CO.STARTERSHow to Use a Business Model Canvas to Help EntrepreneursA business model canvas is the ultimate tool for helping entrepreneurs get unstuck and move forward. Here’s how to use it well.5 min read·Apr 13, 2023----
CO.STARTERSWhat Is An Entrepreneurial Ecosystem?Everyone is talking about entrepreneurial ecosystems these days. But what does the term actually mean?5 min read·Apr 13, 2023----
CO.STARTERSWhy Main Street Businesses Fail — and How to Save ThemEveryone loves to see new businesses on Main Street. Here’s how to make sure they stay.6 min read·Apr 13, 2023----
CO.STARTERSinIntersectionsHow to Build an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem“How do we build the community that we want to see here?”5 min read·Feb 21, 2023----
CO.STARTERSinIntersectionsFocusing on Entrepreneurship Leads to New Businesses and Jobs in Eastern KentuckyAuthors like Cormac McCarthy and J.D. Vance have used the written word to shine a spotlight on Appalachia. Politicians like Bobby Kennedy…3 min read·Dec 2, 2020----
CO.STARTERSEconomic Developers and Ecosystem Builders Work to Restart Their Entrepreneurship StrategySome of the nation’s most innovative economic developers and ecosystem builders recently gathered for Restart 2020, a three-day virtual…2 min read·Nov 23, 2020----
CO.STARTERSWhat Most Marketing Advice Doesn’t Tell YouPerhaps the single most common question we hear from entrepreneurs is, “How can I improve my marketing?”4 min read·Nov 5, 2020----
CO.STARTERSinIntersectionsIf You are an Economic Developer or Ecosystem Builder, What will Your First 100 Days Look Like?The near mythical narrative surrounding a presidential administration’s first one hundred days began with Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In…4 min read·Oct 22, 2020----
CO.STARTERSThe Key to Finding Solutions is Making MistakesCO.STARTERS is a Small Business Too: Part IV4 min read·Oct 9, 2020----
CO.STARTERSinIntersectionsThe Real Rebuilding Will Begin after the Election, and it Will Start with Entrepreneurs, Economic…Here’s the bad news: This election will leave scars, and we have a lot of things that need to be fixed. The past few years have left a lot…4 min read·Sep 22, 2020----