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.
Dissertations in Entrepreneurship: Seeking More Scholars August 13, 2015 With less than a week away from the deadline for the 2016 Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship, Growthology highlights some of the great work from dissertations completed this year by previous fellows.
Buying Talent by Buying the Business August 7, 2015 Acqui-whats? Kauffman researcher Chris Jackson explains what acqui-hires are and how it makes sense for some companies.
5 Sets of Challenges Native American Entrepreneurs Face August 6, 2015 Kauffman researcher Emily Fetsch explores the challenges facing Native American entrepreneurs in the second part of her four part series.