May 19, 2019 | Build & Support
If you are supporting entrepreneurs in your region, you likely have goals you are trying to achieve. Your goals are part of a broad strategy for your nation, state, or local area, and include specific initiatives to focus your community’s attention. To help you...
Apr 29, 2019 | Build & Support
The 2019 Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Bahrain brought together over 2,000 leaders and practitioners from over 160 countries to focus on how entrepreneurs can best be supported in their regions. Listening to lessons and successes from each country, you realise...
Apr 10, 2019 | Build & Support
If you could be in a room with people from around the world building entrepreneurial ecosystems, what would you ask? I leave this week as part of an Australian delegation for Bahrain to participate in a global conference on building innovation ecosystems. The aim to...
Apr 7, 2019 | Build & Support
The QODE Brisbane innovation and technology conference brought together innovators, startups, corporations, service providers, and government for two days of educating, showcasing, and collaborating on technology and innovation opportunities. Vibhor Pandey...
Mar 5, 2019 | Ecosystem Mapping
There is increasing support for female entrepreneurs in Australia. The trend of women starting their own businesses is growing and by all indications will continue to grow. The result is a an environment that is good for female founders and for the surrounding...
Mar 2, 2019 | Research & Measurement
“We call for rediscovering the role of places in incubating innovation to drive Australia’s knowledge economy.” Regions across Australia are looking at how to best adapt and thrive to market changes. The challenge is complex and different apply for each region. Part...
Feb 20, 2019 | Ecosystem Mapping
The ultimate intellectual property – the one that really replaces land, labour, and capital as the most valuable economic resource – is the human creative faculty. – Richard Florida, The Rise of the Creative Class The relationship between the...
Feb 12, 2019 | Research & Measurement
Entrepreneur research is needed now more than ever. The impact of innovation policy may not be seen for years, long after short term election cycles. The success of entrepreneur programs and platforms can seem to be measured by presentation, personality and hashtags...
Jan 29, 2019 | Research & Measurement
Who does what to support entrepreneurs in an innovation ecosystem? Do they do it well? How does it change between regions? While there is increasing awareness about the concept of innovation ecosystems, there remains uncertainty about who does what to support...
Jan 14, 2019 | Research & Measurement
Why are some communities better at supporting entrepreneurs than others? Are some communities just destined to become entrepreneur hot spots, or are there changes a community can make to better support entrepreneurs? And who plays a role in making these changes? There...