Crowdsourcing Crowdfunding Rules October 19, 2015 Crowdfunding is opening up large amounts of early stage capital for entrepreneurs. As regulators struggle to write new rules for this exploding phenomenon, they might do well to crowdsource their own questions and experiences.
Challenging a risk-averse government procurement culture October 5, 2015 Young companies face bigger challenges when bidding for government contracts. Yet, until recently, procurement reform has been absent from the discussion table when policymakers debate the role of government in supporting startups.
City, Metro, and Regional Entrepreneurship October 2, 2015 The Kauffman Foundation Research Series on City, Metro, and Regional Entrepreneurship consists of reports that explore the entrepreneurial ecosystems of medium-tier cities, as well as ways to measure and support entrepreneurial ecosystems. Reports in the series include:
Enabling Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Insights from Ecology to Inform Effective Entrepreneurship Policy October 1, 2015 Inspired by research on the importance of entrepreneurship for sustained economic growth and improved well-being, many governments and non-governmental grant-making organizations have sought over the past decade to implement policies and programs intended to support entrepreneurs. Over this interval, growing appreciation of the limits of strategies focused narrowly on financing or training entrepreneurs has prompted […]
Top Entrepreneurship Papers of August 2015: What Made the List? September 24, 2015 Each month, we’re hoping to better answer the question: what’s being read by academics with an interest in entrepreneurship? In August 2015, these were the most downloaded entrepreneurship papers.
Entrepreneurship and Microlending September 22, 2015 Kauffman intern Sarah Mitchell explores the different types of microlending, and how this kind of financing opportunities helps low-income entrepreneurs.
Women of Color in Entrepreneurship: New SBO Data and What it Means for the Economy September 17, 2015 Kauffman researcher Emily Fetsch explores new SBO data and the representation of women of color as business owners.
The Regional Environment in Indianapolis: Insights From High-Growth Companies September 10, 2015 As with other “typical” cities in the Midwest, Indianapolis is often overlooked in academic studies, but has much to offer the research, practice, and policy communities interested in entrepreneurship and its benefits.
4 Ways to Spur Native American Entrepreneurship September 3, 2015 Kauffman researcher Emily Fetsch examines ways to strengthen entrepreneurship in the Native American community.
Startup Capital and the Native American Entrepreneur August 20, 2015 Kauffman researcher Emily Fetsch highlights the financing challenge among many Native American entrepreneurs in the third part of her four part series.