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Thanks to cities’ creative-class appeal, amenities, and walkability, start-up activity in the U.S. increasingly is shifting from suburban “nerdistans” to the urban environment. Recent research suggests that communities with supportive, entrepreneurial ecosystems—available talent, business support, capital, and inclusive environments—are more likely to attract, grow, and retain entrepreneurs and start-up organizations. Around the world, cities big and small are utilizing innovative support programs, university partnerships and technology transfer programs, incubators and accelerators, and funding mechanisms to help fuel the growth of their start-up communities. This course demonstrates the importance of an ecosystem to start-up businesses, and it showcases various models and approaches for supporting innovation and start-ups in urban environments, including incubator and accelerator best practices.
http://www.sps.nyu.edu/content/scps...203