What is the Institute for Entrepreneurial Communities?

  • A nationwide network of entrepreneurs, communities & academic thought leaders

  • A go-to resource for research and university education 

  • A leading organization promoting the positive impact of entrepreneurship on American communities

Vision

Cultivate and celebrate innovators that build entrepreneurial communities

Mission

Enhance entrepreneurial communities by linking past success to future opportunity

Purpose

Honor the civic impact of innovation by recognizing thriving communities to perpetuate the cycle of entrepreneurism

What We Do

  • Fund & publish scholarly research on historical entrepreneurial communities

  • Gather history & community case studies

  • Build a network of entrepreneurial communities

Our Process

Meet Our Team