- November 9, 2011Local officials widely recognize that economic competitiveness is contingent upon a strong and growing entrepreneurial and small business community. This…
November 6, 201124 low-cost, politically viable state policy ideas from the Corporation for Enterprise Development to increase financial security and opportunity in…- October 17, 2011The sustained surge in rural self-employment since 2000 has largely gone unnoticed by policymakers and rural economic developers. Here we…
- October 6, 2011This study examines the creation and configuration of infrastructure for entrepreneurship. Using the case of nanotechnology’s emergence, I show how…
- September 30, 2011In the aftermath of the latest financial crisis, policy-makers at all levels are concerned about the impact of the crisis…
- September 27, 2011On behalf of the National Women’s Business Council (NWBC), Hart Research conducted two focus groups on August 31, 2011, among…
September 13, 2011Despite recent gains, women still lag behind men on key measures of start-up activity, and their firms tend not to…- September 12, 2011The most recent in Advocacy’s periodic series of reports on businesses owned by women and men.
September 11, 2011California, and the nation as a whole, still can seize economic opportunities, but only if both overcome these multiplying sets…
September 2, 2011This document sketches the ecosystem or life-cycle of small business financing. The FAQ format allows users to browse through topics…
