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Exploring Entrepreneurshipin Your Region
Overview
•Review concepts presented/learned from homework videos, PowerPoint
•Map the existing entrepreneurship ecosystem in the region
•Conduct a regional assessment of the entrepreneurship ecosystem
•Develop a plan of action to enhance the ecosystem
Why Create Businesses to Grow Jobs?
Number of Establishments
by Employment Size
2000 2011
StageEstablishm
entsProportion
Establishme
ntsProportion
Stage 0 2,656 27.0% 4,265 29.8%
Stage 1 5,291 53.9% 8,362 58.3%
Stage 2 1,719 17.5% 1,574 11.0%
Stage 3 144 1.5% 118 0.8%
Stage 4 15 0.1% 15 0.1%
Total 9,825 100% 14,334 100.0%
Number of Jobs by Establishment Stages
Year 2001 2011
Stage 0 2,656 4,265
Stage 1 19,845 26,249
Stage 2 44,284 40,192
Stage 3 25,166 22,301
Stage 4 22,567 19,054
Total 114,518 112,061
Sales ($ 2011) by Establishment Stages
Year 2001 2011
Stage 0 314,121,481 311,229,386
Stage 1 2,374,185,018 2,091,733,596
Stage 2 5,165,733,452 3,585,000,539
Stage 3 3,115,060,907 2,227,549,112
Stage 4 2,591,496,714 1,177,048,361
Total 13,560,597,573 9,392,560,994
What Does It Look Like to Support Entrepreneurs?
Entrepreneur & Small Business Development
Components of Success
Networks, Mentoring and
CoachingTraining & Technical Assistance
Youth Entrepreneurs
hip
Access to Capital
Supportive Environment
Charting the Region’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Assessing the Effectiveness of Our Region’s Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
Drafting Your Regional Plan of Action
“Good plans shape
good decisions.
That's why good planning helps to make
elusive dreams come true.”
Lester Robert Bittel