read: The Hunt for an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem | Ron Knox, CityLab > Rural Communities’ Untapped Potential for Growth Rural communities have valuable assets that make them fertile ground for startups. To tap those assets, community members must focus on building entrepreneurial ecosystems. Read: Rural Communities’ Untapped Potential for Growth | Don Macke, Governing > ESHIP Series Facebook Linkedin Twitter Startup and small business advisor Anika Horn shares her experiences at the ESHIP Summit. The Startup Ecosystems of the Future What is the future we want to live in, and how do we get there? Attendees explore these questions and more at this year’s ESHIP Summit. Read: ESHIP Series: The Startup Ecosystems of the Future | Anika Horn > So You Think You’re an Ecosystem Builder… What’s an ecosystem builder? This description outlines skills and training for the ecosystem builders of the future. Read: ESHIP Series: So You Think You’re an Ecosystem Builder… | Anika Horn > Big-Picture Thinking and Self-Reflectedness To create ultimate impact, we must remember to get out of our comfort zones and stay hungry to always learn more. Read: ESHIP Series: Big-Picture Thinking and Self-Reflectedness | Anika Horn > How to Run a Great Show Firestarters. Feathers. Yoga. Art. These things, along with frank conversations, make a conference uncommon. Read: ESHIP Series: How to Run a Great Show | Anika Horn > Making and Breaking Startup Ecosystems What makes or breaks a productive startup ecosystem? Ecosystem builders from across the country work to build it, arts and crafts style. Read: ESHIP Series: Making and Breaking Startup Ecosystems | Anika Horn >