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For Startups, Fast Growth Can Happen Anywhere

Kauffman's new report series, The Ascent of America's High-Growth Companies, reveals that high numbers of fast-growing firms are concentrated in unexpected regions and industrial sectors. Read insights from the studies' authors on Forbes and Huffington Post.
Entrepreneurship and Growth in Missouri

Dane Stangler, director of Research and Policy, delivers the keynote address during the Governor's Conference on Economic Development in Saint Louis, Missouri. His speech, "Entrepreneurship and Growth in Missouri," highlights how Missourians can foster entrepreneurship around the state.
Infographic: The Ascent of America's High-Growth Companies

As illustrated in this infographic, certain regions of the country continuously produce innovative, high-growth companies that have transcended the economic downturn of the last few years. Surprisingly, those regions include more than the expected locales like Boston and Silicon Valley. "The Ascent of America's High-Growth Companies" reveals that high numbers of fast-growing firms are concentrated in unexpected regions and industrial sectors.

The Immigrant Exodus: Why America Is Losing the Global Race to Capture Entrepreneurial Talent

In the book, The Immigrant Exodus: Why America Is Losing the Global Race to Capture Entrepreneurial Talent, Vivek Wadhwa, a leading scholar and public voice on entrepreneurship and public policy, draws on fifty years of research and his new Kauffman Foundation report, "America's New Immigrant Entrepreneurs – Then and Now," to show that growth in immigrant entrepreneurship in the United States has peaked, is stagnating, and is on the verge of decline.
Kauffman Research Roundup

The nation’s leading source for economic research, the Kauffman Foundation, has compiled the most compelling statistics from its data treasure chest to demonstrate the critical role entrepreneurs play in the economy.
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.