June 1, 2013In its latest infographic, ‘Women in Business: 2007 – 2010’, the National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) builds off its previous…
June 1, 2013Does microenterprise have an impact on the local economy? Drawing on nearly 25 years of experience and five years of…
March 22, 2013During the summer of 2011, the United States participated in the 13th annual cycle of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM)…
March 1, 2013The GEM study is uniquely positioned to advance understanding about entrepreneurship and facilitate decisions and initiatives that promote these endeavours.…
February 13, 2013The State of Entrepreneurship in Portland reviews the current environment for entrepreneurship in Portland and defines an action plan to…- February 1, 2013ILSR’s annual survey has found that independent businesses experienced solid revenue growth in 2012, buoyed in part by “buy local…
January 1, 2013A solid review of several foundational studies on the costs and benefits to cities of locally-owned businesses versus larger chain…
December 12, 2012By all measures 2012 has been a year of opportunity and challenge, both abroad and on our shores. It was…
November 22, 2012In periods of full employment, a healthy employment growth rate would be one that simply matches the growth rate of…
November 1, 2012Entrepreneurs – including business, civic and social entrepreneurs, are central to bringing about fundamental change and innovation enabling local, regional…
