DCEO (IL Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity) has a subscription service for professional economic developers. Editor Mark Petrilli comes up with some pretty nifty suggestions. Here’s one I’d like to share with you: www.iStart.org.
Entrepreneurs are the engine of the economy, and business plan competitions often serve as the spark that gets them going. Because these competitions are an increasingly common part of entrepreneurship education efforts, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation announced it is launching iStart (www.iStart.org), a Web-based platform that helps organizations simplify how they market and administer business plan competitions worldwide. iStart also is designed to connect entrepreneurs to a network of support, including mentors and others who can assist them in the growth of their businesses.
To learn more, please visit: www.iStart.org. You may also wish to follow iStart on Twitter and friend it on Facebook.
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