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SourceLink Building communities that drive economies forward through entrepreneurship.

SourceLink provides R&D for entrepreneurial communities to help build a strong foundation for entrepreneurship. From Seattle to San Juan, in rural regions and urban centers, for early-stage startups and growing business, we’ve worked with business and community leaders to transform fragmented entrepreneurial and economic development initiatives into a cohesive, collaborative and vital entrepreneurial ecosystem.

- Map your community’s entrepreneurial assets and your funding landscape
- Build on your entrepreneurial foundation to bring innovative practices to your community
- Fill service gaps
- Implement tools and programs to foster entrepreneurship
- Encourage corporate engagement
- Measure and share results

We celebrate your community’s strengths and help you create a comprehensive network for entrepreneurs in your community and position your organization at the heart of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Consulting services
From asset mapping, gap analysis and action planning through implementation and beyond, we provide ongoing consulting to ensure your network’s success. Innovative practices
We inspire, build and strengthen your network with the most effective ideas and practices in economic development. Our guides, newsletters, webinars and national conference provide multiple avenues to share what works. Products and tools
Our proprietary products help you map your region’s resources, bridge gaps in services, track their impact and make them visible to the entrepreneurs who need them. Providing R&D for your entrepreneurial community, SourceLink builds vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystems from the ground up, promoting economic growth by stimulating small business success.

Planning to attend International Economic Development Council's Annual Conference in New Orleans? Stay a couple of extra...
09/16/2026

Planning to attend International Economic Development Council's Annual Conference in New Orleans? Stay a couple of extra days and join us for Elevate.

From Oct. 28-30, Elevate will bring together practitioners from across the country to share what's working, learn from one another, and help shape the future of entrepreneurship-led economic development.

You'll have opportunities to connect with peers, hear real-world examples from communities doing the work, and take practical ideas back to your own community.

Tickets are $200, and space is limited. Learn more and register at https://elevatewhatworks.com/

You don't want to build your disaster response plan in the middle of a disaster.Communities across the country have face...
09/15/2026

You don't want to build your disaster response plan in the middle of a disaster.

Communities across the country have faced hurricanes, public health crises, economic disruptions, and other challenges that put small businesses and their support systems to the test.
What did ecosystem builders learn from those experiences?

Join SourceLink for a candid conversation with practitioners who have been there. They'll share how their communities responded, what they wish they had known beforehand, and the processes and partnerships they've put in place to be better prepared next time.

Come learn from their experiences and take practical ideas back to your own community.

Register here: https://umsystem.zoom.us/meeting/register/0gq1yZZ2RzC5ScyXKTSaQA #/registration

Planning on coming to IEDC’s Annual Conference in New Orleans? Stay a couple extra days for Elevate, where you can help ...
09/11/2026

Planning on coming to IEDC’s Annual Conference in New Orleans? Stay a couple extra days for Elevate, where you can help shape the future of entrepreneurship-led economic development and enhance your practice.

Join us Oct. 28 - Oct. 30, where you'll participate in networking opportunities, peer learning, and hear real-life examples of what is working in communities across the country. Tickets are $200, with limited availability, so register soon at https://elevatewhatworks.com/

When disaster strikes, how prepared is your community to support its small businesses?Join SourceLink for a conversation...
09/10/2026

When disaster strikes, how prepared is your community to support its small businesses?

Join SourceLink for a conversation with ecosystem builders who have navigated real disasters and disruptions. Hear what worked, what caught them off guard, and how those experiences led to stronger partnerships, processes, and systems for responding when the next challenge comes.

Register here:

Join us as we discuss how disasters can effect entrepreneurs and how ESOs can prepare and make their ecosystem more resilient.

Accessibility isn’t just compliance: it determines who can access your programs and opportunities.WCAG 2.1 gives a clear...
04/01/2026

Accessibility isn’t just compliance: it determines who can access your programs and opportunities.

WCAG 2.1 gives a clear framework, but it can feel overly technical. The good news: meaningful improvements often come down to simple changes. We broke it down into practical steps for teams working in economic and community development.

Read the full blog here:

One of our favorite quotes from social entrepreneur and founding executive director of the ESHIP Alliance Andy Stoll is, “Talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not.” That gap shows up in more places than we often realize, including online. When a website that offers business startup informati...

For those who’ve attended ICBI in the past:What’s one idea or connection you brought back that actually changed how you ...
04/01/2026

For those who’ve attended ICBI in the past:

What’s one idea or connection you brought back that actually changed how you approach your work?

We’re looking ahead to and would love to hear what has stuck with you.

Inbia-International Business Innovation Association

InBIA is excited to hold it's 40th annual conference - ICBI40 - in Chicago, Illinois, April 12-15, 2026! This event will bring together entrepreneur support and ecosystem building practitioners from all over the world to: 

Entrepreneurship-led economic development doesn’t happen by chance.It’s built by people making decisions every day about...
03/24/2026

Entrepreneurship-led economic development doesn’t happen by chance.

It’s built by people making decisions every day about how systems connect... or don’t.

That’s why gatherings like matter.

They give ecosystem builders a chance to step out of their local context and compare notes:

What’s working
What’s breaking down
What’s worth building next

If you’re responsible for strengthening support for entrepreneurs in your community, this is a useful room to be in.

Here’s why we’re paying attention to ICBI40 this year:
https://www.joinsourcelink.com/2026/02/26/why-you-need-to-be-at-icbi40-this-april/

Inbia-International Business Innovation Association

Entrepreneurship-led economic development doesn’t happen by accident. It’s built by the people behind the scenes by incubator managers, ESO leaders, ecosystem builders, funders, and program directors who design the systems entrepreneurs rely on every day.

Trust is not just a value in economic development; it's infrastructure.It shapes how partners coordinate, how informatio...
03/20/2026

Trust is not just a value in economic development; it's infrastructure.

It shapes how partners coordinate, how information flows, and whether entrepreneurs know where to turn.

At the IEDC Leadership Summit, one question kept coming up:
How do we make trust operational, not just aspirational?

This reflection explores what that looks like in practice.

Read more: https://www.joinsourcelink.com/2026/03/11/reflections-from-the-iedc-leadership-summit-trust-as-infrastructure/

The most important moment of the IEDC Leadership Summit for me happened the night before. Dr. Lomax R Campbell and I sat down to refine our thinking for our presentation, Designing Relationship Infrastructure for Impactful Entrepreneurship-led Economic Development, and we found ourselves asking a si...

If you’re building or managing an entrepreneurial ecosystem, this is one of the rooms you want to be in this year.  brin...
03/19/2026

If you’re building or managing an entrepreneurial ecosystem, this is one of the rooms you want to be in this year.

brings together practitioners from across the country who are working through the same questions many of us are facing:

How do we coordinate resources more effectively?
How do we fund and sustain the work long term?
What does a strong support system actually look like in practice?

This year’s conference is focused on practical, peer-driven strategies for strengthening ESOs and the ecosystems around them.

We put together a quick look at why it’s worth your time.

Read more: https://www.joinsourcelink.com/2026/02/26/why-you-need-to-be-at-icbi40-this-april/

Inbia-International Business Innovation Association

Entrepreneurship-led economic development doesn’t happen by accident. It’s built by the people behind the scenes by incubator managers, ESO leaders, ecosystem builders, funders, and program directors who design the systems entrepreneurs rely on every day.

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Kansas City, MO
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Wednesday 8am - 5pm
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