Hosted by Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), USDA Rural Development (RD), and Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (ECD), we partner to bring together local leaders from across rural Tennessee to encourage, inspire, and learn from each other. We strive to gather expert Speakers from across the nation with sessions to cover a broad range [...]
We will explore Main Street programs from the inside out, centering on the hard-work of the staff and board, transformative external partnerships, and the myriad of ways in which communities come together on Main Streets. With beautiful Seattle and its surrounding communities as our living laboratory, Main Street Now will leave you feeling inspired and equipped with solutions to help you in your work.
The 2019 ESHIP Summit is a convening that brings together entrepreneurial ecosystem builders — leaders connecting communities to accelerate entrepreneurship. During this year’s Summit we’ll build on our work at past events to continue to push our field forward towards solutions to the ESHIP Goals.
The 2019 Rural LISC Annual Seminar will be held June 4-7, 2019, at Resorts World Catskills in Monticello, New York, co-hosted by Rural LISC Partner RUPCO, Inc. Rural community development practitioners from across the nation will convene to share best practices, learn about new developments in the field, network and collectively dialogue on critical issues [...]
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Innovative ideas. Productive partnerships. Local leadership. These are some of the successful strategies fueling Appalachia’s prosperity, progress, and growth. On September 4-6, hundreds of colleagues from across the Region will be at the Appalachian Regional Commission’s 2019 Annual Summit for two days of knowledge sharing and networking with a common commitment to Appalachia’s future. This [...]
The Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education presents the 2019 EntreEd Forum in Lexington, Kentucky. This forum provides attendees with a unique opportunity to learn about entrepreneurship education via hands-on workshops, engaging activities, and an interactive agenda.
NACCE’s Annual Conference brings entrepreneurship thought leaders and practitioners together to share best practices and new areas of exploration in ecosystem building. Because NACCE is considered one of the foremost conveners of leaders in innovation and entrepreneurship, the conference attracts a rich array of educators, administrators, business and ecosystem leaders, and entrepreneurs from throughout North America.
POSTPONED - Event will be rescheduled We are bringing together the best thinkers and doers from around the state to pioneer new ways we can foster entrepreneurship our ecosystem. The main strategy behind the Ecosystem Builders Conference is to bring all aspects of entrepreneurship supporting organizations together for a day to build connections and [...]
The SWVA Economic Forum engages participants through a shared vision of regional collaboration, growth and innovation for all of Southwest Virginia. The Forum has become a central gathering place for the region to discuss new ideas and synergies to build Southwest Virginia’s future. The theme for this year’s forum is PLACE and will celebrate [...]