Business Owner Perceptions of COVID-19 Effects on the Business: Preliminary Findings July 16, 2020 A nationally representative survey of 850 business owners conducted between April 7 and June 2, 2020, reveals changes in the perception of the business environment under COVID-19 conditions.
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.
As schools debate reopening, parents are called to be partners July 9, 2020 Parents were thrown into helping more with their children’s educations in the spring, but they will need to be partners to teachers going forward.
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.
Who is the Entrepreneur? Race and Ethnicity, Age, and Immigration Trends Among New Entrepreneurs in the United States, 1996–2019 July 6, 2020 Learn more about the trends in race and ethnicity, age, and immigration among new entrepreneurs in the United States between 1996 and 2019.
Angee Simmons Angee Simmons is a communications and engagement program leader in Operating Programs at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, where she is responsible for ensuring that comprehensive, quality communications and marketing strategies, plans, and materials exist to support scaling of Real World Learning (RWL) experiences so that all students graduate with market-valued assets and skills. Prior […]
New Business Applications in the Heartland: Early 2020 Weekly Trends During the COVID-19 Pandemic June 30, 2020 Business responses to COVID-19 are rapid and can change quickly. This brief takes a closer look at how new business applications vary by geography in four Heartland states (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska) between mid-January and late May 2020.
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.
Challenges for Entrepreneurs in the Heartland June 22, 2020 How do entrepreneurs in the Heartland – Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, and Nebraska – perceive challenges compared to entrepreneurs nationally? We asked Heartland and nationwide entrepreneurs to rank the order of the three to five most challenging barriers from a list of 13 barriers to discover what matters most to them.