COVID-19 and Entrepreneurial Firms: Seeding an Inclusive and Equitable Recovery June 28, 2022 This report highlights three key insights that may help inform more equitable design of future relief and recovery policy and programs for small and new businesses, particularly those owned by BIPOC and women entrepreneurs, as well as entrepreneurs in historically under-resourced communities.
Seeding Inclusive and Equitable Recovery In a fast-paced, and increasingly unpredictable world, how we think about recovery and who it might benefit are key to supporting resilient, inclusive economies. What can the recent rounds of federal funding teach us about the complex issues related to the design and delivery of equitable and inclusive economic recovery programs? Watch the full forum below.
Are We Back? Early-Stage Entrepreneurship Trends Two Years into the COVID Pandemic March 18, 2022 The landscape of entrepreneurship has changed dramatically since the emergence of COVID-19. In this brief, we highlight some of these changes based on findings from the Kauffman Early-Stage Entrepreneurship Indicators – a set of measures that track new business creation in the United States going back more than 25 years. We also examine how trends during COVID-19 compare to trends during the Great Recession.
New Business Applications during the COVID-19 Pandemic May 1, 2022 In 2020 and 2021, the number of business applications filed each month experienced a great deal of volatility, deviating sharply from historical values. As business applications are often used as an indicator for the general health of the economy, this paper examines these data more closely.
Resilience and rebound: Recent trends in United States entrepreneurship June 28, 2022 Economist Rob Fairlie says the most recent update of the Kauffman Indicators of Entrepreneurship’s Early-Stage Entrepreneurship data illustrates a highly resilient entrepreneurial community in the face of COVID-19 as well as extended growth in self-starters among emerging majorities, specifically among Latino founders.
Kauffman Knowledge Challenge The 2022 Knowledge Challenge RFP is intended to support activities that improve our understanding of entrepreneurship and generate practical, actionable, and rigorous evidence to inform decision making and change systems.
National Report on Early-Stage Entrepreneurship in the United States (2021) March 1, 2022 This report presents national trends in early-stage entrepreneurship for the years 1996-2021 in the United States, as well as trends for specific demographic groups when possible.
Job Creation by Firm Age: Recent Trends in the United States October 1, 2022 Entrepreneurship is often heralded as a driver of job creation. Research finds that young firms are responsible for most net new jobs. There is wide variation, however, in the number of jobs that young firms generate. While some new firms never hire employees and others are responsible for only modest job creation, a small share of new firms experiences extraordinarily high growth and creates a significant number of jobs.
Our Uncommon Voices It takes all of us, working together, to change systems and move toward a society of economically empowered individuals contributing to the improvement of their communities. Our Uncommon Voices series features articles and stories from those working hard on issues that reduce racial inequality and support financial stability, upward mobility, and economic prosperity.
Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs: Removing Barriers (2021) October 15, 2021 The need for access to opportunity, funding, knowledge, and support is greater than ever before to ensure that historically underserved entrepreneurs are able to access the capital required to survive and thrive.