Empowering the people who build communities where entrepreneurs can thrive.
ESHIP Alliance 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 —creating a more inclusive, resilient, and connected economy from the ground up.
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.
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Learn more about the State of Our Field
Explore collaborative Field Building iniaitives
Meet the ESHIP Alliance Leadership Team
Join Our Online Community: ESHIP Commons
Learn how we've shared leadership since 2016
Meet the newest members of our Leadership Council and Core Team
Voices from the Field
Mari Hicks found the secret to building thriving entrepreneurial ecosystems in a rural Spanish town in the heart of the Ribera del Duero region, where she attended the DEEP Ecosystems Conference focused on nature-based solutions for entrepreneurial ecosystem building.