

Fueling Local Economies: Research, Innovation and Jobs
Watch Kauffman Foundation researcher Dane Stangler deliver prepared testimony on behalf of Robert E. Litan, Kauffman Foundation vice president of research and policy, before the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee.
The hearing, which occurred earlier today, explored how federally funded innovation through university grants, including those for basic research, has a positive impact on communities and fuels employment growth. Watch the webcast>>
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Entrepreneurship and Expeditionary Economics
You may have watched Carl Schramm last month talk to Charlie Rose about building economies in post-conflict nations. Now the Kauffman Foundation has collected all the content related to Schramm's concept — including video from the Summit on Entrepreneurship and Expeditionary Economics — in one online location. Visit the website>>
Does age matter? The Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity indicates that people in the thirty-five to forty-four age bracket experienced the largest increase in business-creation rates between 2008 and 2009, rising from 0.35 in 2008 to 0.40 in 2009. Check out the Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity interactive charts.
Sign the petition for a National Entrepreneurs' Day in the U.S.![]()


