Introduction to Entrepreneurship-led Economic Development

Online

Time: 11:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. ET
Location: Online

This course focuses on building an understanding of the importance of building a community centered around entrepreneurship and small business creation, sustainability and growth. After taking this course, course participants will be able to identify their role in the ecosystem, understand the roles of others and come away with the skills to bring organizations together around shared goals. Learn important skills such as assessing a community's appetite for risk, identifying resource gaps, understanding the importance of inclusion, and developing practical ways to measure success.

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Course Highlights:

• Understanding entrepreneurship-led economic development
• Building an inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem and collaborating with other entrepreneurship support organizations
• Assessing your community's entrepreneurship composition
• Becoming a trusted source
• Understanding the importance of an inclusive ecosystem
• Measuring and funding your ecosystem
• Addressing BRE, attraction and philanthropy in your entrepreneurship efforts

Agenda

Day 1
11:00 - 11:30 am	Program start and introductions Your facilitator will utilize peer-learning methods including breakout rooms and inquiry-based assignments throughout the course, culminating in an actionable ELED plan.
11:30 - 11:45 am	Intro to Entrepreneurship-led Economic Development The course begins with an introduction to entrepreneurship-led economic development (ELED) and why it’s critical to economic development.
11:45 - 12:15 pm	Breakout group – Exercise 1 Using the Communities Life Cycle Matrix, attendees will determine which stage best describes their community with regard to entrepreneurship-led economic development.
12:15 – 12:30 pm	Share key takeaways – short bio break
12:30 - 12:50 pm	Exploring ELED roles and relationships Then we’ll examine the entrepreneurial ecosystem, explore roles and relationships within it and discuss who ecosystem builders and champions are in your region.
12:50 - 1:10 pm	Breakout group – Exercise 2 Attendees will take what they have learned during the first two sessions to identify the key players in entrepreneurship in their communities.
1:10 - 1:30 pm	Share key takeaways
1:30 - 2:00 pm	Lunch break
2:00 - 2:20 pm	Silo-busting: Achieving Effective Partnerships How to achieve effective partnerships: This is a deep dive into the sociopsychological challenges that prevent or hinder collaboration — and how to overcome them.
2:20 - 2:45 pm	Breakout group – Exercise 3 Attendees identify and address the barriers to collaboration in their community
2:45 – 3:00 pm	Share key takeaways
3:00 - 3:20 pm	Assessing your Community We look at tools for mapping your community’s current entrepreneurial assets, how to identify business assistance overlaps and gaps, and how to evaluate your community’s appetite for risk.
3:20 - 3:45 pm	Breakout group – Exercise 4 Attendees begin mapping out their community.
3:45 – 4:00 pm	Key takeaways and wrap-up for the day

Day 2
11:00 - 11:20 am	Program start and introductions
11:20 - 11:45 am	Defining Inclusion in ELED; Becoming a Trusted Source in your Community We’ll explore strategies to ensure inclusion in ELED programs and how economic developers can become a trusted source for entrepreneurs in their regions
11:45 - 12:15 pm	Breakout group – Exercise 5 Applying concepts of inclusivity and steps to ensure your organization is viewed as a trusted source.
12:15 – 12:30 pm	Share key takeaways – short bio break
12:30 - 12:50 pm	Models for Measuring ELED Success How do you measure the success of ELED efforts?
12:50 - 1:10 pm	Breakout group – Exercise 6 Attendees outline their strategy for measuring the success of their ELED effots.
1:10 - 1:30 pm	Share key takeaways
1:30 - 2:00 pm	Lunch break
2:00 - 2:20 pm	Funding the Ecosystem How do you fund the entrepreneurial support organizations that make up an entrepreneurial ecosystem?
2:20 - 2:45 pm	Breakout group – Exercise 7 Attendees will outline their resources for funding their ELED strategy.
2:45 – 3:00 pm	Share key takeaways
3:00 - 3:20 pm	BRE and ELED Interconnectivity We look at how ELED strategies connect with traditional BRE strategies.
3:20 - 3:45 pm	Breakout group – Exercise 8 Attendees will take what they have learned during course 1, and begin a project plan that will help move their community toward a more robust ELED strategy.
3:45 - 4:00 pm	Key takeaways and wrap-up for the day

* Agenda subject to change
PLEASE NOTE: In order to receive full IEDC certification credit for this course and a certificate indicating course completion, participants must attend the entire course and stay through the final session on the last day. Please make travel plans accordingly.

Registration

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	By September 14	September 15-October 8	After October 8
IEDC Member	$505	$650	$670
Non-member	$660	$805	$825
Full Time Student**	$110	$130	$150

** Copy of current transcript required.

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Cancellation & No-Show Policy

Refunds less a $75 cancellation fee will be issued for all cancellations received in writing to fax: (202) 223-4745 or email: [email protected] at least 10 business days prior to the course - please allow 3-4 weeks. All registrations regardless of payment status are subject to the $75 cancellation fee. No refunds or credit transfers to a future course will be issued for cancellations received within 10 business days of the course. Telephone cancellations are not accepted. Attendee substitutions for a course may be made at any time prior to the course.

Group Discount

Organizations registering three (3) or more individuals for an IEDC course are eligible for a 10% discount off the applicable registration rate for each attendee. To take advantage of the discount, the course registrations should be submitted together using this course registration form. In addition, please make note of the discount under the "payment information" portion of the registration form. If you have any questions about the group discount, please contact us at (202) 223-7800.

Materials

Each course attendee will receive a copy of the corresponding training manual as a part of the basic registration fee.

Additionally, each of the manuals is available for purchase. To order any of IEDC's manuals, visit the IEDC store. If you have any questions, please contact Becca Thomas at [email protected] or (202) 545-6947.

Contact

For information regarding course registration and logistics, please contact our professional development team at [email protected], or call (202) 223-7800.

October 19 - 20, 2021