Lack of access to capital is often cited as one of the primary barriers entrepreneurs face in starting or growing a business. This report surveys the current knowledge landscape regarding access to capital with an eye towards innovative concepts for improvement to capital access systems.

This report presents national trends in early-stage entrepreneurship for the years 1996-2017 in the United States, as well as trends for specific demographic groups when possible.

The Important Role of Entrepreneur Development Organizations and Their Activities Entrepreneurial ecosystems are becoming recognized as a way to stimulate economic growth, innovation, and social change. Their implementation is gaining momentum across the United States and other parts of the world as their benefits are recognized. Nations, cities, regions, universities, and others are collaborating to […]

This report presents state trends in early-stage entrepreneurship in all 50 states and the District of Columbia from 1996-2017.

Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs Data Briefing Series

This briefing explores startup financing trends and how access and cost of capital impact profitability. To do so, we use data from the Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs (ASE). The ASE, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, is the largest annual survey of American entrepreneurs ever done and exists thanks to a public-private partnership between the […]

Capital is obviously vital to entrepreneurs, and the sources and types of capital available to them are changing. The gaps that exist between investors and entrepreneurs have narrowed due to networks created by new technologies. Easier communication has created new ways for investors to aggregate and deploy capital. Furthermore, the transaction costs of capital formation […]

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 […]

Policymakers, businesses, and entrepreneur support organizations can drive policy and cultural changes necessary to fulfill the promise of entrepreneurship for mothers.

In 2010, Chattanooga was the first city to launch a fiber-optic Internet network that provided residents with high-speed Internet. Chattanooga has welcomed this new addition to their infrastructure and has used it to recognize and recruit entrepreneurs to start businesses in their city. We find this development is based on Chattanooga’s deep history of collaboration […]