Young Invincibles Policy Brief: New Poll Finds More than Half of Millenials Want to Start Businesses – Access to Capital and Lack of Know-How are Key Barriers November 10, 2011 In a beleaguered economy, the country needs entrepreneurs – the nation’s job creators. Fortunately, a poll shows that the so-called millennial generation – those ages 18-34 – are an entrepreneurial bunch. A few key barriers are holding them back, especially the economy.
Casting a Wide Net: Online Activities of Small and New Businesses in the United States October 20, 2011 The Internet’s profound effect on how U.S. businesses operate is even more pronounced among young companies, according to this study, which reveals that new businesses have a higher propensity to use websites, email, and to sell online, and that these inclinations have an impact on capitalization and longevity.
Keeping Talent in America – NFAP Policy Brief October 5, 2011 The National Foundation for American Policy released a policy brief that says international students who graduate from U.S. universities with advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) should get a green card with their diplomas.
Overcoming the Gender Gap: Women Entrepreneurs as Economic Drivers September 28, 2011 Research shows that startup companies—particularly high-growth startups—are the most fruitful source of new U.S. jobs and offer the economy’s best hope for recovery. However, despite the fact that about 46 percent of the workforce and more than 50 percent of college students are female, and that women have risen to top positions in corporate and university hierarchies, they represent only about 35 percent of startup business owners. Their firms also tend to experience less growth and prosperity than do firms started by men.
Starting Smaller; Staying Smaller: America’s Slow Leak in Job Creation July 11, 2011 Recent new businesses been starting up with fewer workers than historic norms and are also adding fewer workers as they grow.
Rules for Growth June 29, 2011 This book is a collection of essays promoting innovation and growth through legal reform.
The New Role of Academia in Drug Development May 27, 2011 New Thinking, New Competencies, New ResultsDriving New Paradigms in Cancer Research Executive Summary A recent town hall meeting offered an opportunity to explore how government, nonprofit organizations, and academic institutions can define new models of working with the private sector to enhance drug development efforts and bring safer, more effective drugs to the market more […]
Frontier Economics: Why Entrepreneurial Capitalism is Needed Now More than Ever May 2, 2011 Contrary to widespread predictions, the changing nature of economic growth means that prosperity is actually more, not less, reliant on free, competitive markets, according this study.
Where Will the Jobs Come From? April 30, 2011 This analysis of the 2007 Census data shows that young firms account for roughly two-thirds of job creation, averaging nearly four new jobs per firm per year. Of the overall 12 million new jobs added in 2007, young firms were responsible for the creation of nearly 8 million of those jobs.
The Grass is Indeed Greener in India and China for Returnee Entrepreneurs: America’s New Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Part VI April 2, 2011 High-skilled immigrant entrepreneurs from India and China are leaving the United States by the tens of thousands each year, drawn away by better economic and professional opportunities in their home countries, according to this study.