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(05/30/12) Pioneering Book on the Rise of Women-owned Businesses Identifies Importance of, Differences in Financing Strategies

(05/29/12) Kauffman Foundation Accepting Proposals for 2012-2013 Entrepreneurship Dissertation Fellowship Grants

(05/22/12) Senators Unveil Bipartisan Startup Act 2.0

(05/21/12) Slump in Initial Public Offerings Bodes Poorly for U.S. Employment, Economic Growth, According to Kauffman Report

(05/9/12) Challenges with Customer Payments Growing Concern for Young Firms, Kauffman Foundation Study Shows

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Kauffman Foundation's Robert Litan Makes Remarks at Startup Act 2.0 Unveiling

Robert Litan, Kauffman Foundation vice president of research and policy, outlines Kauffman data that informed new bipartisan job creation legislation. Startup Act 2.0 includes Kauffman concepts first presented in the Foundation’s Startup Act that offered policy reforms that would make it easier for new firms to start and grow.
Benno Schmidt Offers Bromides for Graduates

Benno Schmidt, in his recent commencement address to the Henry W. Bloch School Management at the University of Missouri—Kansas City, offered brief words of wisdom based on his life experiences.
Bloomberg TV Features Kauffman's 'Bombshell' Report

Watch Kauffman's Harold Bradley explain the compelling findings in this Kauffman paper on how investors can address poor long-term VC returns. Bradley appears on Bloomberg Television's "Money Moves."