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2007 State New Economy Index 

The 2007 State New Economy Index, released by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), is a state-by-state analysis of how state economies are transforming from an old industrial economic model based on "smokestack chasing" in which economic development success is measured by the number of big company relocations rather than in the creation and retention of high value-added, high-wage jobs.

2008 State New Economy Index 

The 2008 State New Economy Index indicates five states—Massachusetts, Washington, Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey—are leading the United States’ transformation into a global, entrepreneurial and knowledge- and innovation-based New Economy. The reports was released by the Kauffman Foundation and the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) during Global Entrepreneurship Week, an initiative to inspire young people around the world to embrace imagination, innovation and creativity.

2008 World Bank Group Entrepreneurship Survey Brief 

New data about total and newly registered businesses in more than 100 industrial and developing countries suggests that a strong business environment can encourage entrepreneurial activity. For example, new firm creation is higher in countries with greater ease in starting a business (Doing Business 2009) and modernized business registries.

2012 State of Entrepreneurship Address 

With campaign season in full swing and the economy far from strong, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation interim president and CEO Benno C. Schmidt, along with National Governors Association (NGA) leaders Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman and Delaware Governor Jack Markell, called for state and local government policy changes to foster entrepreneurship and accelerate economic growth. 

A License to Grow: Ending State, Local and Some Federal Barriers to Innovation and Growth in Key Sectors of the U.S. Economy 

With campaign season in full swing and the economy far from strong, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation interim president and CEO Benno C. Schmidt, along with National Governors Association (NGA) leaders Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman and Delaware Governor Jack Markell, called for state and local government policy changes to foster entrepreneurship and accelerate economic growth.

A Nobel Entrepreneurship Scholar 

Edmund Phelps, who won the Nobel Prize in Economics, has been working to develop empirical applications and economic models that encompass the principal theme of the individual entrepreneur as the bearer of new commercial ideas, borne of an entrepreneur's special experience and observation.

A Tale of Two Entrepreneurs: New Kauffman Paper Highlights Different Types and Their Roles in Economy 

The distinctive differences between innovation-driven enterprises (IDEs) and traditional small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) – and their importance for governments and policymakers wanting to support long-term economic growth – is the subject of "A Tale of Two Entrepreneurs: Understanding Differences in the Types of Entrepreneurship in the Economy," which examines IDEs and SMEs, their roles in local, regional and global economies, and their differing needs in terms of financial and policy support.

Advancing Innovation 

The Kauffman Foundation has begun working with several universities and other partners to better understand the complexities of innovation in entrepreneurship.

Advancing Innovation Along the Long Tail 

Laura Dorival Paglione, Director, Kauffman Innovation Network, discusses moving away from narrow markets ruled by "the tyranny of the hit" (the old focus on best-sellers) to focus on the "long tail" markets where non-hits and specialty goods can flourish as well.

All Human Beings are Entrepreneurs 
Muhammad Yunus, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for successfully implementing a system of microcredit in Bangladesh, describes how the Grameen Bank arose out of a simple idea and the philosophy behind his successful venture.

An Overview of the Kauffman Firm Survey 

Although entrepreneurial activity is an important part of a capitalist economy, data about U.S. businesses in their early years of operation have been extremely limited. As part of an effort to

An Overview of the Kauffman Firm Survey 2004–2008 

The KFS dataset provides researchers with a unique opportunity to study a panel of new businesses from startup to sustainability (or exit), with longitudinal data centering on topics such as how businesses are financed; the products, services, and innovations these businesses possess and develop in their early years of existence; and the characteristics of those who own and operate them.

Bactrian Gold: Challenges and Hope for Private-Sector Development in Afghanistan 

While the relationship between economic growth and security is complex, private-sector development undoubtedly will be critical to the long-term viability of the Afghan state.

Blogging Opportunities and Challenges are Focus of Kauffman Foundation’s Fifth Annual Economics Bloggers Forum 

Taking their provocative online discussions face to face, leading economics bloggers will gather for the fifth annual Economics Bloggers Forum at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation on April 12, 2013.

Brink Lindsey Joins Kauffman Foundation as Senior Scholar 

Brink Lindsey has joined the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation as a senior fellow in research and policy. Lindsey will use his expertise in international trade, immigration, globalization and economic development to identify the structural reforms needed to revive entrepreneurial innovation, firm formation and job creation in the wake of the Great Recession.

Business Dynamics Statistics Briefing: High Growth and Failure of Young Firms 

Business startups that survive grow faster than more-established companies, according to Business Dynamics Statistics data funded by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. However, because entrepreneurial ventures also have higher mortality rates than older companies, they also have higher rates of job loss reflecting an “up or out” pattern.

Collaboration with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 

Because of their common interests in global entrepreneurship and economic growth, the Kauffman Foundation and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) work together on a number of projects.

Discussion Summaries from the Summit on Entrepreneurship and Expeditionary Economics 

Summaries from panel discussions from the Summit on Entrepreneurship and Expeditionary Economics, in which some of the foremost thinkers in military history, foreign policy, and economic growth shared their knowledge, experiences, and insights.

Documentary of Inspiring Teen Entrepreneurs to Receive Worldwide Screenings During Global Entrepreneurship Week 

A new documentary from award-winning filmmaker Mary Mazzio titled "Ten9Eight: Shoot for the Moon" will receive screenings around the world as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, Nov. 16 – 22, 2009.

Economic Currents Shape Political Landscape 

The economic transformation in the United States from managerial capitalism to entrepreneurial capitalism, marked in part by a near-constant wave of innovation and high-growth firms, is already producing widespread social and cultural changes.

Entrepreneur Guru Brad Feld Illustrates How to Build a Startup Community in New Kauffman Sketchbook Video 

Founder-turned-venture capitalist Brad Feld boils down 20 years of experience working with entrepreneurs and building a vibrant startup ecosystem into four essentials that will work anywhere in the world in his new book, "Startup Communities."

Entrepreneurial Activity Declines as Jobs Rise in 2012, according to Kauffman Report 

According to the annual Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity, the 2012 rate declined slightly from 0.32 percent of American adults per month starting businesses in 2011 to 0.30 percent in 2012.

Entrepreneurs’ Economic Confidence Slipping, Third-Quarter Kauffman/LegalZoom Startup Confidence Index Shows 

According to the third-quarter Kauffman/LegalZoom Startup Confidence Index, released today by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and LegalZoom, expectations for the U.S. economy declined overall, but there is a significant optimism gap between older entrepreneurs and those between the ages of 18 and 40. 

Entrepreneurship and Expeditionary Economics 

Expeditionary Economics (EE), in the view of the Kauffman Foundation, is a framework for thinking about how to stimulate economic growth in post-combat/post-catastrophe zones where the American military is about to perform, is performing, or has concluded a mission.

Entrepreneurship and the Process Development: A Framework for Applied Expeditionary Economics in Pakistan 

A paper from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation outlines a strategic growth model for Pakistan and other fragile states by assessing barriers to growth and examining research on the impact of entrepreneurship on developing economies.

Eureka! Ranch 

Eureka! Ranch applies scientific methods to address the challenges of achieving meaningful uniqueness and help business owners find, filter, and fast-track their innovations.

Expeditionary Economics 

Expeditionary Economics is an emerging area of economic inquiry focused on rebuilding economies in post-conflict nations, including Iraq and Afghanistan.

Foreign Affairs Essay Introduces 'Expeditionary Economics' for Post-Conflict and Post-Disaster Efforts 

At a time when Afghanistan, Iraq and Haiti are struggling with economic reconstruction efforts, Carl Schramm, president and CEO of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, proposes a new model for how the U.S. should prepare for and engage following foreign conflicts and natural disasters.

Frontier Economics: Why Entrepreneurial Capitalism is Needed Now More than Ever 

Immediately following the 2008 global financial crisis, many economists and market observers hastened to declare that the era of free markets was now over. America, and the world as a whole, they said, were trending toward greater reliance on government controls.

Global Entrepreneurship Week News Page 

The world's first Global Entrepreneurship Week introduced the notion of enterprising behavior to as many young people as possible, connecting in networks that cross national boundaries, cultures and disciplines. Inspirational entrepreneurs coached and mentored the next generation of enterprise

Growing the Economy out of Crisis 

Carl Schramm, President and CEO of the Kauffman Foundation, delivered the keynote address for the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research's conference on the Market Meltdown.

High-Growth Firms Flourish in Unexpected Locations and Industries, Kauffman Studies Show 

"The Ascent of America's High-Growth Companies," a report series released today by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, reveals that high numbers of fast-growing firms are concentrated in unexpected regions and industrial sectors.

Infographic: The Ascent of America's High-Growth Companies 

Infographic: The Ascent of America's High-Growth Companies

Innovation Measurement: Tracking the State of Innovation in the American Economy 

In its report, the Advisory Committee outlines its recommendations to the Secretary of Commerce for steps to be taken by the government, the business community, and government and private sector researchers to foster and improve the measurement of innovation in the economy.

Institute for Pediatric Innovation 

The Kauffman Foundation provided the seed funding for the Institute for Pediatric innovation (IPI) to develop pediatric pharmaceutical reformulation initiatives that ultimately will result in products for follow-on commercial funding.

Intervening Nations Have Early Strategic, Moral Obligation to Support Rule of Law in Post-Conflict States, Argues Kauffman Foundation Paper 

Intervening forces – whether officially "occupiers" or not – have a duty to create or support existing rule of law institutions in post-conflict states, according to the new paper "Closing the Transition Gap," the fourth paper in the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation's Expeditionary Economics Research Series to reconsider the United States' approach to military- and civilian-led development in areas stricken by conflict and natural disaster.

Inventive Billion Dollar Firms 

A series of recent studies establishes clearly that growth in output and employment is driven strongly by the creation and growth of new firms.

Kauffman Foundation's 2013 State of Entrepreneurship Address Proposes Policies to Expand Financing Entrepreneurial Growth 

The Kauffman Foundation addressed current challenges and opportunities in financing entrepreneurial growth, a key driver of job creation and economic expansion, at its fourth annual State of Entrepreneurship Address.

Kauffman Index of Enterpreneurial Activity State Report 2005 

 The state report of the Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity presents rates of business
creation by state and for select metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs).

Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity 1996-2010 

The Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity is a leading indicator of new business creation in the United States.

Kauffman’s Hottest Trending Content in 2012: Research Reports, Infographics and Video Sketchbooks 

The Kauffman Foundation has compiled its most popular online content in 2012. Trending topics range from annual startup rates, the geography of high-growth firms and the poor track record of venture capital investment funds to inspiring animated video "Sketchbooks" that feature immigrant entrepreneurs and programs for aspiring founders.

Knowledge Economy Immigration: A Priority for U.S. Growth Policy 

The single most important policy reform that will boost long-term economic growth in the United States is to reduce the barriers facing highly skilled and highly educated immigrants.

Law and Economics, 2.0 

Robert E. Litan, Ph.D., Vice President, Research and Policy,  responds to the questions: How much law, and what kinds of law, are essential for innovation and growth? And what laws or legal institutions may inhibit both?

Lost Sales and Tighter Lending Restrictions Challenge Young Firms in Post-Recession Economy, According to Kauffman Study 

The world's largest longitudinal survey of new businesses identified a marked increase in 2009 in firms being denied bank loans or credit due to tougher lending restrictions – and firms not applying for needed loans because they feared being denied.

Mayor Bloomberg and Kauffman Foundation Welcome First Participants of FastTrac Program Supporting New York City’s Future Entrepreneurs 

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development Robert C. Lieber and Department of Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Robert W. Walsh today welcomed some of New York City's future entrepreneurs enrolled in the first FastTrac NewVenture program being offered by the City of New York. The business training program will help emerging entrepreneurs, including those displaced from the financial services sector, start new businesses and help existing entrepreneurial business owners run their businesses.

Moving Innovations to Market 

A great deal of promising research consistently fails to be developed and brought to market for practical use, as it could be. This includes basic research in the life sciences that could lead to vital new drugs and medical therapies. It includes research in computing and engineering that could lead to useful new products and job-creating new firms. In short, despite rampant commercialism, what we often have is a failure to commercialize.

New Economy Initiative Announces $9.25 Million Investment to Assist Automotive Suppliers and Advance Entrepreneurship 

New Economy Initiative (NEI) announced today an aggressive three-year economic recovery program that will help minority automotive suppliers transition to new industries and rapidly grow entrepreneurship in the region. NEI has partnered with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to provide entrepreneurship counsel and proven programs to help spur entrepreneurial activity. In addition to the NEI’s direct cash investment of $9.25 million, the Kauffman Foundation will bring programming development, staffing, materials and expertise to the initiative.

New Survey Shows that a Good Regulatory Environment Can Boost Entrepreneurial Activity in Developing Countries 

New data about total and newly registered businesses in more than 100 industrial and developing countries suggests that a strong business environment can encourage entrepreneurial activity. For example, new firm creation is higher in countries with greater ease in starting a business (Doing Business 2009) and modernized business registries.

New, Interactive iStart Business Profiles Connect Entrepreneurs to Startup Community 

iStart, a global online resource for business competitions, today unveiled its new website designed to make it easier for entrepreneurs to build a stronger network, get constructive feedback and connect with potential partners.

Number of U.S. Companies that Reach $100-Million in Annual Revenues Remarkably Stable Over Past 20 Years, According to Kauffman Paper 

In the paper, "The Constant: Companies that Matter," Kauffman Foundation Senior Fellow Paul Kedrosky explores the rate and founding locations of companies in the United States that "matter" from 1980 to present.

On the Road to an Entrepreneurial Economy: A Research and Policy Guide 

On the Road to an Entrepreneurial Economy is a working paper aimed at educating policymakers about what's needed to ensure America's entrepreneurial economy continues to grow.

Role of Fortune 500 Turnover as Economic Indicator is Overstated, Kauffman Foundation Study Concludes 

A new study released today from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation tests claims by some economists and commentators who have argued that annual turnover on the Fortune 500 list — and its rise over time — is evidence of the strength of U.S. innovation and productivity. The study concludes that, while the number of spots on the list that change as companies enter and exit the top 500 is an "example of how mind-bendingly and marvelously complex the world of capitalism can be," it is an unreliable economic indicator.

Startup Act for the States 

With campaign season in full swing and the economy far from strong, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation interim president and CEO Benno C. Schmidt, along with National Governors Association (NGA) leaders Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman and Delaware Governor Jack Markell, called for state and local government policy changes to foster entrepreneurship and accelerate economic growth.

State of Disrepair: Fixing the Culture and Practices of the State Department 

In State of Disrepair, Schake presents a vision of how to create a State Department that attracts entrepreneurial people and more effectively promotes and protects U.S. values and interests throughout the world.

The Globalization of Innovation and Entrepreneurship 

How does innovation translate into economic well-being? With information technology allowing the fragmentation of the innovation process, how might globalization affect innovation, entrepreneurship, and their translation into economic well-being?

The iBridge Network 

This Kauffman Innovation Network, Inc. site provides access to university research and innovations to industry representatives, entrepreneurs, and other universities' researchers.

The Knowledge Filter and Economic Growth: The Role of Scientist Entrepreneurship 

Federally funded university cancer researchers are contributing more to the nation?s economy by commercializing their research at rates much higher than is currently being measured by federal and university officials, according to this study.

The Rise of Fractional Scholarship 

Underemployed post-graduate researchers represent a vast, untapped resource that could be harnessed to address America’s thorniest scientific challenges, according to a report issued by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. The paper suggests that "fractional scholarship" could employ surplus scholarly expertise to advance scientific research, much as distributed computing projects – which recognize that most computers are largely idle during their lifetimes – utilize spare computational cycles to seek answers to complicated problems.

Transition to Entrepreneurial Capitalism 

There is a growing body of evidence that innovation-driven productivity growth has been made possible by a deep change in the structure of the American economy itself—a decades-long transition from what we term the era of managerial capitalism to today's era of entrepreneurial capitalism.

University-Industry Demonstration Partnership 

Connecting universities and industry to bring innovations to market Kauffman Foundation funded research indicates the importance of university industry collaborations as a driver of innovation.