Kevin Carter

CivStart State of GovTech 2025 There’s something fitting about hosting a conversation on the future of government in a neighborhood that’s been totally transfor...

This past week, I had the chance to attend Jobs for the Future’s (JFF’s) Horizons 2025 conference in New Orleans: solo but far from alone. As a first-time atten...

Each year, the Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC) gathers the world's most dedicated ecosystem builders in one place: and this year, that place was bold, bu...

If there’s one thing we know for sure, it’s that economic development doesn’t happen in a vacuum: it’s built on relationships, policies, and long-term strategie...

New Year, New GAFC! (pronounced "gaff-sea"). The Small Business Administration (SBA) is bringing back one of its most popular grant funding programs and EcoMap...

Startup Tennessee, powered by EcoMap, serves as the digital front door to Tennessee's startup ecosystem.

The Build to Scale (B2S) program is back with $50 million for tech-focused ecosystems. EcoMap can help boost your application by mapping and managing your ecosy...

Learn more about the EcoMap experience at Global Entrepreneurship Network's GEC+ Puerto Rico event from July 15. 18, 2024

EcoMap partnered with the Maryland Department of Commerce, TEDCO, and USM to develop the Maryland Entrepreneur Hub. The Maryland Entrepreneur Hub helps innovato...

EcoMap Technologies partnered with Indiana Economic Development Corporation to develop Connect IND.

The inaugural cohort of eight PLACE Builders fellows, a fellowship honoring the legacy of the late EcoMap CEO and co-founder Pava LaPere, officially launched to...

Carlsen Center's Commitment to Innovation The Carlsen Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship positions itself as the premier hub for regional innovation and e...

VentureWell's mission, deeply interwoven with the ethos of OPEN 2024, envisions a world where science and technology innovators have ample support, training, an...

Find out how the Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC) can fund your ecosystem building efforts: our detailed post guides you through leveraging this uniqu...

Officially themed Forging the Future Together, the USASBE conference also embraced an unofficial motif: AI's current omnipresence in student entrepreneurship an...

Back in May, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) unveiled the 40 Stage One winners of the 2023 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition, which aims to foste...

The Pava LaPere Award for Cultivating Ecosystems will Launch in Spring ‘24

As EcoMap reaches a bittersweet 5 year milestone, let our founder Pava tell you the Honest History of where we came from and where we will go.

Launch Tennessee and EcoMap are working together to connect Tennessee's entrepreneurial ecosystem.

The State Science and Technology Institute (SSTI) held its 25th Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia last week as the EcoMap team made its first foray into thi...

Helping Texas entrepreneurs escape startup purgatory and navigate a booming ecosystem with ease.

With ecosystem builder funding opportunities winding down for the Summer, now's the time to lock in your Fall conference schedule

Discover how Cape Fear Collective is working to transform the region's affordable housing ecosystem using innovative data science and EcoMap's platform.

From the boardroom to the classroom, Dr. Don Goeltz bridges the gap between learning and doing in entrepreneurship: dive into the story of the Philly Venture Hu...

August deadlines are approaching for opportunities from the EDA and Truist Foundation: learn more inside our latest monthly ecosystem grants newsletter

John Brothers isn't just a man with a plan: he's a man with a mission. Since taking over as President of both the T. Rowe Price Foundation and T. Rowe Price Cha...

Discover the potential of the EDA's $200 million Distressed Area Recompete Pilot Program to revitalize regions and learn how you can leverage EcoMap in the proc...

Check out these grants from the EDA + MIT SOLVE geared for ecosystem builders in July 2023

Discover the transformative potential of the Build to Scale program, learn how to navigate its application process, and understand how EcoMap Technologies can e...

Unleash the potential of your region's innovation ecosystem as a newly designated Tech Hub, fostering collaboration and driving economic development through the...

The STEM Talent Challenge provides ecosystem builders with a unique opportunity to develop innovative projects that strengthen local and regional STEM talent pi...

Connect IND streamlines information access for Indiana's entrepreneurs: learn how Morgan Allen from the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) helped t...

Check out these grants geared for ecosystem builders in May 2023 for the opportunity to get hundreds of thousands in capacity building support

Revolutionize the way you interact with technology and support entrepreneurs with EcoBot, the first chatbot trained on data specific to your ecosystem.

Check out these grants geared for ecosystem builders in April 2023 for the opportunity to get hundreds of thousands in capacity building support

Learn how EcoMap partnered with Venture for America (VFA) to help fulfill their mission of creating an accessible and inclusive future of entrepreneurship in Am...

Check out these grants geared for ecosystem builders in March 2023 for the opportunity to get hundreds of thousands in capacity building support

The federal government is serving up hundreds of millions of dollars for ecosystem builders this year: here are three opportunities to put on your radar for Feb...

The Small Business Administration (SBA) hosted its second annual Innovation Ecosystem Summit last week: and based on the flurry of ecosystem building initiative...

Team EcoMap headed to the SCN Fall 2022 Summit down in Fort Worth, Texas. Check out our EcoMap ReCap post to get a taste of all the ecosystem-based action happe...

The EcoMap team recaps their experience at the 2022 University Economic Development Association (UEDA) Summit in San Antonio

The NorCal Entrepreneur Hub enables innovators, startup founders, and small business owners to find and connect with the right resources for their business, inc...

EcoMap Technologies is thrilled to learn of the Maryland Entrepreneur Hub’s selection as the 2022 winner of the Economic Development Marketing award for a Large...

Last week, Startup Champions Network (SCN) welcomed over 140 attendees to The Triangle in North Carolina in what turned out to be the largest in-person conferen...

For the first time in almost two years exactly, the National League of Cities (NLC) returned to Washington D.C. for its Congressional City Conference (CCC). And...

Paulo Gregory is a man who doesn’t like labels. If you were to ask him what he did for a living, you likely wouldn’t get the same answer twice.

Members of the USC entrepreneurial ecosystem have a new hub to understand all of the resources and organizations around them

Joshua Adedeji is the Regional Head of the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) West Africa. He was one of the driving forces behind Ghana’s implem...

A look at how Dallas, TX is using ecosystem mapping to level the playing field for its entrepreneurs.

The Startup Champions Network (SCN) met in-person for the first time since March 2020, and nothing notable has happened since then.