Growing the Worldwide Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

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As a proud member of the World Entrepreneurship Forum, I've always felt that entrepreneurship has room for more supportive players -- those who want to develop ideas and recommendations for startups, business entrepreneurs, experts and so forth.

In this case, a Boulder, Colorado company, Techstars, that specializes in small-business startups, has acquired UP Global, which sponsors 1,800 entrepreneurship events worldwide, including Kansas City’s Startup Weekend.

“By joining forces with UP Global, Techstars can continue to accelerate the pace of innovation by strengthening the path for entrepreneurs, providing better support for entrepreneurial communities and helping to grow the worldwide entrepreneurial ecosystem,” Techstars president David Brown said in the announcement.

Read more here:  Techstars acquires UP Global, expanding its Kansas City reach