The paper demonstrates that recent results suggesting a positive relationship between banking regulation and entrepreneurship are very sensitive to estimation assumption. When heteroscedasticity and autocorrelation are corrected for, branching deregulation is shown to have no effect and the estimated effect of interstate banking deregulation is reduced by nearly two thirds.
The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2001 assessment reports that interest by would-be entrepreneurs to start new businesses declined in 2001 as the economic recession and lingering effects of the dot.com crash dampened enthusiasm for launching new ventures. The trend is expected to continue for the near term with a strong rebound later in the year.
The National Commission on Entrepreneurship study offers suggestions on how policymakers can help stimulate the creation and growth of new businesses in their local areas. The guide addresses several myths and offers a definition for the role of todays entrepreneurs and how they affect the local economy. The report also recommends polices and programs for the business sector.
The authors review recent empirical research on two critical aspects of entrepreneurial enterprises: (i) to what extent do the owners of such enterprises face constraints in capital markets, and (ii) how do entrepreneurs react to changes in their personal income tax situations?
The study analyzes 1,100 entrepreneurial businesses across nine different industries in 17 countries and serves to reaffirm the lessons of the recent dot.com crash in the U.S., suggesting that growth alone is not a key to long-term business success.
The report highlights six key priorities - identified by the womens brain trust - that should be addressed over the next three to five years to bring women entrepreneurs into the fold and inject new vibrancy into our economy.
The report is designed to help the Community Entrepreneurship Focus Area Task
Force better understand: the market for rural entrepreneurship (place and people); the issues associated with promoting entrepreneurship in this market; efforts to address these issues; and the implications for future Kauffman Center activity in this arena.
The report explores the opportunities emerging in the field of social entrepreneurship for the Kauffman Center by exploring the challenges and opportunities, current resources available to social entrepreneurs, and venture philanthropy for non-profit enterprises.
The paper is divided into the following four parts: origins of minority enterprise programs; trends in education and employment; sources of venture capital funding for minority enterprise; and recommendations to accelerate minority high technology enterprise.
The report identifies changes in entrepreneurship education in terms of four key audiences: students, faculty, administration and entrepreneurs.