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Litan looks at “Better Capitalism” in Kauffman Sketchbook (Video)
Among many of the major innovations that characterize modern life — cars, computers and air conditioning, for instance — Robert Litan sees a common thread. “They were all introduced in the marketplace by an entrepreneur, by a new firm,” Litan says. “We need an economy that generates these new firms.” In a video released last…
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Kauffman Foundation CEO Schramm resigns, interim leader named
Carl Schramm, the president and CEO of the The Ewing Marion Kauffmann Foundation, today announced that he is stepping down from his post at the Kansas City, Mo.-based foundation. Kauffman Foundation trustee Benno Schmidt has taken over as the organization’s interim president, and the search for a new president and CEO will begin this year.…
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Senators introduce Startup Act, aim to boost new business growth (Video)
U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) late last week introduced The Startup Act, a piece of bipartisan legislation aimed at jump-starting the economy through the creation and growth of new businesses.The act outlines a five-prong approach to job creation based on the proven track record of entrepreneurs. Those five pro-growth principles are:…
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A guide to Global Entrepreneurship Week events across the Prairie
In 123 countries around the world and several cities across the Silicon Prairie, today marks the start of the fourth annual Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), sponsored by the Kansas City, Mo.-based Ewing Marion Kauffman Foudation. Globally, more than 25,000 partner organizations will host 40,000 events in a week-long …
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As part of ‘Big 5,’ Chamber aims to make KC ‘most entrepreneurial city’
Within five years, Kansas City will represent the pinnacle of entrepreneurship in the United States, at least if the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce has its way. The Chamber on Tuesday announced “the making of America’s most entrepreneurial city” as one of its “Big 5” ideas for the Kansas City area over the next…
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Kauffman Foundation’s Schramm on ‘Three Things’ entrepreneurs do
Lest entrepreneurs toiling away on nascent ventures begin to lose hope or start to doubt the importance of their undertakings, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation today supplied a nice dose of motivation — and reminder of the importance of entrepreneurs — in the form of a three-minute video. Sure, the video is intended less as…
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Kauffman Foundation unveils Startup Act, aims to spur economy
Days after releasing findings from a study that showed lagging job creation from new businesses, the Kansas City, Mo.-based Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation today outlined a new initiative aimed at jump-starting startups and, in turn, the economy as a whole. (Image, left, from kauffman.org.) Kauffman president and CEO Carl Schramm and vice president of research…
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PIPELINE alumni stepping up to help match Kauffman Foundation grant
PIPELINE alumni continue to dig into their pockets to help fuel the future of entrepreneurship in the region. PIPELINE president and CEO Joni Cobb said Wednesday that past participants of the Kansas-based entrepreneurship program for innovative, high-growth entrepreneurs have have raised an additional $55,000 since presenting a check for $160,000 to PIPELINE in late April.…
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Startup Open launches second search for globe’s top entrepreneurs
Startup Open, a competition that recognizes startups with high-growth potential, has launched its search for the 50 most promising new startups around the world, to be announced in conjunction with Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) 2011. The “GEW 50” will be announced on Oct. 15, with those companies subsequently competing for the top honors and prizes.…