For a Venture Development Organization to maximize its economic impact, there is a common set of regional innovation assets that must either currently exist or must be developed in order for an entrepreneurial system to flourish.

Click on a square to explore each of the Regional Innovation Asset in depth.
Inside you'll find a:

  1. Definition of the innovation asset;
  2. Common indicators that help determine the presence and adequacy of the asset for the region's economy;
  3. Links to resources for helping measure the asset's proscribed indicators; and,
  4. Leading questions that a region can consider to help uncover root causes of any resulting asset deficiency, which in turn can help to tailor future VDO initiatives.

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