Building a Coordinated Entrepreneur Support Ecosystem
As part of our lead-up to Global Entrepreneurship Week — a global movement reaching over 10 million people across 200 countries each November — this session tackles a question every ecosystem faces before the celebration begins: are the organizations supporting entrepreneurs actually working as one system?
Your community likely has no shortage of organizations supporting entrepreneurs. The harder question is whether they work as one system. If an entrepreneur walked in tomorrow, could you say where they're headed, who is helping them, and whether they succeeded?
Join Chelsea Smith of HUUB and panelists Klassi Duncan (National Urban League), Fay Horwitt (ESHIP), and Larry Vaupel for an honest conversation about aligning partners, coordinating funding, and measuring outcomes. They'll also share what didn't work along the way
You'll leave with a partner roles framework and a playbook you can bring back to your own community — just in time to put it to work during Global Entrepreneurship Week.
Reserve your spot and bring your questions. We'll save time for live Q&A.
Mark your calendar for ESHIP Converge
November 17–18, 2026
ESHIP Converge is a national virtual gathering bringing ecosystem builders together to connect what's working, confront shared challenges, and shape the field's priorities through 2030 — culminating in the ESHIP 2030 Action Agenda. It's free to attend, open to anyone supporting entrepreneurship in their community, and InBIA is a national anchor partner.
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