Historically, research on entrepreneurship and innovation has rarely been conducted using community-engaged methodologies – even in work that seeks to address barriers to entrepreneurship in systemically marginalized communities. We believe that including the voices of entrepreneurs in the research process may produce more nuanced and robust findings that, ultimately, can serve as the basis for programs and policies that could truly change the landscape of entrepreneurship in the United States.

Michael Robins is a program director for the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, where he will ensure the strategic vision, mission, and goals set for the ProX summer program benefit both the students and employers participating in the program. Prior to joining the Foundation, Robins served as vice principal with Central High School in Kansas City, […]

Education advocate Spark Bookhart connects the impact of race, place, and money to the quality of education received by marginalized communities in Kansas City, Missouri, and how it still impacts students today.

This forum features various researchers and heartland community partner organizations from the Kauffman Foundation’s Inclusive Ecosystem portfolio – comprised of three-year projects that explore entrepreneurial ecosystems in the Heartland states, these grants emphasize holistic, community-led approaches to research on entrepreneurial ecosystems.

When it comes to building a more powerful, resilient economy, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Alejandra Y. Castillo stresses that equity is essential – and nonnegotiable.

Bill Nicely is an educator-in-residence for the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, where he will work on activities related primarily to the high school design portfolio within the Real World Learning initiative. Prior to joining the Foundation, Nicely’s career in public education spanned 32 years, including a variety of school administrative roles in districts of varying […]

To mark the 15th annual Global Entrepreneurship Week, Global Entrepreneurship Network President Jonathan Ortmans shares what observing ecosystem builders across the world can teach us here at home.

A panel discussion offered insights from local entrepreneurs as well as promising developments in equitable access to financing and technical support needed for entrepreneurs to start and grow businesses in the Kansas City.

Are you interested in the landscape of entrepreneurship in your local community? Watch this Data Dive into a new survey conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago and funded by the Kauffman Foundation. NORC scholars discuss their first-year findings as part of a 5-year, cross-sectional, nationally representative survey designed to capture an accurate measure of entrepreneurship status among the U.S population.

From banking to higher education to the U.S. Department of Energy, Dr. Henry McKoy is always working to use the power of entrepreneurship to improve people’s quality of life.