Student Loans and Entrepreneurship: An Overview July 22, 2020 The relationship between student loan debt and entrepreneurship sits at the intersection of many questions related to labor markets, higher education, business dynamism, innovation, and capital markets. This brief considers these intersections.
How Does COVID-19 Affect Challenges Facing Entrepreneurs? Trends by Business Age December 16, 2020 This brief takes a closer look at how business age matters in the way entrepreneurs feel the effects of COVID-19. It discusses challenges facing entrepreneurs before and during the pandemic, based on surveys with business owners during COVID-19 in spring 2020 and before COVID-19 in fall 2019.
Previous Mayors Conferences In 2020, mayors and city officials from more than 70 communities participated in the Mayors Conference on Entrepreneurship in an online format. Focusing on working towards racial equity and systems change, the conference provided city leaders with 10 specific programs, policies, and practices that can help build inclusive economic development and strong entrepreneurial ecosystems. In […]
Mayors Roundtable, hosted by Sly James: Early childhood education as a tool for economic development December 15, 2020 Education is necessary for individual economic achievement. Failings in the education system directly result in economic exclusion, particularly for already vulnerable populations. The former Mayor of Kansas City, Sly James, made education a focus of his administration often argued for early childhood education would have positive impact on economic outcomes for the community as a whole. James gathered local leaders to discuss how other communities implemented early childhood education and connected it to economic growth.
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.
10 ways to make sure small businesses weather the storm and can rebuild for the long term April 30, 2020 America can’t afford to lose its small business sector; government, at all levels, needs to listen to entrepreneurs and prioritize solutions that support new and small businesses.
Reader response: What systems-level change would you prioritize? October 8, 2020 Readers said they would prioritize community-led changes designed to rebuild economic and education systems that will meet the demands of our rapidly changing world.
4 essential ways to expose the myth of meritocracy and build inclusive ecosystems for all July 16, 2020 A successful entrepreneurship ecosystem promotes diversity, fosters inclusion, and improves equity for everyone.
For entrepreneurs to thrive, policies must help level the playing field August 27, 2020 The latest Kauffman Conversation brings together experts from the field who say now is the moment to advocate on behalf of small businesses.
Mayors Roundtable, hosted by Mark Stodola: The changing workforce amid COVID-19 and beyond November 17, 2020 In this conversation, Mark Stodola, former Mayor of Little Rock and policy leader on the future of work, is joined by Chattanooga, Tennessee Mayor Andy Berke; Huntington, West Virginia Mayor Steve Williams; Columbia, South Carolina Mayor Steve Benjamin; Des Moines, Iowa Mayor Frank Cownie; and Juliet Schor, Economist and Sociology Professor at Boston College. The discussion ranged from whether the gig-economy lived up to the hype, or did it merely exacerbate already existent issues. Also, they discussed what a prepared workforce might look like, and how that might impact entrepreneurship in cities.