In this special two-part episode, host David Ponraj is joined by collaborators Philip Berkaw and Samira Cook Gains. Berkaw is Program Director of the Center for City Solutions at National League of Cities, an advocacy organization with more than 2,400 member cities. Samira Cook Gains, is Managing Director of Strategic Partnerships at Rising Tide Capital, a non-profit organization whose mission is to transform lives and communities through entrepreneurship. The two guide us through practical strategies for implementing new policies, programs and practices that increase economic opportunity through small business ownership and entrepreneurship. 

Learn more about NLC at: www.nlc.org

NLC Resources for Entrepreneurship: Roadmap

Learn more about Rising Tide Capital at:  www.risingtidecapital.org

Learn more about EIC: economicimpactcatalyst.com