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Entrepreneurship

African-American Entrepreneurs: Contributions and Challenges

Office of Advocacy May 24, 2022

African-Americans are underrepresented among self-employed workers. When African-Americans own firms, they are less likely to have employees, operate with less financing, and are more likely to become discouraged enough to forego applying…

Economic Studies

Millennial Veteran Entrepreneurship: Research on the Next Generation of Veteran Entrepreneurs

Office of Advocacy Jun 29, 2021

Historically, veterans have been more entrepreneurial than non-veterans. However, millennial veterans participate in entrepreneurship at a lower rate than millennial non-veterans. Important demographic differences exist between …

Latino Business Ownership: Contributions and Barriers for U.S.-Born and Immigrant Latino…

Office of Advocacy Jan 1, 2018

Robert W. Fairlie, Ph.D., January 2018 Full ReportDownload Research SummaryDownload Large differences in business ownership rates and income exist between minority groups and non-minorities. Those differences have persisted over…

Entrepreneurship in Low-Income Areas

Office of Advocacy Sep 30, 2017

By Maurice Kugler, Marios Michaelides, Neha Nanda, and Cassandra Agbayani, September 2017 Full ReportDownload Research SummaryDownload This study describes entrepreneurship in low-income areas. It focuses on three things: the…

Infographics

How Can Crowdfunding Help Entrepreneurs?

Office of Advocacy Jun 1, 2016

How Can Crowdfunding Help Entrepreneurs?Download

Infographics

Minority STEM Entrepreneurs

Office of Advocacy Apr 1, 2016

Minority STEM EntreprenuersDownload

Imported Entrepreneurs: Foreign-Born Scientists and Engineers in U.S. STEM Fields Entrepreneurship

Office of Advocacy Feb 1, 2016

Margaret E. Blume-Kohout, February 2016 Full ReportDownload Research SummaryDownload Purpose The STEM fields—science, technology, engineering and mathematics—are the source of tangible innovations in products and processes that…

Exploring the Policy Relevance of Startup Accelerators

Office of Advocacy Nov 17, 2014

Startup accelerator programs are innovative funding mechanisms that have the potential to identify high-value startups and help them advance to the next stage of growth.

Understanding the Gender Gap In STEM Fields Entrepreneurship

Office of Advocacy Oct 1, 2014

Margaret E. Blume-Kohout, October 2014 Full ReportDownload Research SummaryDownload Overall Findings The key findings of this report suggest an effective strategy for addressing the gender gap in STEM fields’ entrepreneurship…

Innovation Accelerators: Defining Characteristics Among Startup Assistance Organization

Office of Advocacy Oct 1, 2014

C. Scott Dempwolf, Jennifer Auer, and Michelle D’Ippolito, October 2014 Full ReportDownload Research SummaryDownload Purpose While accelerator programs have been around for almost a decade, their more recent successes have…

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