Anita Newton is an advocate for education, seasoned marketer, and serial entrepreneur. Newton currently serves as chief innovation officer at CommunityAmerica, a $4 billion credit union headquartered in Kansas City. Newton’s mission is to create services that deliver financial well-being. Newton and her team built a suite of college planning tools that are now used […]

Karen Daniel is a retired executive director, chief financial officer (CFO), and president of the Global Finance & Technology Solutions division for Black & Veatch (B&V), a global leader in providing engineering, consulting, and construction services for power, oil and gas, water, and telecommunication sectors. As CFO, Daniel was responsible for leading the company’s global […]

The racial identity of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color students (BIPOC) has been disregarded in school resources and conversations about mental health for far too long. It is time for education leaders to rethink their approach to student mental health so BIPOC student voices can be heard safely and authentically as a valued part of their school communities.

Practices from the Field

ECOSYSTEMS IN ACTION: PRACTICES FROM THE FIELD Key Practice This brief outlines an example of the practice of building a cross-sector regional coalition to strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystem collaboration. Coalition building is defined as bringing together “a group of individuals and/or organizations with a common interest who agree to work together toward a common goal,” and […]

In a series of three conversations, women entrepreneurs and women who work in entrepreneur support, come together to discuss the significant impact of women on the economy; what personal and policy support could do for women and families struggling to combine career and caregiving; and, how all of it manifests in their own lives.

Panelists discuss recent research on the relationship between student loan debt and entrepreneurship, and what this might mean for policies and programs. Watch the full forum below.

Client-connected projects (CCPs) are authentic problems which students solve in collaboration with professionals from industry, not-for-profit, or community-based organizations. Projects should require at least 24 hours of work, with at least 4 hours engaged directly with the client.

Panelists discuss how caregiving affects who becomes an entrepreneur, the trajectory of entrepreneurship outcomes, and what this means for entrepreneurship support interventions. Watch the full forum below.

Panelists discuss what role both physical and mental health play in the entrepreneurial process, and the ways in which access to health care intersects with entrepreneurship. Watch the full forum below.