Breaking Down Barriers
This podcast explores the opportunity to build wealth in local, regional, and national economies through entrepreneurship-led economic development. Episodes feature changemakers with innovative approaches to empowering people to start businesses that create wealth for their families and improve outcomes for their communities. Conversations highlight work being done in communities across the US to break down barriers to entrepreneurial opportunity in underserved and underrepresented communities. In this series, we share authentic stories about the impact that entrepreneurship-led economic development has on the local economy and connect a global network of passionate economic developers. Find out more at economicimpactcatalyst.com/impact startupspace.captivate.fm
🎧 Podcast episodes
Listen to 75 episodes

27
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2 months ago
Revitalizing Main Street America Through Small Business Stories: A Conversation with Matt Wagner, Ph.D

35
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2 months ago
Tarsha Hearns on Driving Economic Opportunity for Diverse Entrepreneurs in Dallas

77
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2 months ago
Unlocking Hidden Talent: A Guide to Transformative Workforce Development

76
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3 months ago
Bridging the Capital Gap: Innovative Solutions for Equitable Entrepreneurial Funding in Dallas

59
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3 months ago
Leslie Lynn Smith on Justice, Equity, and Community Impact in Ecosystem Building


64
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4 months ago
Melissa Roberts Chapman on EDA Funding, Ecosystem Building, and Entrepreneurship

36
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5 months ago
Sharon Nichols on SSBCI and Mississippi's Statewide Focus on Entrepreneurship

41
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5 months ago
TA Programming and Boot on the Ground in Atlanta with Melody Echols & Jeff Morris

39
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6 months ago
Entrepreneurship Communities and Ecosystem Building Strategies with Chris Heivly



38
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7 months ago
Dr. Sabrina Robins on African Heritage Inc. & Other Opportunities for MBEs














50
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1 year ago
Lyneir Richardson on entrepreneurship and the clarion call for economic developers






37
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2 years ago
Garry Clark of Economic Alliance Snohomish County on Leadership to Create Opportunity

24
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2 years ago
Danielle Patterson on the power of empathy in building entrepreneurial ecosystems


31
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2 years ago
Jeff Bennett: Entrepreneurship-led economic development needs grassroots support

33
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2 years ago
Regina Ann Campbell on building capital solutions and how data determines success



35
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2 years ago
Evan Fay explains why building an inclusive ecosystem requires "getting proximal"

35
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2 years ago
Meet Darlisa Diltz, educator and evangelist for under-serviced entrepreneurs






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