Creating a future we can’t see January 17, 2018 How do we engage in a community-wide “think,” which provides access for all voices, values all voices, and works toward a stronger future together?
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Victor Hwang Testimony Before U.S. House Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access February 15, 2017 Victor Hwang presented the trends in entrepreneurs and Zero Barriers initiative before the U.S. House Small Business Committee hearing on the State of the Small Business Economy
Entrepreneurial growth continues rebound from Great Recession slump October 18, 2017 A new report shows that startups are growing faster and reaching scale at higher rates than in recent years.
A startup visa is profoundly pro-American entrepreneur October 17, 2017 A startup visa would allow immigrant founders who met certain criteria to be entrepreneurs in America and later become permanent residents – keeping their talents here where they will benefit other American entrepreneurs.
3,187,000 sticky notes: how we worked through 2017 December 15, 2017 Highlights from the year that was.
Connecting venture capital to the heartland October 11, 2017 To spur more capital investment opportunities and bridge the funding gap for the makers, doers, and dreamers in the heartland, the Kauffman Foundation in 2016 launched a scholarship program with Kauffman Fellows, the independent, two-year venture capital and leadership program based in Silicon Valley.
Uncommon Dreamers September 7, 2017 We have made commitments to thousands of students, including Dreamers, and we will continue to do everything we can to honor those pledges and provide the opportunities for which they have worked so hard.
State Report on Early-Stage Entrepreneurship in the United States (2017) February 1, 2017 This report presents state trends in early-stage entrepreneurship in all 50 states and the District of Columbia from 1996-2017.
Entrepreneurs in the heartland had their say on Startup Day August 10, 2017 Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II, and Senator Jerry Moran listened as constituent entrepreneurs talked about the challenges they face as new business owners.