Economic Change Comes From Working Better Together
We can help your local government, community and foundations transform your local economy through deep collaboration and engagement. Here at Connected Economies we specialize in providing design, implementation, evaluation and research services that support entrepreneurship ecosystems, collective impact programs and large community collaborative programs. These modern development tools use inclusive design processes, and bridge the gap between traditional and non-traditional economic development stakeholders.
What We Can Help You With
Entrepreneurship Ecosystems
Empowering your community through entrepreneurship is one of the best ways to create economic equity. We can help you develop a robust entrepreneurship ecosystem.
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Community Collaboration
Multi-stakeholder community collaborations are tricky and often collapse on themselves. We can help develop an impactful, durable, long-run community collaboration program.
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Collective Impact
Bringing together many non-profits to create change in one targeted area of your city can drive rapid transformation. We can help you design and implement your collective impact model.
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Meet The Team
Dr. Kristy Carter is an award-winning researcher and consultant with a strong marketing and community engagement background. She specializes in working with BIPOC communities. She specializes in entrepreneurship ecosystem building, leveraging her social science background and experience. Her Ph.D. dissertation explored the experiences of Black women entrepreneurs. To learn more about Kristy visit www.kristycarter.com
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Dr. Dell Gines is an award-winning economic developer, speaker, and author who is a national leader in entrepreneurship ecosystem building. He specializes in inclusive entrepreneurship ecosystem building and grassroots community development. His Ph.D. dissertation examined how relationships are developed and maintained in entrepreneurship ecosystems. To learn more about Dell visit - www.iamdellgines.com
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