Eric Mathews

Today we are proud to announce Catalyst30, an initiative led by Start Co. to grow downtown as an Environment Friendly to Entrepreneurship for 2030 and beyond; with a goal of catalyzing small businesses and letting them co-create the future of our urban core. The work is centered on entrepreneurial business and technical assistance alongside place-based work, so that talent and business activity compound instead of scattering. Catalyst30 is rolling out one-on-one coaching for core business...

For years, the way economic strategy gets taught and implemented has been upside-down. Playbooks, frameworks, and best practices get...

Innovation is not a buzzword—it’s the foundation of economic resilience. True innovation-driven economic development (iEED) isn’t about...