Features & News
Networks vs. Nodes: Developing New Business Models for the Connected Age
By Enoch Elwell, CO.STARTERS Founder & Visionary As CO.STARTERS has worked as a leader in the emerging field of entrepreneurial ecosystem building—which is essentially about building dense networks of trust, both institutional and personal, to support [...]
Community Spotlight: Opportunity Lynchburg // Lynchburg, VA
Lynchburg, the second fastest growing city in Virginia, is home to diverse and friendly residential neighborhoods and a rapidly revitalizing downtown. Driven by innovative businesses, Lynchburg is a community that values history, natural beauty, and [...]
New Resources from National Partners
CO.STARTERS is in a unique position, supporting starters with tools for launching, supporting grassroots leaders all over the country and around the world with curated resources and tools to build better community support systems for [...]
Five Years of Transformation
By Enoch Elwell, CO.STARTERS Founder & Visionary CO.STARTERS recently passed the five-year mark as a company, representing more than a decade of learnings in what is now known as “ecosystem building” support. To mark this milestone [...]
Community Spotlight: Launch NOLA // New Orleans, LA
Launch NOLA is an initiative of Thrive New Orleans and was started in 2015 to support underserved entrepreneurs in New Orleans. Launch NOLA works primarily with women and minority founders who often feel isolated and [...]
Tips for Getting Starters Unstuck
By Enoch Elwell, CO.STARTERS Founder & Visionary You spend a lot of your time helping new entrepreneurs get started, and you know this problem when you see it. An email pops up from a small business [...]