Makers, doers, and dreamers ‘hack’ the ecosystem playbook during Global Entrepreneurship Week November 16, 2017 The Kauffman Foundation invited community members to “hack” into the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Building Playbook and give feedback during the 10th anniversary of #GEWKC.
Collaboration to center community and entrepreneurship in Opportunity Zones The national Opportunity Zones program was designed to attract private investment through capital gains tax incentives into federally designated, economically distressed census tracts.
Including People of Color in the Promise of Entrepreneurship December 2, 2016 Continued disparity in entrepreneurship among people of color requires understanding of the unique challenges they face and for private and public sectors to broaden entrepreneurial opportunity.
Is entrepreneurship the most productive part of our economy? December 2, 2016 This post is a part of a series by the Growthology team, where we take a look at some of the topics discussed in State of the Field, a compilation of knowledge on entrepreneurship research written by the leading experts in the field. This post looks at productivity.
Kauffman Compilation: Research on Race and Entrepreneurship November 23, 2016 This compilation highlights a range of Kauffman resources that discuss entrepreneurs of color, the particular challenges facing these demographics, and the practical and policy ideas to address them.
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.
Entrepreneurship on the spectrum July 27, 2016 Autism should not be considered a limitation to entrepreneurship.
A Fair Fight: Entrepreneurship and Competition Policy July 8, 2016 A dearth of firm activity and shortsighted policy choices have weakened true competition, hurting entrepreneurs and weakening our nation’s economic potential. This Entrepreneurship Policy Digest outlines three areas where restoring competition would benefit entrepreneurs.
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 […]
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.