Cities – big and small – have found the value that lies in a bustling main street where local businesses are an economic force. But, because building vibrant ecosystems is a nascent practice, city leaders are only beginning to pinpoint the components that generate and sustain powerful entrepreneurial communities.
The Kauffman Foundation’s first-ever Metro Summit for Entrepreneurship Leaders, recently held in Kansas City, Missouri, convened 75 attendees from 31 cities to explore ways to support and strengthen their entrepreneurial ecosystems. The Summit comprised a variety of community leadership roles and represented cities of varying sizes, locations, assets and opportunities. Together, attendees explored how they could create and strengthen their communities’ entrepreneurial ecosystems.
