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    What are the words on every community leader’s tongues right now? Recovery and Resiliency.
    Courtney Zaugg
    • Jan 25, 2021
    • 2 min

    What are the words on every community leader’s tongues right now? Recovery and Resiliency.

    What are the words on every community leader’s tongues right now? Recovery and Resiliency.
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    Leading the Way
    Courtney Zaugg
    • Jul 27, 2020
    • 3 min

    Leading the Way

    As leaders and influencers, it's not enough to say we want to end racial and gender inequality; we need to lead the charge.
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    Chaos Begs for Effective Leadership
    Courtney Zaugg
    • Jun 4, 2020
    • 4 min

    Chaos Begs for Effective Leadership

    The theme that consistently rises to the surface through any time of chaos is effective leadership.
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    A New Era
    Courtney Zaugg
    • May 7, 2020
    • 3 min

    A New Era

    Economic development is entering a new era full of complex problems. Here's how to get the upper hand in recovery & resiliency.
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    Courtney Zaugg
    • Mar 25, 2020
    • 3 min

    No, this is not another Coronavirus resource email.

    It’s a check-in. I don’t know about you, but if I get another email from law firms about the Coronavirus, I just might scream. This is...
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    Courtney Zaugg
    • Feb 27, 2020
    • 3 min

    Supporting Entrepreneurship in Distressed Populations Creates Gains for All

    Many minorities and severely distressed populations, such as the incarcerated and ex-offenders, turn to entrepreneurship as a last...
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    Five Reasons Entrepreneurship Creates a Strong Sense of Place in Communities
    Courtney Zaugg
    • Jan 22, 2020
    • 3 min

    Five Reasons Entrepreneurship Creates a Strong Sense of Place in Communities

    Why communities that have successfully established a culture of entrepreneurship also have a strong sense of place.
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    How entrepreneurial ecosystems can be built to thrive!
    Courtney Zaugg
    • Oct 8, 2019
    • 1 min

    How entrepreneurial ecosystems can be built to thrive!

    How entrepreneurial ecosystems can be built to thrive.
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