The National Commission on Entrepreneurship study offers suggestions on how policymakers can help stimulate the creation and growth of new businesses in their local areas. The guide addresses several myths and offers a definition for the role of todays entrepreneurs and how they affect the local economy. The report also recommends polices and programs for the business sector.
The authors review recent empirical research on two critical aspects of entrepreneurial enterprises: (i) to what extent do the owners of such enterprises face constraints in capital markets, and (ii) how do entrepreneurs react to changes in their personal income tax situations?
The study analyzes 1,100 entrepreneurial businesses across nine different industries in 17 countries and serves to reaffirm the lessons of the recent dot.com crash in the U.S., suggesting that growth alone is not a key to long-term business success.
The report highlights six key priorities - identified by the womens brain trust - that should be addressed over the next three to five years to bring women entrepreneurs into the fold and inject new vibrancy into our economy.
The report is designed to help the Community Entrepreneurship Focus Area Task
Force better understand: the market for rural entrepreneurship (place and people); the issues associated with promoting entrepreneurship in this market; efforts to address these issues; and the implications for future Kauffman Center activity in this arena.
The report explores the opportunities emerging in the field of social entrepreneurship for the Kauffman Center by exploring the challenges and opportunities, current resources available to social entrepreneurs, and venture philanthropy for non-profit enterprises.
The paper is divided into the following four parts: origins of minority enterprise programs; trends in education and employment; sources of venture capital funding for minority enterprise; and recommendations to accelerate minority high technology enterprise.
The report identifies changes in entrepreneurship education in terms of four key audiences: students, faculty, administration and entrepreneurs.
The paper outlines the development of an entrepreneurial culture in the U.S. Capitol region and the formation of a regional industrial cluster.
The fourth major report from the National Commission on Entrepreneurship finds there is often a disconnect between government policies to encourage entrepreneurship and the actual practice of launching fast growing companies. The report also sets out key policy implications based on these different characteristics to educate policymakers about the vitally different characteristics of entrepreneurs and traditional small business owners.