This paper lays out the approach used to create a series of four standalone indicators on early-stage entrepreneurship as well as a comprehensive summary index. These measures form the Kauffman Indicators of Early-Stage Entrepreneurship.

Scholars from NORC at the University of Chicago discuss a survey that assesses the climate faced by researchers who study entrepreneurship, including the survey’s themes and highlights. Watch the full forum below.

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Uncommon Voices 2021 Q: Why is now the time, and what do we “double-down” on to leverage this moment to take strides for long-lasting change? We are living in a moment where everyone is forced to see the inequities experienced by traditionally underserved populations. The killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and many […]

Uncommon Voices 2021 Q: Why is now the time, and what do we “double-down” on to leverage this moment to take strides for long-lasting change? As a community, we have all learned significant lessons forced upon us by the COVID-19 pandemic. This global crisis has created a once-in-a-generation opportunity to innovate with regard to existing […]

Uncommon Voices 2021 Q: Why is now the time, and what do we “double-down” on to leverage this moment to take strides for long-lasting change? We are at an unprecedented moment to reconsider and reimagine the form of capitalism that drives our economy. Since the late 1970’s our view of capitalism has been largely driven […]

Uncommon Voices 2021 Q: Why is now the time, and what do we “double-down” on to leverage this moment to take strides for long-lasting change? There has been an awakening of the global consciousness to the awareness of economic and socioeconomic disparities that have existed for quite some time. The pandemic surfaced and aggravated these […]

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