Empowering the people who build communities where entrepreneurs can thrive.
ESHIP Alliance (formerly EBLN) brings together a growing national network of organizations and people to advance entrepreneurial ecosystem building as a widely recognized professional practice. Our alliance equips community leaders across networks and sectors with the knowledge, resources, and connections to strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystems.
What is Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Building?
Video courtesy of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
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Digital and In-Person Community Platform
A hybrid digital and in-person hub designed to connect and support ecosystem builders and resource providers across sectors. The Commons fosters meaningful collaboration, peer learning, and shared access to tools, opportunities, and practices. It serves as the connective tissue and digital gathering place for the ESHIP community and its collective work.
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Field Building Project Accelerator & Funding
A collaborative field-building lab where we co-create and advance dozens of field building projects aligned with the ESHIP Goals. Just as entrepreneurial accelerators strengthen startup companies, this program strengthens the field by accelerating projects that improve the infrastructure and practice of ecosystem building nationwide.
Learn about the new ESHIP Alliance Brand
Learn more about the State of Our Field
Explore collaborative Field Building iniaitives
Global Entrepreneurship Congress - Jun 2-5
Quarterly network-wide virtual convening - Jun 13
Join Our Online Community: ESHIP Commons
How Ecosystem Building Gets Funded - Jun 19
Leadership Council Elections - Summer 2025
Voices from the Field
Speaker Series
Upcoming Dates | June 19, 2025 | July 10, 2025
Join us for a monthly virtual speaker series where we dive into big questions and topics shaping the professional field of entrepreneurial ecosystem building. As an emerging practice, there’s no one-size-fits-all playbook, so we’ll do our learning by listening to peers, thought leaders, and on-the-ground practitioners from across the U.S. and beyond—representing communities big and small and supporting all types of entrepreneurs, from main street businesses to high-tech startups and social enterprises.
