Entrepreneurship in the Midst of Digital Transformation 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 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.
Black and brown communities are determining their own futures. Gatekeepers need not apply March 16, 2022 The Plug founder, Sherrell Dorsey, writes that no one is waiting around for the powers that be to grant access to the resources needed for progress.
Laila Bell Laila Bell is a director of evaluation, learning, and impact stories in Evaluation for the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, where she works to evaluate the data story of the Foundation and its grantee partners to enable responsive, data-informed decision making. Prior to joining the Kauffman Foundation, Bell was associate director of learning and evaluation for […]
The Great Resignation and Entrepreneurship 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 full forum below.
Inclusive Ecosystems RFP This portfolio of research grants prioritizes the perspectives of community members, engages researchers and communities in conversation and collaboration, and examines how structural issues shape equity and opportunity in entrepreneurial ecosystems.
The time for hope and fundamental action has arrived March 9, 2022 Kauffman President and CEO Wendy Guillies writes that we have a rare opportunity to address the widening wealth and income gap by strategically deploying historic federal funding – and encourages us to not miss this once-in-a-lifetime chance.
Campus grounds provides a latte Real World Learning Last spring, Fort Osage School District began planning a new venture steeped in real world learning. When a coffee shop serving a unique area of their community closed, the district saw an opportunity for students to create and manage a business from the ground up. Timeline for how Fort Osage launched a student-run coffee shop: […]
Entrepreneurship and Access to Support 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 full forum below.
Grants for early education providers in Kansas City support what is essential to our future – high-quality childcare February 16, 2022 Investment in high-quality early education supports lasting benefits for young children.