2021 Uncommon Voices Year end is a natural time to reflect. Last year, we looked at the “new normal,” how to move forward together, and how 2020 impacted us. This year, we are focused on the unique opportunity of this moment with the belief that now is the time to make positive, generational changes, to […]

This year, there’s a call to claim Black Friday to intentionally focus the day’s holiday shopping to support Black-owned businesses – but for those in the work of equitable entrepreneurship, there’s hope that this moment will be a catalyst for a long-lasting movement to create an economy that works for all of us.

JT Bird is a service desk analyst for Technology at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, where he provides technical assistance and support related to computer systems, hardware, and software. This includes conducting diagnostic checks across systems, discovering and isolating problems, and determining and implementing technical solutions to help drive continuous improvement for help-desk metrics. Prior […]

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.

Panelists discuss the current landscape of entrepreneurship in rural areas in America, along with the innovative solutions to challenges entrepreneurs face to start grow and sustain a business. Watch the full forum below.

ECOSISTEMAS EN ACCIÓN: PRÁCTICAS DESDE EL TERRENO El siguiente artículo ha sido traducido de la versión original en inglés. Por favor tenga en cuenta que la mayoría de los links y recursos proporcionados en el artículo son en inglés al menos que sean etiquetados ‘en español’ en la sección de Recursos. Relacionadas Desplácese a continuación I. […]

ECOSYSTEMS IN ACTION: PRACTICES FROM THE FIELD Jump to Section Scroll below I. Building a Backbone Collective Impact and Ecosystem Building: Backbone Support and the Role of Initiative Director II. Establishing a Common Agenda Creating Shared Context and Focusing on Local Strengths A Year of Listening and Planning III. Creating Mutually Reinforcing Activities Setting Up […]

In our 2020 Knowledge Challenge RFP, we piloted an investment in five projects that seek to increase diversity in the pipeline of researchers who study entrepreneurship. In this forum, we will hear updates from these five project teams who have increased mentorship and networking opportunities, developed innovative curriculum, and put communities and researchers together in close conversation in an effort to increase the range of perspectives and experiences informing entrepreneurship research. Watch the full forum below.

Panelists focus on how systemic inequities in higher education shape the researchers who study entrepreneurship, and ultimately the topics they pursue and the knowledge they produce. Watch the full forum below.

The need for access to opportunity, funding, knowledge, and support is greater than ever before to ensure that historically underserved entrepreneurs are able to access the capital required to survive and thrive.