Developed in partnership with EcoMap, PLACE (Pava LaPere Award for Cultivating Ecosystems) Builders as an intensive, three-month fellowship program empowering change-makers to catalyze more equitable entrepreneurial ecosystems. Meet the mentors who teamed up with our fellows!

Join us on August 15th for the Third Thursdays networking event! E3 Durham is hosting Third Thursdays, a series of networking and workshop events aimed at supporting founders and entrepreneurs in Durham to equitably start, grow, and scale their business.

Kevin Carter, Director of Business Development for EcoMap Technologies and the Co-Director of the PLACE Builders fellowship program, reflects on its origins as the inaugural cohort comes to a close.

Forward Cities Senior Director of Impact and Assessment, Stacey Williams, reflects on the successes and challenges of the E3 Durham Community Navigator Pilot Program and shares the path forward for continued success with the program’s upcoming relaunch.