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Category: ESHIP

Do Ecosystem Builders Have the Potential to Be Strong Community Navigators?

May 26, 2021 | By Eliza Salmon

A researcher's perspective on how the new Community Navigator Program can best reach disconnected small businesses. Our local and federal government officials face a steep challenge:….

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Building Bridges to Entrepreneurial Supports amid the Pandemic

April 8, 2021 | By Nicolas Gunkel

- Kiffany Bosserman, CovidGPS Small Business Participant Contrary to common perception, small business entrepreneurship is a predominantly private endeavor. The time spent thinking through ways to….

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ESHIP Rio Grande Council Members React to Newly Released Food Asset Survey

March 23, 2021 | By Erin Ortigoza and Eliza Salmon

Before designing projects to strengthen the food supply chain, the ESHIP Rio Grande Council conducted an exploratory study about the storage and transportation capacity across the….

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Through the Pandemic, Long Beach’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Grows

March 12, 2021 | By Laura Merryfield

Several years ago, working as a community organizer, I stopped by Gloria's* home in Central Long Beach for our one-on-one meeting. Gloria was a fierce advocate….

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