Tuesday, April 03, 2007
A regional coalition in Detroit is moving aggressively to strengthen a network business accelerators with a target of $50 million in additional investment. The investment would go to expand four existing accelerators and create two more in the region.
The promoters plan to secure $30 million in federal commitments, $15 million in state commitments; and $15 million from private sources. The funding would be managed through an Accelerator Network. The network will operate without staff, and represents another example of an emerging networked model of regional economic development.
Other folks in Michigan are starting to notice how Detroit is getting its act together. Read more.
posted by Ed Morrison |
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Some Background on EDPro Weblog
The purpose of this weblog is to help economic development professionals -- EDPros -- keep up with the changes sweeping our profession. Strap on your goggles. It's a whole new game. There are no experts any more. The only place to learn about economic development is from other EDPros who are doing it.
One other point: the prevaling approach (paradigm, if you like) in economic development is shifting from competition to collaboration. There are a lot of reaasons underlying this shift, but here's the important insight: You, your community, and your region will do better by collaborating and sharing information.
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Speaking and workshops on Open Source Economic Development
As the idea of Open Source Economic Development starts spreading, more people are asking about it. Visit the I-Open web site to learn more. My colleagues and I are happy to explain the basic concepts in a talk or a workshop. E-mail Susan Alshuler if you'd like to learn more about workshops and speaking.
Background on Ed Morrison
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SE Michigan's accelerator network
