Breaking Down Barriers

"Small businesses are the people in our communities." At the Southeast Kentucky Economic Development Corporation (SKED), Amanda Kelly fosters entrepreneurship in one of the country's most impoverished regions. She leads Be Boss Online, the innovative 26-step digital marketing curriculum she created to bring small businesses in Appalachia to a global stage. She joins host, David Ponraj, in a candid conversation on what it takes to find practical solutions that work in challenging circumstances.

To learn more about Amanda's work, please visit: https://skedcorp.com

Learn about Be Boss Online at: https://bebossonline.com

You can find out more about Startup Space here: https://www.startupspace.us

Host David Ponraj is joined by Ilana Preuss. Preuss is the author of the new book Recast Your City: How to Save Your Downtown with Small-Scale Manufacturing (Island Press , 202 1). She explains how local leaders can revitalize their downtowns by supporting small-scale manufacturing, thereby providing local business ownership opportunities and well-paying jobs.

Get details about the book at:  www.islandpress.org/books/recast-your-city

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Find out more about Startup Space here: https://www.startupspace.us

This week David Ponraj talks to Craig MacMullin, President & CEO of CEED, the Centre for Entrepreneurship Education and Development in Nova Scotia. The two dig into the 25-year evolution of CEED in shaping the entrepreneurial culture for Atlantic Canada. They explore the journey of today's entrepreneur and role that CEED has played in increasing the number of entrepreneurs operating in Nova Scotia through the development of innovative programs and collaboration with partners across the ecosystem.

Learn more about CEED: https://www.ceed.ca

Find out more about Startup Space here: https://www.startupspace.us

This week, Startup Space founder, David Ponraj, is joined by Joe Kapp, President and cofounder of the National Center for Resource Development (NCRD), a national nonprofit that helps foundations, nonprofits, higher education institutions and others achieve greater impact by developing resources to more effectively execute their missions. The two discuss how entrepreneurship can become more accessible for underserved and underrepresented founders, and they explore the impact of RuralRISE, a network for rural ecosystem builders Kapp cofounded, and National Entrepreneurship Week (NatlESHIPWeek), a non-partisan initiative Kapp co-chairs.

Learn more about Kapp and NCRD at: https://www.resourcedev.org

Register for the RuralRISE Summit at: https://www.ruralrise.org

Get involved in NatlEshipWeek at: https://www.natleshipweek.org

Find out more about Startup Space here:

https://www.startupspace.us

Join in as Startup Space founder, David Ponraj, catches up with Dr. Sridhar Sundaram at the University of South Floria. Sundaram gives insight into the programs and partnerships that have come to bridge the institution and the surrounding St. Petersburg/Tampa Bay community, which is now Florida's fastest growing tech hub and the 8th fastest growing city in America. He explains how ecosystem builders are working in this burgeoning community to find common ground and new opportunity.

To learn more Dr. Sundaram and the University of South Florida:

https://www.usf.edu/business/schools/business-finance/

Find out more about Startup Space here:

https://www.startupspace.us

Startup Space founder David Ponraj is joined by Todd Connor, founder of Bunker Labs, a national organization with chapters in 30 states which helps entrepreneurs with military backgrounds start their own business. Connor is the author of the new book, Third Shift Entrepreneur. He shares his insights what it takes to derisk and foster "entrepreneurship for the rest of us."

To learn more about Todd's work and find the book:

https://thirdshiftentrepreneur.com

You can find out more about Startup Space here:

https://www.startupspace.us

Join us as we discuss ecosystem building and breaking down barriers with Jessica Erickson, President and CEO of the Longmont Economic Development Partnership, and get insights into the partnership's approach to building an economic ecosystem that champions businesses and their owners. Longmont, Colorado, is a community of 98,000 on the edge of metro Denver and was named the #1 boomtown in the U.S. by smartasset.com.

To learn more about Jessica's work, please visit:

https://longmont.org/

You can find out more about Startup Space here:

https://www.startupspace.us/

Join us as we discuss ecosystem builders and breaking down barriers with Anika Horn, founder of Social Venturers, a space that provides ecosystem builders with the insights, resources and peer community to build purpose-driven careers and lead sustainable lifestyles.

To learn more about Anika's work, please visit:

www.socialventurers.com

www.anikahorn.com

You can find out more about Startup Space here:

https://www.startupspace.us/

Join us as we discuss ecosystem builders and breaking down barriers with Troy Vosseller, Co-Founder of gener8tor. gener8tor operates more than 45 accelerators annually across North America, working with more than 200 startups per year.

To learn more about Troy's work, please visit: https://www.gener8tor.com/

You can find out more about Startup Space here: https://www.startupspace.us/

Join us as we discuss ecosystem builders and breaking down barriers with Martha Bentley, Director of Economic Development Coordination at the State of Maine's Department of Economic And Community Development.

To learn more about Martha's work, please visit: https://www.maine.gov/decd/

You can find out more about Startup Space here: https://www.startupspace.us/