2019 CCA (Community Colleges for Appalachia) Annual Conference
2019-06-09 - 2019-06-11 | DoubleTree Inn, Asheville, NC, 2 Iona Cir, United States
http://www.ccofapp.org/events.html

Forward Cities Annual Conference
2019-06-12 - 2019-06-14 | Pittsburgh, PA, USA, United States
2019 National Conference: Advancing Inclusive Entrepreneurship
The Forward Cities annual conference attracts 200+ leaders from over forty cities from around the nation. It is an unparalleled, high-energy opportunity to make new connections and foster existing friendships within a robust learning environment. Every session is designed to provoke and provide practical ideas to advance inclusive innovation in your community. Field trips integrated into the experience allows opportunities to see cutting edge ideas in action and to explore the host city.

NOMCON
2019-06-14 - 2019-06-16 | The Chattanooga Convention Center 1150 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 374021
A national gathering of leaders representing the breadth of the maker movement, the Nation of Makers Conference (“NOMCON”) aims to spark
and increase connections across sectors, generate robust collaborations, and promote the growth of an inclusive Nation of Makers. A central goal of the event is the promotion of relationship-building across lines of regular conversation, generating an increased sense of connected community throughout the entire ecosystem of maker-supporting entities. Join us for pre-conference tours, dynamic keynote speakers, engaging programs and a special post conference opportunity for educators.

CO.STARTERS Community Call
2019-07-18 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
COMMUNITY CALL: Relational Dynamics in Rural Communities // July 18 @ 4 PM EST
Rounding out our series on overlooked dimensions of inclusion, we’ll be taking a deeper look at the topic of rural ecosystem building. Community builders everywhere face similar challenges, but some unique dynamics go along with creating networks in smaller communities. In this call, we’ll explore ways to break through relational barriers to promote healthy collaboration, and discuss practical ways to create inroads and get people working together that are applicable to any setting. We’ll be joined by our friends from the Center on Rural Innovation (CORI) who will be sharing their learnings around identifying and organizing rural leaders to mobilize them toward action.

Missouri Main Street Connection
2019-07-24 - 2019-07-26 | Westin St. Louis Hotel 811 Spruce St, St. Louis, MO 63102, 401 Spruce St, United States

ARC Summit: Appalachia Strong
2019-09-04 - 2019-09-06 | Asheville, NC, United States
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 year’s gathering, hosted by the State of North Carolina, will take place in Asheville – “the land of the sky”. The agenda will offer an array of panel discussions, mobile workshops, and plenary conversations, as well as learning tracks focusing on business and workforce development, infrastructure expansion, substance use disorder and related health issues, and ARC technical assistance.
All that’s missing is you! Register now to make Appalachia strong.

RuralRISE Summit
2019-09-16 - 2019-09-19 | Pine Bluff, AR, USA, United States
Join Rural Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Builders from around the country at the Rural RISE Summit, Sept 16–19 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Denver Startup Week
2019-09-16 - 2019-09-20
Denver Startup Week is a celebration of entrepreneurship in and time to showcase the thriving ecosystem of Denver. It is a free event that brought about 17,000 people together in 2018. Click here to learn more and register!

SCN Summit - Madison
2019-09-17 - 2019-09-19 | Madison, WI
The SCN Madison Summit will explore how ecosystem builders foster trust, form genuine collaborations, and address obstacles and challenges together. We will put Madison on display as an example, while inviting you into our work to all learn from each other. The summit will explore how Madison’s “doers” are building the ecosystem by:

Developing a diverse new generation of ecosystem champions

Creating resources and opportunities through collaborations

Weaving a coherent and collective story about our ecosystem and its impact

The event will bring together startup leaders, meetup organizers, government and academic stakeholders, investors, Fortune 500 directors, philanthropists from Madison and around the country to share best practices in ecosystem building. Participants will leave Madison with two to five strategies to strengthen local entrepreneurship ecosystems.

CO.STARTERS Community Call
2019-09-26 16:00 - 17:00
CO.STARTERS September Community Call: Sustainable Economic Development in Latinx Communities // September 26th @ 4 PM EST
Latino, Hispanic, Latinx. Despite the nuance (or confusion) around the proper name, it is clear they are on their way to becoming the largest minority group in the U.S. On this month’s call, learn how different communities are working to respectfully build sustainable economic development.

2019 EntreEd Forum
2019-09-27 - 2019-09-29 | Hyatt Regency Lexington 401 West High Street Lexington, KY 40507, 100 W High St, United States
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.

Placemaking Week
2019-10-01 09:00 - 2019-10-04 10:00
Join activists and leaders from around the world to envision a place-led future for cities.
Project for Public Spaces’ 3rd International Placemaking Week conference will take place on October 1-4, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Working with our co-hosts The Enterprise Center, Project for Public Spaces will present an inspiring and engaging week full of hands-on sessions, off-site workshops, tours, and networking events, all designed to build upon our previous Placemaking Weeks in Amsterdam in 2017 and Vancouver, BC in 2016.
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In many respects, this year’s biggest placemaking event will be a “conference without walls.” Rather than taking place in a hotel or conference center—and with help from Chattanooga’s compact downtown and free shuttle bus service—the city itself will be our venue, and we plan to take full advantage of the many community-oriented organizations and spaces clustered in the innovation district.
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Chattanooga’s strong sense of community, deep history of placemaking, and intrepid focus on innovation, will set the scene for a week of conversations that promise to challenge, motivate, and inspire.

2019 CO.STARTERS Summit
2019-10-02 - 2019-10-04 | Chattanooga, TN
This fifth annual gathering of community leaders from CO.STARTERS member communities will be a celebration of our first five years as a network and an unveiling of our collective vision for the future.

HATCH Montana
2019-10-02 - 2019-10-06 | Montana
HATCH is a community, movement, and a series of experiences designed to ACTIVATE CREATIVITY to HATCH a better world. Since 2003, HATCH experience is a four day annual retreat meets summit offered to 100 of the most provocative innovators, inventors, and cultural catalysts, across a wide range of disciplines.

EForAll Inclusive Entrepreneurship Summit
2019-10-02
Inclusive entrepreneurship is revitalizing communities across the country.
Join entrepreneurs, city leaders, non-profits, mentors and those who serve entrepreneurs at our annual Summit in Lowell, Massachusetts on October 2, 2019.

e.Builders Forum
2019-10-03 - 2019-10-04 | TReC Incubator 616 Niagara St. Niagara Falls, NY 14303, 2 Niagara St, United States
e.Builders Forum brings together regional entrepreneurial ecosystem leaders for two days of extensive, deep dialogue surrounding advanced critical topics about building entrepreneurial ecosystems in underserved communities.

IEDC 2019 Annual Conference
2019-10-12 - 2019-10-16 | Indianapolis, IN, United States
IEDC’s Annual Conference is the largest yearly gathering of economic development professionals from across the country and around the world. The conference features distinguished keynote speakers, dozens of interactive sessions led by industry experts, networking events, and educational tours.

NACCE 2019 Entrepreneurship Explorations
2019-10-12 - 2019-10-16 | Newport Beach, CA, United States
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.

SOCAP 2019
2019-10-22 - 2019-10-25 | San Francisco, CA, USA, United States
Social Capital Markets is Dedicated to Accelerating a New Global Market at the Intersection of Money + Meaning. Find out more here.

The SRI Conference (Sustainable Responsible Impact)
2019-11-11 - 2019-11-15 | The Broadmoor, 1 Lake Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80906, USA, 4 1st St, United States
The SRI Conference is the premier annual gathering of sustainability professionals, financial advisors, investment managers, members of mission-driven organizations, researchers, and private- and public- sector professionals who share a common goal of deploying capital as a change agent.

Global Entrepreneurship Week
2019-11-18 - 2019-11-24
For one week in November 2019, 170 countries will come together to celebrate the inspirers, the idea generators and the drivers of economic growth, also known as global entrepreneurs, innovators and job creators. Between the 18th to the 24th November countries from around the world will engage in connecting entrepreneurs with collaborators, mentors and stakeholder groups in order to develop a network of synergistic partners and new opportunities. Supported by the Kauffman Foundation, Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is endorsed by a significant amount of world leaders and has a network of more than 15,000 partner entities.

CO.STARTERS Community Call
2019-11-21 16:00 - 17:00
CO.STARTERS November Community Call: Q&A: Soul Care for the Ecosystem Builder // November 21st @ 4 PM EST
Burnout is an increasingly common issue in ecosystem building work, whether you’re an entrepreneur or a leader who supports them. In this last call of the year, we’ll have a candid Q&A exploring both sides of this challenge—healthy founders and healthy builders—with a few trusted advisors who have made the emotional well-being of people like you their passion. Send us your burnout questions and join the call!

Small Business Saturday
2019-11-30
Shop small and support the businesses that make up the backbone of our economy. Watch for CO.STARTERS #12DaysofStarters promotion on our social channels launching the same day.

Icon Summit
2019-12-03 | New York, NY, USA, United States
A one-day event at Instagram’s HQ that builds emotional intelligence and advances the success of Black and Brown men in technology, entertainment and entrepreneurship.

The Lean Innovation Educator’s Summit
2019-12-04 - 2019-12-05 | Santa Cruz, CA, USA, United States
This Summit of Innovation Educators is co-hosted by Steve Blank, Jerry Engel, Pete Newell, the National Security Innovation Network, and VentureWell.

USASBE 2020 Conference
2020-01-03 - 2020-01-07 | New Orleans, LA, USA, United States
The foremost conference focused on entrepreneurship education will showcase innovations in entrepreneurship research and teaching.

National Entrepreneurship Week
2020-02-16 - 2020-02-22
National Entrepreneurship Week is a congressionally-chartered initiative founded in 2006 to celebrate all aspects of entrepreneurship.
Follow along at #NatlEshipWeek
Daily webinars at 2:00 pm EST — see topics below and register at nationaleshipweek.org
New this year are additional daily webinars at 3:30 pm EST featuring a different government agency highlighting their support for entrepreneurial programming.
Monday, February 17
2:00 pm EST – Entrepreneurship Education
3:30 pm EST – Federal Webinar: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Tuesday, February 18
2:00 pm EST – Entrepreneurship Support Orgs
3:30 pm EST – Federal Webinar: U.S. Department of Education
Wednesday, February 19
2:00 pm EST – Entrepreneurship for All
3:30 pm EST – Federal Webinar: NASA
Thursday, February 20
2:00 pm EST – Rural Towns & Urban Cities
3:30 pm EST – Federal Webinar: U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
Friday, February 21
2:00 pm EST – Venture Capital 101
3:30 pm EST – Policy & Advocacy for Entrepreneurship
For more information and resources from CO.STARTERS for small businesses navigating the COVID-19 crisis:

Join an upcoming Straight Talk with Starters session or Refocus workshop.
Visit the CO.STARTERS Recovery Guide, updated regularly.
Check out Small Business Majority’s Daily COVID-19 Updates.

Learn More

SCN Spring Summit
2020-03-10 - 2020-03-12 | San Antonio, Texas
Planning for the SCN San Antonio Summit has begun. Stay tuned for more details!

CO.STARTERS Community Call
2020-03-19 16:00 - 17:00
Together we’re stronger. As the world faces the COVID-19 crisis, community is more important than ever. Instead of our regularly planned community call, this month we’ll focus on how to best support your community during this unprecedented time.

InBIA Conference
2020-03-28 - 2020-04-02 | Boston
The connecting point for entrepreneurial support professionals.
The annual conference (ICBI34) has been postponed Please refer to https://inbia.org/covid-19-updates/ to stay up to date with ICBI34 news.
