Empowering Entrepreneurial Communities and Ecosystems

Morgan R. Clevenger, EdD, MBA is Associate Professor of Management at Hiram College, Ohio, USA, as well as Professor of Management and Post-doctoral Fellow in Corporate Social Responsibility and Global Business Ethics with Monarch Business School, Zug, Switzerland. Michael W-P Fortunato, PhD is an internationally published scholar, researcher, author, entrepreneur, community developer, educator, public speaker, and innovator, and CFO and Founding Partner of Texas-based community consulting group Creative Insight Community Development (CICD).

Foreword Theodore R. Alter Preface Chapter 1 An Introduction to Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Entrepreneurial Communities to Empower Entrepreneurs Chapter 2 Prologue to the Case Studies Chapter 3 A Case Study Exploring Entrepreneurial Communities in Northeastern Pennsylvania (NEPA) Chapter 4 Raising Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Three Nebraska Case Studies Chapter 5 A Small-Town Music Movement as an Economic Driver and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Development Strategy in Indiana Chapter 6 The Culture and Individual Nexus of an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: The Impact of Culture on What Necessity-Driven Entrepreneurs Believe is Possible as Illustrated in a Case Study from Nova Scotia, Canada Chapter 7 Called to a Community Venture: Entrepreneurial Mindset and Empowerment through Networking as Illustrated in a Case Study in Abilene, Texas Chapter 8 A Framework for Decolonizing Community Economic Development and Entrepreneurship in Native Nations in Minnesota Chapter 9 Little Town, Layered Ecosystem: A Case Study of Chattanooga, Tennessee Chapter 10 A Meta-Analysis and Conclusions: Relevance of Developing Entrepreneurial Communities to Empower Entrepreneurs