Understanding Entrepreneurship Promotion as an Economic Development Strategy: A Three State Survey

The report from the National Commission on Entrepreneurship and the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness is part of a preliminary research dedicated to understanding the growth of entrepreneurial development programs and the effect they have on the economy. The findings indicate that state and local governments are starting to develop entrepreneurship programs, but the past decades progress could be threatened by the looming fiscal crisis facing such states as Maine, Nevada and Pennsylvania.