Entrepreneurship at a Glance: 2011
December 17, 2011The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development looks at key indicators on international entrepreneurship.Job Standards in Economic Development Programs
December 15, 2011Many states offer subsidies to businesses operating within their borders, but many programs do not require any job creation, or…The Great Recession and Income Distribution
December 13, 2011The Public Policy Institute of California looks at how the Great Recession affected income distribution in the state.State of Small Business Report
November 13, 2011Pepperdine Business School reports on small business in the state of California. (Spoilers: They're in favor.)Earnings of Female Hispanic Entrepreneurs
November 10, 2011Using microdata from the 2001-2009 American Community Surveys, the 2000 U.S. decennial census, and the 2001-2011 Current Population Surveys, this…Survey of High-Performing Small Businesses
November 10, 2011The Gazelle Index is a new national quarterly survey of the current conditions, optimism and future hiring plans of high-performing…Local Roles in Small Business Culture
November 9, 2011Local officials widely recognize that economic competitiveness is contingent upon a strong and growing entrepreneurial and small business community. This…Policies to Increase Financial Security
November 6, 201124 low-cost, politically viable state policy ideas from the Corporation for Enterprise Development to increase financial security and opportunity in…Determinants of Rural Self-Employment
October 17, 2011The sustained surge in rural self-employment since 2000 has largely gone unnoticed by policymakers and rural economic developers. Here we…Building Infrastructure for Entrepreneurship
October 6, 2011This study examines the creation and configuration of infrastructure for entrepreneurship. Using the case of nanotechnology’s emergence, I show how…