The Economics of Entrepreneurship, Recovery, and Community Health | Vahé Heboyan

What does entrepreneurship have to do with community health?

In this episode of the Make Startups Podcast, Eric Parker talks with Dr. Vahe Heboyan, Professor of Health Economics at Augusta University, about the economic forces shaping entrepreneurship, recovery, workforce development, and long-term community health.

Together, they explore why small business entrepreneurship matters, how economic well-being affects health outcomes, and why trade-based and microenterprise models may be one of the most practical ways to create opportunity in local communities.

This conversation covers:

• the basic economics behind entrepreneurship

• why entrepreneur support organizations need to think differently about ROI

• the connection between entrepreneurship and community health

• social determinants of health and economic mobility

• entrepreneurship as a pathway for people in recovery

• why trade-based businesses and microenterprises deserve more attention

• how local communities can invest in low-cost, high-impact entrepreneurial capacity building

If you care about economic development, workforce development, entrepreneur support, or community health, this episode is for you.

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