More Info About GRO
PowerPoints
These PowerPoints provide an overview of the program and its initial cohort, and share what activities take place and what roles are needed at different times along the five year framework. Use these resources to familiarize yourself with the program and learn how it grows and evolves over time
GRO Overview & Theory of Change
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Capital Investment Resources
- This paper outlines how NetWork Kansas’ capital investment model has been so successful in connecting entrepreneurs to investment. Their model has brought half a billion dollars in deal flow to small communities over seventeen years and is the inspiration for how GRO approaches connecting entrepreneurs to capital.
Pathways to Rural Prosperity Podcast
Don Macke of e2, is a leader in the field of entrepreneurial ecosystems and produces this podcast that outlines the science and systems behind GRO’s framework. Learn about e2’s tools and dig deeper into the science of building entrepreneurial ecosystems with these introductory stories.
Videos
Klamath IDEA Video
Look at the great work already being done by one of our cohort member communities!
Network Kansas Broadband Success Story
See how a small town entrepreneur saw a need for broadband and changed the business landscape in their community.
Successful Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
e2 Case Studies From Around the United States
- Matthew Hansen – The Long Drive Home – Ord Nebraska
- Klamath IDEA – The Story of Oregon’s Klamath Falls Based Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
- Economic Resiliency in a Small Town – Lessons from Rural Minnesota
- Hannah Grimes Podcast and Story – Keene, New Hampshire’s Success Story
- Lessons from Central Appalachia – How Entrepreneurship Changed Coal Country
Our Partners
Find more resources from our closest partners.
e2 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
The Ford Family Foundation
NetWork Kansas
SourceLink
SourceLink connects communities to resources using their powerful set of web tools. Learn more by watching this video.
For an example of SourceLink in action – Explore Klamath IDEA’s Resource Navigator at www.klamathidea.org/resources/