Entrepreneurship Issue Forums Share: Facebook LinkedIn Twitter RELATEDSubscribe to stay in-the-know about upcoming forums >Explore Kauffman research reports & briefs > Entrepreneurship Issue Forums provide a platform for researchers and practitioners to come together to share evidence and insights on specific topics related to entrepreneurship. Forum speakers highlight what we know from research and what this means for policy and practice. They also bring to light the experiences of entrepreneurs and those working to support them. Please note: We host these forums to provide a platform for discussion. The Kauffman Foundation takes no political or legislative position on the discussions. How Prioritizing Community Expertise Can Inform Engaged Research (November 2022) This forum features various researchers and heartland community partner organizations from the Kauffman Foundation’s Inclusive Ecosystem portfolio – comprised of three-year projects that explore entrepreneurial ecosystems in the Heartland states, these grants emphasize holistic, community-led approaches to research on entrepreneurial ecosystems. Watch the Forum Findings from the NORC Entrepreneurship in the Population Survey (October 2022) Are you interested in the landscape of entrepreneurship in your local community? Watch this Data Dive into a new survey conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago and funded by the Kauffman Foundation. NORC scholars discuss their first-year findings as part of a 5-year, cross-sectional, nationally representative survey designed to capture an accurate measure of entrepreneurship status among the U.S population. Watch the Forum The Power of Partnership: Forming Strong Research and Community Partnerships (September 2022) This forum highlights six research teams from Kauffman’s Community Engaged Research Cohort who share their experiences in designing research with partnerships in mind, forming strong community partnerships, as well as the challenges or pitfalls that other researchers should be aware of before engaging in this approach to research production. Watch the Forum Seeding Inclusive and Equitable Recovery (July 2022) 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 Forum Data Dive – Indicators of Entrepreneurship (June 2022) This spring, the Kauffman Foundation released updates to our entrepreneurship indicators, highlighting the latest entrepreneurial trends in both the New Employer Business series and the Kauffman Indicators of Early-Stage Entrepreneurship. The data has sparked conversations about the status of the economy and entrepreneurial activity this past year, particularly around what these trends mean for our cities and communities today. Watch the Forum Gig Work and Entrepreneurship (May 2022) Gig work has received increasing attention in recent years, particularly with the rise of digital platforms. What does the proliferation of digital platforms — and gig work more broadly — mean for entrepreneurship? This forum discusses the landscape of gig work in the U.S., various types of gig work, the relationship between gig work and entrepreneurship, and the implications of gig work for policy and practice. Watch the Forum Spring Knowledge Challenge Showcase (April 2022) Kauffman Knowledge Challenge grantees highlight their research, which focuses on activities that improve our understanding of entrepreneurship and generate practical, actionable, and rigorous evidence to inform decision making and create systems change. Watch the Forum The Great Resignation and Entrepreneurship (March 2022) Panelists explore what increasing digitalization means for new businesses, how entrepreneurs are adapting to a digital landscape, and what the potential is for digitalization to increase entrepreneurial equity and inclusion – or recreate existing inequities. Watch the Forum The Great Resignation and Entrepreneurship (February 2022) Panelists discuss why so many Americans are quitting their jobs, breaking down what the current employee retention landscape might mean for new business creation and entrepreneurship in the future. Watch the Forum Entrepreneurship and Access to Support (January 2022) Panelists discuss the current landscape of the U.S. social safety net and its impacts on entrepreneurship, including sharing potential opportunities and solutions to better support entrepreneurs. Watch the Forum Findings from the NORC Entrepreneurship Researcher Climate Survey: Themes and Next Steps (December 2021) Scholars from NORC at the University of Chicago discuss a survey that assesses the climate faced by researchers who study entrepreneurship, including the survey’s themes and highlights. Watch the Forum Kauffman Knowledge Challenge 2018 Grantee Cohort Presentations (November 2021) Knowledge Challenge 2018 grantees showcase what they’ve been learning about the entrepreneurial landscape the past two years, sharing what works – and doesn’t – for modern entrepreneurs. Watch the Forum Entrepreneurship and Inclusive Prosperity: Spotlighting Rural America (October 2021) Panelists discuss the current landscape of entrepreneurship in rural areas in America, along with the innovative solutions to challenges entrepreneurs face to start grow and sustain a business. Watch the Forum Diversifying the Entrepreneurship Research Pipeline: Emerging Learnings from 2020 Knowledge Challenge Grantees (September 2021) In our 2020 Knowledge Challenge RFP, we piloted an investment in five projects that seek to increase diversity in the pipeline of researchers who study entrepreneurship. In this forum, we will hear updates from these five project teams who have increased mentorship and networking opportunities, developed innovative curriculum, and put communities and researchers together in close conversation in an effort to increase the range of perspectives and experiences informing entrepreneurship research. Watch the Forum How Do Accelerators Support Entrepreneurship? (August 2021) Panelists examine the most valuable aspects of accelerator programs, who is benefitting from accelerator participation, and what the long-term outcomes of accelerator participation are. Watch the Forum Inclusive Prosperity Through Innovation and Entrepreneurship (July 2021) Panelists discuss the research, policies, and programs at the intersection of innovation, entrepreneurship, and inclusive prosperity. Watch the Forum Student Loans and Entrepreneurship: Landscape and Policy Considerations (June 2021) Panelists discuss recent research on the relationship between student loan debt and entrepreneurship, and what this might mean for policies and programs. Watch the Forum Access to Opportunity: Creating a Level Playing Field for Entrepreneurship (May 2021) Panelists explore the research landscape surrounding several policies that shape access to entrepreneurial opportunities recently highlighted in the Kauffman Foundation’s America’s New Business Plan. Watch the Forum Entrepreneurship and COVID-19: Reflections on the Past Year (April 2021) Panelists discuss how the landscape is changing for entrepreneurship in the United States and what this means for policymakers and entrepreneurship support organizations in the months and years ahead. Watch the Forum Business Incentives – What Do They Mean for Entrepreneurship? (March 2021) Panelists discuss how business incentives affect regional entrepreneurship outcomes, where they fit within entrepreneur-led economic development strategies, and priorities for incentives in the post-COVID economy. Watch the Forum From Incarceration to Entrepreneurship for Returning Citizens: Current Landscape and Policy Considerations (February 2021) Co-organized by the Kauffman Foundation and Rashawn Ray of the Brookings Institution, panelists discuss returning citizens and the economy – including job creation and innovation, motivations for starting a business, implications for communities, as well as policy priorities and lessons from entrepreneurship support interventions. Watch the Forum Immigration and Entrepreneurship: Knowledge Landscapes (January 2021) Panelists discuss what is known about immigration and entrepreneurs, including the economic effects of immigrant entrepreneurs, pathways and implications of entrepreneurship for immigrants, and a discussion of policy and programmatic action among and by practitioners. Watch the Forum Future of Work, Entrepreneurship, and Access to Opportunity (December 2020) Panelists discuss how technology is changing the nature of work and entrepreneurship. Watch the Forum Diversity and Inclusion in the Entrepreneurship Research Community (November 2020) Panelists focus on how systemic inequities in higher education shape the researchers who study entrepreneurship, and ultimately the topics they pursue and the knowledge they produce. Watch the Forum Health Status, Health Care Access, and their Impact on Entrepreneurship (October 2020) Panelists discuss what role both physical and mental health play in the entrepreneurial process, and the ways in which access to health care intersects with entrepreneurship. Watch the Forum Supporting Entrepreneurship, Supporting Families: Considerations for Policy and Interventions around Caregiving (September 2020) Panelists discuss how caregiving affects who becomes an entrepreneur, the trajectory of entrepreneurship outcomes, and what this means for entrepreneurship support interventions. Watch the Forum