Interest in Starting and Closing a Business: Google Searches in the COVID-19 Context June 3, 2020 Given the rapid and widespread changes in the economy due to COVID-19, internet searches may offer some insight into how people are thinking about their current economic situation. This brief looks at trends in Google searches related to entrepreneurship.
Mayors Roundtable, hosted by RJ Berry: Supporting small businesses’ resiliency during COVID-19 September 30, 2020 Fresh on the heels of Kauffman’s annual Mayors Conference on Entrepreneurship, elected leaders from four cities across the United States joined host RJ Berry, former mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to discuss how to best help small businesses prosper as part of their communities’ broader coronavirus recovery strategies.
Entrepreneurship Issue Forums 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. […]
A focus on support for those who support our community June 25, 2020 Nonprofit leaders discuss the heightened challenges organizations face as they serve communities through crisis.
For the economy to restart, everyone must have the opportunity to participate July 22, 2020 The SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program only reinforced already jarring statistics. We need new, alternative funding models that are inclusive and equitable – we must rebuild better and Capital Access Lab is a start.
Echoes of freedom July 9, 2020 In a country of such promise, too many are left out of our economy. Systems change in social justice and equity are embedded in our entrepreneurship strategy.
Believe in data July 9, 2020 Kauffman’s Nathan Madden evaluates the crisis that pre-dates our current crises – the crisis of what or whom to believe.
Entrepreneurship in Economic Crises: A Look at Four Recession Periods between 1978 and 2018 in the United States April 30, 2021 This paper highlights important patterns between employer startups (less than 1 year old) and employer firms 1 year or older, as well as between younger employer firms (0-5 years) and older employer firms (6 years and older) between 1978 and 2018.
No entrepreneur has to be alone May 7, 2020 As 1 Million Cups communities across the country become virtual, rather than in-person events, communities remain in-tact and entrepreneurs can stay connected.