Amy Unruh named communications director March 20, 2025 Promoted from within the strategic communications team, Unruh began her new role March 3.
Katy Hamilton Katy Hamilton is a senior director of workforce and career development in Impact for the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, where she serves as the key programmatic, operations, and administrative director for the Workforce and Career Development strategy. Hamilton is responsible for implementing the strategic plan and translating the strategy into actionable talent and operational practices, […]
Real Practical Policies for Real-World Learning: Lessons from America’s New Business Plan September 28, 2023 A changing workforce The nation’s workforce demands look vastly different today than they did just a few years ago. The COVID-19 pandemic, economic challenges, and complex technological developments across all industries continue to change the way America works. The pandemic forced the country to re-think its supply chain strategy, pivoting from a system of interdependence […]
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.
Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs: Removing Barriers (2023) June 27, 2023 The Kauffman Foundation continues to recognize, with urgency, the significance of the role new and existing businesses play in local, regional, and the national economy. This report continues our series of sharing the state of capital access for entrepreneurs highlighting the need for innovative products and models to improve capital delivery systems.
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.
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.
2023 Amplify Friday, November 10, 2023 Friday’s conference kick-off began with networking and Real Men Teach Founder Curtis Valentine, who guided participants in a networking and team-building activity to build and foster connections. Saturday, November 11, 2023 Saturday morning we opened with an early morning optional yoga session led by Dr. Auburn Ellis with Studio 5400. The […]
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.
2023 Agenda 4:30-7:00 p.m. Reception & Networking 5:15-5:30 p.m. Welcome Trese Booze, Senior DirectorEwing Marion Kauffman Foundation Edgar Palacios, FounderLatinx Education Collaborative and Revolución Educativa 5:30-6:30 p.m. Conference Kick-off Curtis Valentine, FounderReal Men Teach 6:30-7:00 p.m. Networking & Close 7:45-8:15 a.m. Chair Yoga (optional) Dr. Auburn Ellis, Founder & Lead ArtistSTUDIO 5400 8:00-8:30 a.m. Breakfast 8:30-8:40 a.m. […]