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A statewide initiative to grow entrepreneurship and make it a civic and economic priority is launching with an event Thursday in Buffalo.

Buffalo News

Entrepreneurs across Missouri gained a new champion this week as regional and national advocates launched a new coalition to support builders in the face of systemic, confidence-shaking roadblocks as they seek to drive job creation and higher lifetime incomes.

Startland News

The new office as “providing a tangible front door for entrepreneurs, [for the state] to answer questions” in a way the current set-up can't.

Inside INdiana Business

Tools for small business owners are now available through the Kansas Small Business Office, leaders with the Kansas Department of Commerce announced Tuesday while highlighting the need to encourage entrepreneurship and business development in the state.

Kansas Reflector

Sarah Mattson, the city's director of entrepreneurship, said the facility will be a "one-stop shop" for aspiring business owners. It will aim to give local entrepreneurs, particularly those in underserved communities, a fair shot at success.

Chattanooga Times Free Press

The Indiana House of Representatives recently advanced State Representative Jake Teshka's (R-North Liberty) legislation, which created an Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation to provide resources to new and young businesses and support Hoosier entrepreneurs.

Marshall County Post

The creation of a new state office dedicated to improving the small-business environment in Indiana was passed by members of the House on Tuesday.

Indiana Business Journal

State Representative Jonathan Warrey says the Office of Entrepreneurship would serve as a better resource provider than many current options for new businesses in North Dakota.

KXNET (Bismarck)

North Dakota State Representative Jonathan Warrey discusses a bill he introduced to establish an Office of Entrepreneurship, designed to support business founders during their critical first five years.

Prairie Public’s Main Street Podcast

Under the bipartisan bill, the Office of Entrepreneurship would be created to promote policies and programs for startups, collaborate with other organizations to support education and technical support, and expand access to other resources for entrepreneurs across the state.

Right to Start's Alison Williams: “Policymakers can play a pivotal role in that regard by doing three things."

Talk Business & Politics 

The start-up business world is coming to Augusta later in 2025. Until then, leaders at Make Startups are visiting start-up incubators all over the country, including Nevada, where the nation's first Right to Start Act was passed.

Augusta (GA) Business Daily 

As the driving force behind Right to Start, Victor Hwang has reshaped how communities approach innovation.

Fargo Inc. 

Right to Start Ambassador Jeannette Collins sees a lot of growth potential as a technology epicenter.

NWALook

The Indiana Business Journal covers the launch of Right to Start’s Indiana Starters Coalition.

Indiana Business Journal 

The Indiana Chamber accepted an invitation earlier this month to join the Indiana Starters Coalition, taking a leadership role. 

Indiana Chamber 

ITIA’s 2025 policy priorities include: advancing Right to Start policies, including bolstering the Office of Small Business and Entrepreneurship to prioritize and align support resources for entrepreneurs across state government and encourage more new business creation.

The Statehouse File 

ITIA  seeks to pass a Right to Start Act, which is entrepreneurship-friendly legislation crafted by the namesake nonprofit. Republican Rep. Jake Teshka of North Liberty introduced legislation last session that died in committee.
Indianapolis Business Journal 

This year’s State of the Union, scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 18 at the Carlsen Center, will feature a fireside chat with Tara Lynn Gray, director of the California Office of Small Business Advocate and Right to Start founder Victor Hwang on how to remove policy barriers for startups.

Sacramento State University 

Video: From Boulder to World – A Discussion with Techstars Founder David Cohen and Victor Hwang at Denver Startup Week 2024

Denver Startup Week 

Dubbed the Indiana Starters Coalition, this effort seeks to position entrepreneurship as a civic priority and drive economic growth within the state.

WISH-TV 

“They are vital both to the evolution of the coalition and to ensuring that entrepreneurship is prioritized and facilitated everywhere throughout the state,” said Courtney Zaugg, Right to Start’s coalition manager for the eastern United States.

Inside Indiana Business 

During an event at the 16 Tech Innovation District in downtown Indianapolis, Right to Start announced the Indiana Starters Coalition—comprised of eight founding member organizations from around the state—with the goal of finding ways to lower barriers to entrepreneurship.

Indianapolis Business Journal 

The Northeast Indiana Innovation Center (NIIC) has joined the newly launched Indiana Starters Coalition, a statewide initiative spearheaded by Right to Start.

Northeast Indiana Innovation Center 

The Indiana Starters Coalition — a statewide entrepreneurship initiative — will launch at 16 Tech Innovation District in Indianapolis on Thursday, Oct. 10 at 11:30 a.m.

Vincennes (IN) Sun-Commercial 

Explore how a 1% increase in entrepreneurial activity can lead to a 2% decrease in poverty rates.

The Business Bridge NWA Podcast

Victor Hwang, the founder and CEO of Right to Start met with civic leaders during his only Pennsylvania stop on his cross-country road tour from California to Capitol Hill.

Erie News Now (Erie, PA) 

Video: Founder & CEO of Right to Start, Victor Hwang, is on a cross-country trip to learn about what local entrepreneurs are dealing with day to day.

YourErie.com

Right to Start Ambassador Toni Eberhart: Through Right to Start, models like the one that we have created in North Alabama can be shared with other parts of the nation, and we can all learn from each other to create a more vibrant entrepreneurial environment for everyone.

Yellowhammer News