While the share of new Black entrepreneurs has steadily increased, the pandemic has dealt Black business owners, specifically, a blow that only magnifies the inequities built into the American economy. Black business owners in Kansas City, like entrepreneurs across the country, are managing the reality of now – and the history that got us here.

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.

Q&A with Andre Perry dives into the American problem of devaluation and suppression of Black communities – and how that hurts everyone.

Mayors who focused on entrepreneurship before 2020 share three reasons why Austin, Dayton, Birmingham, and Oklahoma City, are in a better position to weather COVID-19 and the current economic crisis.

Bruce Katz outlines five steps to leverage entrepreneurship for economic recovery from a new report: “Big Ideas for Small Business.”

What do the stories of ballplayers who faced persistent inequalities due to race teach us about leveling the playing field for everyone?

Living Cities and the Kauffman Foundation collaborate on an impact investing fund dedicated to closing the racial income and wealth gaps.

Annie Duke has taken a unique path through academics and professional poker, which has led her to realize how critical, but often unexamined, decision-making is in our lives.

Readers said they would prioritize community-led changes designed to rebuild economic and education systems that will meet the demands of our rapidly changing world.

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.