Will They Stay or Will They Go? International STEM Students in the United States are Up for Grabs after Graduation July 1, 2016 The United States stands to lose valuable economic contributors unless it removes immigration barriers to international STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) students who earn advanced degrees here, according to a study released today by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. International Ph.D. students in the United States on temporary visas accounted for nearly two-fifths (39 […]
Global leadership for entrepreneurship June 27, 2016 While the notion that you must be in Silicon Valley to be a successful startup is thankfully less common these days, all eyes were on the region when U.S. President Barack Obama gathered more than 1000 international entrepreneurs and investors at Stanford University for a landmark summit that included some of the biggest founder brands in the space.
Can paid maternity leave mean more entrepreneurship? June 23, 2016 While there are plenty of reasons why longer parental leave is good for parents and children, can it also be good for creating entrepreneurs?
Entrepreneurial Growth – After Startup June 15, 2016 In this recorded webinar, Kauffman Foundation experts share data and insights on how growth entrepreneurship is faring in your city and state and get insights on how to strengthen growth entrepreneurship in your ecosystem.
Thinking forward and the gig economy June 6, 2016 The share of individuals engaged in alternative work arrangements compared to the traditional full-time, 9-to-5 job in 2015 was 15.8 percent, up from 10.1 percent a decade earlier. What does this structural change in the labor market mean for the entrepreneurial economy?
The Economic Impact of High-Growth Startups June 3, 2016 High-growth firms are a rare phenomenon in entrepreneurship that have a big impact on the economy. This Entrepreneurship Policy Digest offers insights on how to create fertile ground for growth.
5 steps to innovate your organization June 3, 2016 Design thinking is a tool many organizations are adopting to promote a culture of innovation. Follow this for five steps to apply design thinking to your organization.
About the Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs (ASE), the largest annual survey data collection of U.S. entrepreneurs May 31, 2016 E.J. Reedy and Arnobio Morelix share about the new Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs (ASE), a public-private partnership between the U.S. Census Bureau, the Kauffman Foundation, and the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA).
Women and Entrepreneurship: A Blog Anthology May 25, 2016 Kauffman Foundation bloggers have written extensively about women entrepreneurs in-depth. Review this anthology of posts on the subject.
Labor after Labor: Why Barriers for Working Mothers are Barriers for the Economy May 14, 2016 Policymakers, businesses, and entrepreneur support organizations can drive policy and cultural changes necessary to fulfill the promise of entrepreneurship for mothers.