Their finest hour: Coming together for children and families August 10, 2021 With schools closed during the pandemic, an alliance of nonprofit leaders showed quiet heroics by taking the risk to set up learning centers without funding in place, or an end in sight.
National Report on Early-Stage Entrepreneurship in the United States (2020) February 1, 2021 This report presents national trends in early-stage entrepreneurship for the years 1996-2020 in the United States, as well as trends for specific demographic groups when possible.
Rural businesses strive to be destination known December 14, 2020 For some small businesses, zeroing in on their uniqueness has helped them endure 2020’s turbulence.
Underfunding hinders the essential work of early educators March 22, 2021 While their work is essential, and their impact felt throughout a community, there is little support for providers, families, or teachers to sustain quality early education.
Pandemic economy brings new urgency to building equal access to entrepreneurship November 16, 2020 Experts Philip Gaskin, Tawanna Black, and Brad Feld discuss how to help more women, people of color and those in rural areas start and grow businesses to rebuild a vibrant economy.
Characteristics of the Large Early 2020 Decline in New Businesses during COVID-19 June 12, 2020 This working paper analyzes one important factor of entrepreneurship – new business applications – in the first 16 weeks of 2020 and historically. Week 16 in 2020 ended on April 18.
After generations of disinvestment, rural America might be the most innovative place in the U.S. December 14, 2020 Rural leaders, governments, and philanthropic funders who aren’t afraid to break with long-standing assumptions about the inevitability of rural decline can leverage the potential, talent, and innovative spirit of rural America to build the new Heartland.
Our response to immediate needs March 31, 2020 Given the scale and need of the COVID-19 response and recovery, the Kauffman Foundation is committing up to $2.8 million to support our community.
Nine new grantees take action to Start Us Up May 8, 2020 The Start Us Up Coalition is activated and grantee projects are funded to make sure entrepreneurship is no longer an afterthought in policy.
Mayors Roundtable, hosted by RJ Berry: Supporting small businesses’ resiliency during COVID-19 September 30, 2020 Fresh on the heels of Kauffman’s annual Mayors Conference on Entrepreneurship, elected leaders from four cities across the United States joined host RJ Berry, former mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to discuss how to best help small businesses prosper as part of their communities’ broader coronavirus recovery strategies.