Knowledge into action: Education Fellowship serves community-driven leadership February 4, 2021 Fellows bring their experience, expand their familiarity with the local education system, and answer the call for effective advocacy.
To tell the stories of overlooked entrepreneurs April 30, 2020 Experienced business writer and editor Elizabeth MacBride took a risk to show how vital unsung entrepreneurs and small businesses are to the U.S. economy and became an entrepreneur herself. Then, the coronavirus hit.
The doors will not be closed on Black entrepreneurs November 17, 2020 While the share of new Black entrepreneurs has steadily increased, the pandemic has dealt Black business owners, specifically, a blow that only magnifies the inequities built into the American economy. Black business owners in Kansas City, like entrepreneurs across the country, are managing the reality of now – and the history that got us here.
Entrepreneurs of a certain age, in this uncertain time August 5, 2020 At 50-ish and older, weathering hard times and calculating risk is tinged with the benefit of experience when it comes to the opportunity of startup life.
How do we Create Entrepreneurial Ecosystems? Many communities have the elements of an ecosystem, but they remain nascent or disconnected. Their networks may be small, siloed, or fragmented. And their cultures may lack vibrancy, trust, and social cohesion. When such gaps exist, leaders must consider the whole ecosystem and enhance each of its elements. In recent years, these individuals have come to […]
America’s New Business Plan expands what it means to be ‘pro-business’ October 15, 2019 For policymakers who want to do something to help entrepreneurs, here’s a roadmap to what they need, and it starts with opportunity, funding, knowledge, and support.
Kauffman Dissertation Fellows December 15, 2019 The Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship (KDF) was an annual competitive program that awarded up to 20 Dissertation Fellowship grants of $20,000 each to Ph.D., D.B.A., or other doctoral students at accredited U.S. universities to support dissertations in the area of entrepreneurship from 2003-2018. From its establishment in 2003, the KDF supported 208 dissertations on various topics […]
Mayors Roundtable, hosted by Betsy Hodges: What is systems change, and why is it needed? February 8, 2021 Betsy Hodges, former Mayor of Minneapolis and expert in local anti-racism policies, with mayors and experts explored policies that explicitly address racial justice in systemic ways. The conversation ranged from specific policies to understanding how systems can affect people in unseen and insidious ways. Join us for a deeper understanding of how local policy, systems, and racial bias prevent economic inclusion and how some leaders are talking the problem head on.
Paths to Entrepreneurship As one of just a handful of private foundations with an emphasis in entrepreneurship, Kauffman has felt called to re-think its program strategies, for two reasons. The field has been changing dramatically, and the need is great. Despite a plethora of new efforts to create and support startups across the United States, startup rates actually […]
What is the measure of success? The stock market is at record-setting highs. Graduation rates are soaring. The unemployment rate is low. Advancing technology makes it easy for us to have a face-to-face conversation with someone across the globe, ask Alexa what the capitol of Vermont is, or to order a pizza without talking to anyone. So, why don’t we feel […]