Govtech-focused Startup Competitions
Govtech-focused startup competitions can introduce new entrepreneurs to a field of business and community-impact that they would not have otherwise considered. Aspiring entrepreneurs at business-schools …
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Government Staff Exchanges
Government staff exchanges between accelerators or other entrepreneurial ecosystem partners can be a complex program to successfully set up, but can have very strong rewards …
Internal Innovation
An internal innovation department or innovation teams within departments can build processes, lead external innovation partnerships, facilitate cross-department internal challenge identification, and build expertise across …
Funding Partnerships
Funding partnerships can help cover any costs associated with proof-of-concept projects, innovation programs, and underrepresented entrepreneurial programs. There are many foundations focused on impact, public …
Access to Capital
Facilitating access to capital is something local governments can accomplish in a number of ways. One possibility is to set up small business funds with …
Creating an Entrepreneurial Hub
Creating an entrepreneurial hub is an important way that local government can leverage their central role in the govtech space to bring all parties together. …
“Front Door” for local businesses
An accessible “front door” for local businesses can help local governments ensure they are getting a wide range of responses to their RFI/RFPs, making these …
Proof-of-concepts
Proof-of-concept projects, especially those that are paid, and have ambitions to scale toward larger contracts, can be important first steps in the door for underrepresented …
Challenge-based procurement models
Challenge-based procurement models help save governments time upfront by clearly articulating a challenge, rather than needing to specify a solution’s details. As one Task Force …