Fostering your Entrepreneurial Center's Role in your Community - ECM Course 1 - Virtual

Webinars Feburary 3, 10, 17
 1 - 2:30 p.m. ET

Entrepreneurship Center Management Course One introduces participants to the foundational concepts of entrepreneurial ecosystems and the critical role entrepreneurship centers play in helping those ecosystems thrive. This course explores how incubators, accelerators, and other entrepreneurship support organizations can position themselves as effective connectors, conveners, and champions for entrepreneurs within their communities. Through practical frameworks, ecosystem mapping, and applied assignments, participants gain clarity on their organization’s mission, stakeholders, and value proposition while learning how to align programs, partnerships, and resources with the needs of entrepreneurs and the broader ecosystem.

Participants will learn how to:

• Understand and apply core entrepreneurial ecosystem concepts
  
  

• Identify and engage key community stakeholders and partners
  
  

• Map ecosystem assets, resources, influencers, and onramps for entrepreneurs
  
  

• Clarify their entrepreneurship center’s role, mission, and value proposition
  
  

• Align programs and services with ecosystem needs and entrepreneur journeys
  
  

• Strengthen community relationships to support inclusive and sustainable entrepreneurship