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The International Business Innovation Association (InBIA) is the world’s leading organization advancing business incubation and entrepreneurship.

10/23/2026

The agenda gets you in the room. The conversations outside it are what move the work forward.

That’s what stood out most at this year’s eBuilders Forum in Detroit. The sessions were packed with insight, from creative capital and catalytic investment to AI, storytelling, and measuring what a thriving ecosystem looks like. But some of the most important moments happened in between:

☕ The breakfast table where an ESO leader and a funder realized they’d been working on the same problem from different sides

🚶🏻‍♂️‍➡️ The hallway chats between sessions that turned into “let’s set up a call next week”

🛍️ Lunch at TechTown’s The SHOP, meeting the Detroit entrepreneurs this work is all for

🍝 The Detroit Dine-Around, where the day’s conversations kept going over dinner

Partnering with the Entrepreneurship Funders Network this year put ESO practitioners and philanthropic leaders in the same space, and that’s where the real progress happens. When the people building ecosystems and the people funding them actually know each other, partnerships move faster, referrals get warmer, and entrepreneurs feel the difference.

We closed by asking everyone one question: what will you implement? We can’t wait to see what this community brings home.

Thank you to TechTown Detroit for hosting us, to EFN for partnering, and to every speaker, entrepreneur, and ecosystem builder who made the trip. And to the inBIA team 👋, thank you for making it all happen.

See you at the next one.

10/22/2026

Day one of the eBuilders Forum + EFN Convening at TechTown Detroit, in four rooms 📸

1️⃣ Proof of Place, with Andy Stoll of ESHIP Alliance: ESO leaders and funders working through what it takes for entrepreneurs and their communities to thrive together.

2️⃣ Persuasion Play: Is AI friend or foe to the entrepreneurship ecosystem? We put it to a live debate, and the room had opinions.

3️⃣ Impact Capital: From Funder to Founder. Following capital from foundations to intentional investors to the local business owners building wealth from the ground up.

4️⃣ People + Planet + Profit. Detroit entrepreneurs got honest about what it really takes to run a values-driven business.

Different rooms, one throughline: strong ecosystems are built when the people funding the work, supporting founders, and building businesses stay in the same conversation.

Thank you to TechTown Detroit for hosting, the Entrepreneurship Funders Network for partnering with us, and every speaker and attendee who showed up ready to dig in.

10/21/2026

eBuilders Forum is officially underway in Detroit. Our Director of Training, Dr. Angelique Johnson, led a hands-on Creative Capital Lab with ESO leaders, rethinking how capital reaches the entrepreneurs who need it most.

Want to bring this work to your organization? Learn more about the Creative Capital Access Collaborative: inbia.org/join-ccac

10/21/2026

Last night, ESO practitioners and philanthropic leaders came together at The Beacon to kick off the inBIA eBuilders Forum + Entrepreneurship Funders Network (EFN) Convening. When the people building ecosystems and the people funding them share a room, better things happen.

Today: a full day of shared learning on what it takes for entrepreneurs and communities to thrive together. See you at TechTown.

10/16/2026

Didn’t get a chance to catch us live in person?

Catch the replay of Episode 5, More Than Equity, online! Watch it here: https://ow.ly/X1pp50ZXrkA

10/15/2026

InBIA members, it's time to celebrate your impact!

Showcase your organization's achievements and gain recognition for the innovative work you're doing to support entrepreneurs through the 2027 InBIA Awards!

Apply Now! https://ow.ly/nu2B50ZXrjC

10/14/2026

THE 10TH EBUILDERS FORUM IS BUILT DIFFERENTLY:

* One room, multiple ecosystem players. On Wed., Oct. 21, the Forum shares a day of programming with the Entrepreneurship Funders Network (EFN), which is convening in Detroit the same week. ESO leaders and philanthropic funders sit in the same sessions and work on the same questions.

* Detroit is the case study. The people who built Detroit's ecosystem walk you through what worked and create space for discussion and brainstorming. Then you tour TechTown and eat at Detroit restaurants with peers on the Dine-Around.

* It ends with action. Day two is all https://ow.ly/EAWj50ZXrlS: working sessions, an advocacy workshop, and a closing session with one question: What will you implement?

Register Now https://ow.ly/qGMj50ZXrlR

10/14/2026

Next week! Turn the Capital Your ESO Has Into a Fund. Learn more about the many takeaways from Dr. Angelique Johnson herself in this short video: https://ow.ly/bfg250ZXrlq

To participate, add the Creative Capital Lab to your eBuilders Forum registration here: https://ow.ly/Vlwh50ZXrlt

10/08/2026

Good news! regular rates are extended a little bit longer.

Join us in Detroit to hear new perspectives. Sign up for the Creative Capital Lab and kick off eBuilders Forum BIG on Day 1!

You have two days to register at regular rates. Regular rates now end Friday, October 9.

Register at https://ow.ly/glQj50ZVHMN
Learn about Creative Capital Lab here: https://ow.ly/XKUT50ZVHMO

10/01/2026

Starting today, six leaders from across the entrepreneur support world join InBIA's Board of Directors:

🔹 Dalida Sassoon Bollig, CEO, Business Incubator Center
🔹 Mike Brizek, Ph.D., Director, Higher Education Ecosystems, VentureWell
🔹 Patrice Dume, M.S., M.A., Director of University Business Accelerator & Entrepreneurship Coordinator, East Stroudsburg University
🔹 Naila Jackson, Executive Director & CEO, Network Navigator
🔹 Dr. Sheffie Robinson, Director of Business Incubation, Georgia Southern University
🔹 Robin Burtner, Director, Shippensburg University SBDC & Charles H. Diller Jr. Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and Innovation

"InBIA is fortunate to welcome an exceptional group of leaders who understand both the opportunities and challenges facing entrepreneur support organizations today." — Charles Ross, InBIA President & CEO

We also thank Linda Fowler (Regionerate), Lisa Smith (North Star Innovation Partners), and Brad Rickelman (Meridian Technology Center) for six years of service on the board. Your leadership helped shape where InBIA is today. 🙏

Incubators, accelerators, universities, SBDCs: the people guiding InBIA do the same work you do. When you join our global community of nearly 1,000 members, you get to learn from leaders like these through I-Connect, quarterly huddles, communities of practice, and our resource library, plus member discounts on InBIA programs and services.

👉 Read more: https://www.inbia.org/blog/inbia-welcomes-six-new-directors-and-honors-outgoing-board-members

🌐 Explore membership: inbia.org/member-benefits

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