Community support helps entrepreneurs turn ‘no’ into success March 16, 2023 A panel of Black entrepreneurs kick off a four-part series with the Kansas City Public Library about how to make entrepreneurship “IDEAL” for all.
The real narrative around rural is vital to economic development September 2, 2022 Experts in the field of rural entrepreneurship discuss how data and community-led economic development supports a better understanding of rural America and what it needs to drive economic growth.
Kansas City region receives federal ‘Tech Hub’ designation October 24, 2023 The KC BioHub coalition, focused on manufacturing vaccine-related biologics, now has the opportunity to receive up to $70 million in funding.
State Report on Early-Stage Entrepreneurship in the United States (2020) March 1, 2021 This report presents state trends in early-stage entrepreneurship in all 50 states and the District of Columbia from 1996-2020.
Are We Back? Early-Stage Entrepreneurship Trends Two Years into the COVID Pandemic March 18, 2022 The landscape of entrepreneurship has changed dramatically since the emergence of COVID-19. In this brief, we highlight some of these changes based on findings from the Kauffman Early-Stage Entrepreneurship Indicators – a set of measures that track new business creation in the United States going back more than 25 years. We also examine how trends during COVID-19 compare to trends during the Great Recession.
Entrepreneurship is a pathway for founders with disabilities to address wealth and employment gaps October 26, 2022 2Gether-International Founder and CEO Diego Mariscal says there is no inclusive entrepreneurship or economic development without disabled founders.
State fact sheets provide snapshots of early-stage entrepreneurial activity November 16, 2021 The Kauffman Indicators of Entrepreneurship offer in-depth measures, reports, and interactive data visualizations that present entrepreneurial trends in the U.S. – state fact sheets break down the research to a quick-hit of accessible, user-friendly key data.
Entrepreneurship and COVID-19: Reflections on the Past Year Panelists discuss how the landscape is changing for entrepreneurship in the United States and what this means for policymakers and entrepreneurship support organizations in the months and years ahead. Watch the full forum below.
About Us It all starts with access to opportunity for people to improve their lives. The Kauffman Foundation provides access to opportunities that help people achieve financial stability, upward mobility, and economic prosperity – regardless of race, gender, or geography. Everything we do is grounded in the generosity and love for Kansas City that Mr. Kauffman infused […]
Leveraging State Policy to Fund Entrepreneurs and Build Sustainable Entrepreneurial Ecosystems ECOSYSTEMS IN ACTION: PRACTICES FROM THE FIELD Key Practice This brief outlines an example of how one organization leveraged state policy to address the perennial problem of access to capital for entrepreneurs. By financing a revolving loan fund, the program became a robust platform for entrepreneurial ecosystem development. This story explores three practices that when […]