Why take the leap? January 13, 2017 For Victor Hwang, moving to the Midwest has been a thrilling and welcome adventure.
A billion reasons to encourage immigrant startups April 28, 2016 Two recent studies emphasize the need for an update of current immigration policy.
Victor Hwang Testimony Before U.S. House Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access February 15, 2017 Victor Hwang presented the trends in entrepreneurs and Zero Barriers initiative before the U.S. House Small Business Committee hearing on the State of the Small Business Economy
International Entrepreneur Rule: The good, the bad, and the unknown October 17, 2016 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s proposed rule would allow certain immigrant entrepreneurs to remain in the United States for the purpose of operating and growing their startup.
Main Street Entrepreneurs are Economic and Community Pillars November 18, 2016 This Policy Digest examines how Main Street entrepreneurs tend to have deep roots in their communities and encounter distinct policy challenges.
Immigrant entrepreneurship: just the facts October 4, 2016 Greater acceptance of immigrant entrepreneurs can boost falling rates of firm formation, create jobs for Americans, and spur economic growth.
Will They Stay or Will They Go? International STEM Students in the United States are Up for Grabs after Graduation July 1, 2016 The United States stands to lose valuable economic contributors unless it removes immigration barriers to international STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) students who earn advanced degrees here, according to a study released today by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. International Ph.D. students in the United States on temporary visas accounted for nearly two-fifths (39 […]
What the Changing Nature of Work Means for Entrepreneurship August 8, 2016 The traditional employer-employee work relationship is changing, brought on in part by the business model of young, innovative firms. This Policy Digest explores the impact of the platform economy on entrepreneurship and provides policy recommendations.
Global leadership for entrepreneurship June 27, 2016 While the notion that you must be in Silicon Valley to be a successful startup is thankfully less common these days, all eyes were on the region when U.S. President Barack Obama gathered more than 1000 international entrepreneurs and investors at Stanford University for a landmark summit that included some of the biggest founder brands in the space.
Corporations embracing the startup disruptor threat April 18, 2016 As corporations identify challenges within their operations, corporate leaders are increasingly looking to young, startup entrepreneurs for dynamic thinking and innovative problem solving. There is a shifting corporate culture to expand in-house solutions to a more open and collaborative environment, and the startup-corporate connection is a mutually beneficial partnership.