Many definitions for the work of ecosystem building are still evolving, and their meanings are sometimes imprecise. The working definitions for some key terms used in this playbook are presented below.

ESHIP SPECIFIC DEFINITIONS

ESHIP Goals: 7 high-level goals collectively identified by the community that serve as the foundation for collective action to build the tenants of the entrepreneurial ecosystem building field. Learn more at Kauffman.org/eshipgoals

ESHIP Goal Initiatives: These Initiatives, generated and prioritized by the community, represent broad but concrete ideas that we may work on to help achieve one or more of the ESHIP Goals. See 30 initiative ideas at Kauffman.org/eshipgoals

ESHIP Goal Project Team: A team working on a specific manifestation of an ESHIP Initiative.

ESHIP Goal Project Canvas: A short summary of an ESHIP Goal project that helps create alignment and visibility for the project across the community. (Project Canvas Template link)

ESHIP Goal Champions: ESHIP Goal Champions are ESHIP community members identified and nominated by the community as individuals who demonstrate ongoing efforts to move the ESHIP Goals forward. ESHIP Goal Champions meet regularly and provide leadership for the ongoing Goal Meetup Groups, the ESHIP Summits, and additional programs that help move our collective work forward. Meet the current Goal Champions.

FIELD AND LOCAL LEVEL DEFINITIONS

Economic Development: The work to "create the conditions for economic growth and improved quality of life by expanding the capacity of individuals, firms, and communities to maximize the use of their talents and skills to support innovation, lower transaction costs, and responsibly produce and trade valuable goods and services."

Ecosystem Builders: Individuals who focus their work on building a system of support and resources for entrepreneurs in their communities or industries.

Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: A network of people supporting entrepreneurs, and the culture of trust and collaboration that allows them to interact successfully. The speed at which talent, information, and resources move through the ecosystem can affect entrepreneurs at each stage in their lifecycle.

Entrepreneurs: The makers, doers, and dreamers in our society.

Inclusive Economy: An economy "in which there is expanded opportunity for more broadly shared prosperity especially for those facing the greatest barriers to advancing their well-being."

National Resource Providers (NRPs): Organizations that provide training, programs, and funding to entrepreneurial ecosystem builders across the U.S. and beyond.

Small Business: The U.S. Small Business Administration defines a small business as "an independent business having fewer than 500 employees." For the industry-level definitions of small business used in government programs and contracting, see www.sba.gov/content/small-business-size-standards.

• Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Building Playbook 3.0

• The ESHIP Summit

• 2019 ESHIP Summit Hackathon Canvases

• ESHIP Reading List

*Glossary from Kauffman Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Building Playbook