Kauffman Offers Facts and Figures on Job Creation

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Rossana Weitekamp, 516-792-1462, rossana@weitekamp.com
Barbara Pruitt, 816-932-1288, bpruitt@kauffman.org, Kauffman Foundation

(KANSAS CITY, Mo.), Jan. 29, 2009 – In light of President Obama's State of the Union pledge to make the creation of a million jobs his priority in the year to come, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation has compiled a list of facts about entrepreneurship—the primary engine of job creation in the United States. The Kauffman Foundation is the nation's largest funder of entrepreneurial research.

The following research highlights are linked to reports on topics such as:

Why it is that young firms—not necessarily small firms—create the new jobs
How many new firms are started each year, who starts them (they are older than you might think) and why the number of new companies remains remarkably consistent from year to year
Entrepreneurs’ hiring outlook for 2010
Where startups get their funding
How startups faired in past recessions
What the next generation thinks about starting their own business
The vital role high-skilled immigrant entrepreneurs play in making jobs in America

View a compilation of more Kauffman research here

Kauffman Offers Facts and Figures on Job Creation

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