The Cackle: Special Edition Celebrating Midwest Small Businesses

The Cackle Special Edition Celebrating Small Businesses

The Cackle Special Edition Celebrating Midwest Small Businesses For this special edition of The Cackle, EntryPoint celebrates small businesses from across the Midwest that have been supporting their customers and giving people a sense of community during this challenging year. Let's shine a light on some of the amazing small businesses that have positively impacted…

The Recruiting Industry is Changing—And it’s not Just Because of COVID-19

Clearcover Team

In 2020, EntryPoint had great conversations with 40+ thought leaders across the country on The Cackle and we all want more!  So in 2021, we are continuing the conversation with those guests to dig a little deeper into topics that matter. Like recruiting top talent in a post-COVID world.  Keep Cackling with Ryan Landau from…

Why Ann Arbor is One of the Midwest’s Most Resilient Economies

Ann Arbor Startups

  Economic downturns destabilize even the strongest economic ecosystems. Ann Arbor’s twenty years of growth has been put to the test several times, and each time the city and surrounding region has proven to demonstrate a successful progression in building a thriving entrepreneurial community.   This year has proven to be a year defined by…

Insights into Attracting Boomerang Talent to the Midwest

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At EntryPoint, we use research and data on the entrepreneurial community to understand how to better support it. On The Cackle, our weekly livestream chats, we’ve had the incredible opportunity to discuss the most relevant and pressing business topics with small business leaders, startup innovators, and entrepreneurs. EntryPoint’s founder and managing director’s recent conversation with…

Why Detroit is Poised for Rapid Entrepreneurial Growth

Detroit Startups

This year was unexpected to say the least. As the Founder and Managing Director of EntryPoint, a nonprofit research institution that delivers comprehensive research insights and implements effective data-driven programs to promote entrepreneurship across the Midwest, I’ve seen the data on where the Detroit entrepreneurial community stands before and after the many curveballs small businesses…

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Startup Community

It’s not an exaggeration to say that the past year has been fraught with turbulence. Political tensions, social unrest, and, of course, the COVID-19 pandemic have all generated a great deal of uncertainty throughout communities, including their economies. Even the Ann Arbor region, which is consistently ranked among the best places in which to live…