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Kaplan University Teams Up With Kauffman FastTrac to Offer Two Graduate Certificates in Entrepreneurship

Kaplan University, a leader in higher education innovation, has teamed up with Kauffman FastTrac®, a premier provider of learning curricula for entrepreneurs, to offer two new online graduate certificates specifically designed to prepare students for careers as business people. more >

Postdoctoral Research Awards Will Recognize Entrepreneurship Excellence

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the National Postdoctoral Association have announced the call for nominations for the 2011 Kauffman Foundation Outstanding Postdoctoral Entrepreneur and Emerging Postdoctoral Entrepreneur awards, which recognize exceptional postdocs who are working to commercialize research.

2010 Translational Medicine Alliance Forum Announced

The Translational Medicine Alliance Forum will convene October 13–14, 2010 at the Mandarin Oriental in Washington, DC. This year’s Forum will be hosted by three organizations with the common interest of accelerating translational research to the patient. more >

Kauffman Foundation Partners with Cleantech Open to Help Advance Green Technologies

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation today announced it is teaming up with the Cleantech Open, the world’s largest clean-technology business plan competition that encourages the development of innovation and companies. The Kauffman grant supports an expansion of the Cleantech Open, an organization that provides education, business planning and mentoring of early-stage cleantech entrepreneurs. more >

Kauffman Labs for Enterprise Creation Seeks Education Founders

The Department of Education's Race to the Top competition isn’t the only program focused on dramatically improving education. Kauffman Labs for Enterprise Creation, an initiative of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, announced today a competitive search for up to 20 aspiring founders to launch high-growth, transformative companies in the education market. more >

Job Growth in U.S. Driven Entirely by Startups, According to Kauffman Foundation Study

When it comes to U.S. job growth, startup companies aren’t everything. They’re the only thing. "The Importance of Startups in Job Creation and Job Destruction," a study released by the Kauffman Foundation, reveals that net job growth occurs in the U.S. economy only through startup firms.

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HHS Secretary Sebelius Joins Health Care Leaders at Kauffman Foundation to Discuss New Roles in Drug Discovery and Development

Academic institutions across the United States are playing a critical role in developing life-saving treatments, procedures and innovations, and must be supported by a public policy agenda designed to foster continued growth and investment, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius told a gathering of leaders from the public and private sectors here today. more >

Prepared Testimony of Robert E. Litan Before the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee Hearing

Thank you for asking me to discuss with you today the ways in which federally funded innovation benefits national and local economies and ways in which federal research dollars can be better leveraged to generate even greater economic and social benefits. Your attention to these topics could not be better timed. The U.S. economy is struggling to recover from one of the deepest downturns since the Depression, even with the extraordinary fiscal and monetary stimulus measures of the last two years. more >

Robert Litan to Testify Before U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee

Robert Litan, vice president of Research and Policy at the Kauffman Foundation, will provide testimony before the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee next Tuesday at 10 a.m. Eastern/9 a.m. Central. more >

Clean Energy Leaders Discuss Innovation at First Regional Summit as Offshoot of White House Conference

National energy industry innovators and leaders met in Omaha, Neb., today for the national kick-off of three regional meetings to discuss collaboration in clean energy innovation. At the meeting, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation released a report summarizing the discussion and recommendations made at the Energy Innovation Conference held at the White House last month. The Kauffman Foundation convened the Omaha event with the City of Omaha, Gallup and HDR. more >

5th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

ECIE is a well established academic conference where academics and practitioners can come together to share ideas and discuss current research in the field

SCM Logistics World Industrial & Heavy Manufacturing 2010

SCM Logistics World Industrial & Heavy Machinery Manufacturing 2010 brings together top Asian and global supply chain & logistics professionals, vendors and solution providers to discuss current issues faced by the supply chain and logistic functions of t

3rd Global Business Incubation Day

1) BIAK will convene the 3rd Annual Business Incubation Celebrations in collaboration with its member institutions; 2) The celebrations will be held at the Kenya Polytechnic University College grounds on Haile Selassie Avenue, Nairobi.

June 29, 2010
The Kauffman Foundation delivered prepared testimony to the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee. Watch the video of the session.
June 22, 2010
The Kauffman Foundation announces plans to open a charter school in Kansas City, MO in 2011 called The Kauffman Schoool.
June 15, 2010
Kauffman Foundation Vice President Lesa Mitchell testified to the House Commitee on Science and Technology Subcommittee on Research and Science Education.
June 9, 2010
The Kauffman Foundation has launched a new podcast program called "Infectious Talk" with renowned blogger and financial commentator, Paul Kedrosy, as its host.
June 2, 2010
Carl Schramm, president and CEO of the Kauffman Foundation, talks with Charlie Rose about entrepreneurship and economic recovery in nations affected by war and other disasters.
May 26, 2010
The Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity indicates that despite the recession, U.S. entrepreneurial activity rose in 2009 to the highest rate in 14 years.
May 18, 2010
Are women entrepreneurs different from men? A new Kauffman study evaluates the differences and similarities.
May 11, 2010
Economics bloggers surveyed for Kauffman's second installment of the Economic Outlook: A Quarterly Survey of Leading Economics Bloggers have a more balanced perspective this quarter over last.
May 3, 2010
The Kauffman Foundation was proud to participate in the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship during the week of April 26, 2010.
April 27, 2010
This issue highlights a white paper from the Kauffman Foundation about the commercialization of academic discoveries and the promise to ease the formation of new companies.
April 19, 2010
A handcrafted tile-maker entrepreneur credits creativity as her source of inspiration for launching her business. Watch her video story.
April 14, 2010
What's the first step in building a strong brand? Your logo, says LogoYes founder, John Williams.
April 6, 2010
Do you have the right management team in place in your new business? Jana Matthews, founder and CEO of Boulder Quantum Ventures, says the key to success if having the right "Top Team."
March 29, 2010
CEO of eHarmony, Gregory Waldorf, shares his secrets of successful entrepreneurship in this dynamic lecture. Listen to the podcast.
March 22, 2010
Bobby Chang, founder of Apple product carrying case company, Incase, explains his design-focused approach to starting a new business. Watch his video story.
March 16, 2010
Entrepreneur Richard Caruso shares his story of building a major regenerative medical device firm. Watch his video story.
March 9, 2010
A new Kauffman report indicates that despite their small size, fast-growing new firms in the U.S. account for approximately 10% of all new jobs in any given year. Also in this issue, Robert X. Cringely's "Cringely's (NOT in Silicon Valley) Startup Tour."
March 1, 2010
The Kauffman Foundation announces the launch of a new online network, the Energy Innovation Network, established for energy entrepreneurs to connect to finance, buyer and policy resources.
February 22, 2010
From spare bedroom office, to a 30-employee firm, ClickZ founders Ann Handley and Andy Bourland share their story of having a vision beyond virtual.
February 15, 2010
According to a poll of Build A Stronger America members, 2009 was a successful year and this year holds promise.
February 8, 2010
Despite promising economic growth numbers in the last quarter of 2009, economics bloggers nonetheless have a grim outlook.
February 1, 2010
Announcing the release of the Kauffman Economic Outlook: A Quarterly Survey of Leading Economics Bloggers.
January 25, 2010
Read the State of Entrepreneurship report, a comprehensive analysis of the importance of entrepreneurs to the U.S. economy.
January 19, 2010
Live from the National Press Club in Washington, DC, the Kauffman Foundation presented the State of Entrepreneurship Address. Watch the archived webcast.
January 13, 2010
A Kauffman Foundation study unearths data that indicate the number of new companies created annually in the U.S. has remained consistent over time.
January 4, 2010
Jennifer Scully, a former nurse, shares her new business story. Watch the video.
December 28, 2009
An end-of-year collection of the hottest research topics published by the Kauffman Foundation in 2009.
December 14, 2009
30 new video stories have been added to the Build A Stronger America website.
December 8, 2009
Kauffman Foundation President and CEO, Carl Schramm, reports on Fox Business on his participation in Obama's Job Summit. Watch the video.
December 2, 2009
Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com, shares his take on what makes a company successful and what entrepreneurs need. Watch the video.
November 24, 2009
An OECD report, sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation, indicates the new and young firms have been the primary source of jobs in the U.S. for the past three decades.
November 23, 2009
A USAToday.com Editorial, "Give Thanks for Job Creators."
November 17, 2009
Global Clean Tech Open and Global Student Entrepreneur Awards are among the many activities that are a part of Global Entrepreneur Week, 2009.
November 9, 2009
In preparation for Global Entrepreneurship Week, BSA supporters are encouraged to participate in a number of different ways.
November 2, 2009
A excerpt from a FastTrac report teaches you how to prioritize your work to produce a solid business plan to successfully launch your idea into action.
October 26, 2009
Fortune Small Business and the Kauffman Foundation release the 2009 "50 Best Places to Launch A Business" report.
October 19, 2009
BSA was at the Inc 500/5000 conference in September 2009 and spoke to entrepreneurs like you. View their video stories.
October 14, 2009
In our inaugural issue, read about Bill Wydra, small business owner.