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Sharing the CO.STARTERS Way with the Startup Champions Network
We believe that the work we do as the CO.STARTERS community goes much deeper than increasing the success of local businesses. As we work together with local starters, community leaders, governments, institutions, and state and [...]
Growing CO.STARTERS
By David Kraus From its very inception, CO.STARTERS’ mission has been to help local grassroots leaders become more effective in their work for their communities. As we’ve pursued this mission, we’ve had the privilege to [...]
Stages of Community Growth
By Enoch Elwell There’s something exciting afoot if you look through the negative national narrative on the decline of small cities and towns across the United States. Despite suffering significant economic loss which spawns [...]
Looking Back and Looking Forward
By David Kraus At CO.STARTERS, we believe that reflecting on the past is one of the most effective ways to ensure future success. With this in mind, we spent our January community call listening [...]
Shop Small Business, Shop CO.STARTERS
By David Kraus Finally. The time has arrived for holiday music to flood through the ceiling speakers of local shopping malls, unleashed from its eleven-month-long hibernation. And that means one thing--you have shopping to do. [...]
Telling the Story of Our Impact
By David Kraus We at CO.STARTERS want to invest in your story. Every individual story is unique, and we want to do justice telling the complex stories of ventures that benefit from our platform. Specifically, [...]