Entrepreneurship Resource Center
Latest Research Papers, News, Factoids, Programs and Multimedia from the Kauffman Foundation.
Build A Stronger America
The first-ever Entrepreneurs' Movement is a nationwide initiative that unites entrepreneurs and business owners and gives them a stronger voice in the public discussion about the country's economic future. Entrepreneurs and supporters who join the Movement, called Build a Stronger America, will:
- Receive news and information that is relevant to entrepreneurship and to the Movement.
- Be informed of and provide feedback on policies and programs that affect entrepreneurs.
- Connect with other entrepreneurs and hear their stories.
Join the Movement at www.BuildAStongerAmerica.com to build a stronger America.
Recent Studies
Entrepreneurship Factoids
With the economy leading the news 24/7, Kauffman Foundation, the nation’s leading source for economic research, has compiled the most compelling statistics that point to the critical role entrepreneurs play in the economy. For Instance:
- Think tech companies are founded only by 20-somethings? Think again. The average age of U.S.-born tech founders when they started their companies was 39. In fact, twice as many were older than 50 as were younger than 25.
- From 1980-2005, firms less than five years old accounted for all net job growth in the United States.
- Entrepreneurs are the answer. Seventy percent of U.S. registered voters think the health of the economy depends on the success of entrepreneurs.
FastTrac LaunchPad
FastTrac LaunchPad is a $1 million initiative offered in partnership with the Kauffman Foundation and Deluxe Corporation Foundation to support entrepreneurial startups at a time when research suggests individuals are receptive to starting their own business.
About Kauffman
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is a private, nonpartisan foundation that works to further understand the phenomenon of entrepreneurship, to advance entrepreneurship education and training efforts, to promote entrepreneurship-friendly policies, and to better facilitate the commercialization of new technologies by entrepreneurs and others, which have great promise for improving the economic welfare of our nation.