Roundtable Recap: August 3 – Economic Development

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Ken Anderson, Director of Entrepreneurial and Small Business Support, Division of Small Business, Development and Tourism, Delaware Department of State. Ken discussed the partnership between 1Mby1M and his agency. Throughout the roundtable, we had discussions on economic development strategies for government agencies.

Spexciton Biosciences
As for the pitches, they were all from the Delaware program. Up first, Anthony Ragone from pitched Spexciton Biosciences, a solution for helping farmers and growers get better yield of their crops.

Avkin
Then Adam Cowperthwait pitched Avkin, a simulation product for training nurses. The company is approaching a million in revenue in 2017.

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August 3 – 362nd 1Mby1M Roundtable Discussing Economic Development for Entrepreneurs

During this special roundtable program, Economic Development for Entrepreneurs will be the focus. Several entrepreneurs who have been working with 1Mby1M and the Delaware Department of State’s Division of Small Business, Development and Tourism, will be pitching their businesses and sharing their experiences.

You can register to “Attend” to watch, learn, and interact through the online chat. Register here. Please share with any entrepreneurs, economic development professionals, and policy makers in your circle who may be interested. All are welcome!

How to Transform a Region’s Economy

Can the success of only a few startups revitalize an entire region? And, if it can, what can local governments do to foster such game changing entrepreneurship?

Yes. Here is the example of Greg Gianforte.

On this recording he discusses what the success of his company RightNow did for Montana, where there was no technology entrepreneurship to speak of.

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