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Developing a Winning Proposal
Governance and Coalition Building, Building Better Regions Community of Practice
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Job Creation: A Review of Policies and Strategies
Governance and Coalition Building, Industry Cluster Development, Policy and Planning
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BBR CoP Storytelling Showcase Slides: Goodwill of Western New York
Communications and Storytelling, Building Better Regions Community of Practice
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Accelerating Rural Prosperity Through Regional Collaboration
Rural Economic Development, Innovation and Technology Development
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Building a Cross-Sector Regional Coalition to Strengthen Ecosystem Collaboration
This brief outlines an example of the practice of building a cross-sector regional coalition to strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystem collaboration. Coalition building has emerged as a key practice within the diverse toolkit of entrepreneurial ecosystem building. Specifically, this brief focuses on the Forge North story, which traces the first six years of a grassroots effort to create and sustain a regional cross-sector coalition.
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