The New Employer Business Indicators have been compiled in an effort to provide information on new employer businesses, a subset of all entrepreneurial activity. The series provides users with measures to estimate and track trends in the emergence of these businesses, their representation in the population and among all firms, and the time it takes these businesses to make a first payroll.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones spoke with Carlos Moreno about grace, mentorship, and equity in education – Big Picture Learning students built on the discussion with their own conversation.

While their work is essential, and their impact felt throughout a community, there is little support for providers, families, or teachers to sustain quality early education.

Paul Schofer is president and chief executive officer of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, a position he has held since June 2014. In this role, Schofer has leadership and oversight responsibilities for all aspects of the Kauffman Center’s operations, assets, and finances. Prior to being appointed to his current position, Schofer spent approximately two […]

Wendy Guillies writes that to create equitable, comprehensive, and sustainable change, we must first listen, develop shared knowledge, and bring people together.

This report presents state trends in early-stage entrepreneurship in all 50 states and the District of Columbia from 1996-2020.

Our readers weigh in on the lessons of 2020 and how they are thinking about the world of 2021 and beyond.

Our readers take stock of how last year has impacted our lives and their worldviews.

This brief explores the movement of establishments within the United States by calculating an interstate establishment mobility ratio. Establishment mobility reflects the overall movement of establishments across states, and includes establishments in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors.

Betsy Hodges, former Mayor of Minneapolis and expert in local anti-racism policies, with mayors and experts explored policies that explicitly address racial justice in systemic ways. The conversation ranged from specific policies to understanding how systems can affect people in unseen and insidious ways. Join us for a deeper understanding of how local policy, systems, and racial bias prevent economic inclusion and how some leaders are talking the problem head on.