External Research

The Innovation-Entrepreneurship Nexus

Advanced Research Technologies, LLC, "The Innovation-Entrepreneurship Nexus," SBA Office of Advocacy and the Edward Lowe Foundation, April 2005

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A Governor's Guide to Strengthening State Entrepreneurship Policy

National Governors Association, A Governor's Guide to Strengthening State Entrepreneurship Policy, 2004.

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Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity

Fairlie, Robert W., Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity, Ewing Marion kauffman Foundation, 2005.

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Native Entrepreneurship: Challenges and Opportunities for Rural Communities

Malkin, Jennifer with Kim Pate, Brian Dabson, and Amy Mathews, Native Entrepreneurship: Challenges and Opportunities for Rural Communities, CFED, December 2004.

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Gauging a Region's Entrepreneurial Potential

Low, Sara, Jason Henderson, and Stephan Weiler, "Gauging a Region's Entrepreneurial Potential," Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Third Quarter, 2005.

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Self-Employed Business Ownership Rates in the United States: 1979-2003

Fairlie, Robert W., "Self-Employed Business Ownership Rates in the United States: 1979-2003," SBA Office of Advocacy, December 2004.

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An Empirical Approach to Characterize Rural Small Business Growth and Profitability

Innovation & Information Consultants©, Inc., An Empirical Approach to Characterize Rural Small Business Growth and Profitability, SBA Office of Advocacy, February 2006.

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Strategies for Sustainable Entrepreneurship

Central Appalachian Network, Strategies for Sustainable Entrepreneurship.

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Mapping Rural Entrepreneurship

Dabson, Brian, Jennifer Malkin, Amy Mathews, Kimberly Pate and Sean Stickle, Mapping Rural Entrepreneurship, CFED, August 2003.

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Understanding Entrepreneurship: A Research and Policy Report, 2005.

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Understanding Entrepreneurship: A Research and Policy Report, 2005.

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Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Project Reports, 1999-2005

Babson College and the London School of Business, Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Project Reports, 1999-2005.

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State Entrepreneurship Policies and Programs

Kayne, Jay, State Entrepreneurship Policies and Programs, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, November 1999.

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Building Social Capital: A New Strategy for Retaining and Revitalizing Inner-City Manufacurers

Lichtenstein, Gregg A., "Building Social Capital: A New Strategy for Retaining and Revitalizing Inner-City Manufacturers," Collaborative Strategies, January 1999.

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Entrepreneurial League System: Transforming Your Community's Economy through Enterprise Development

Lyons, Thomas S., Entrepreneurial League System: Transforming Your Community's Economy through Enterprise Development, Appalachian Regional Commission, March 2002.

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High-Growth Companies: Mapping America's Entrepreneurial Landscape

National Commission on Entrepreneurship, High-Growth Companies: Mapping America's Entrepreneurial Landscape, July 2001.

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From the Garage to the Boardroom: The Entrepreneurial Roots of America's Largest Corporations

National Commission on Entrepreneurship, From the Garage to the Boardroom: The Entrepreneurial Roots of America's Largest Corporations, August 2001.

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Entrepreneurship: A Candidate's Guide

National Commission on Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship: A Candidate's Guide, August 2002.

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What's so New about New Entrepreneurship Policies? State Government Initiatives to Foster New Venture Creation

Pages, Erik R., "What's so New about New Entrepreneurship Policies? State Government Initiatives to Foster New Venture Creation," Knowledge Clusters and Entrepreneurship in Regional Economic Development Conference, Minneapolis, MN, September 2004.

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Understanding Entrepreneurship Promotion as an Economic Development Strategy: A Three-State Survey

Pages, Erik R. and Kenneth Poole, "Understanding Entrepreneurship Promotion as an Economic Development Strategy: A Three-State Survey," National Commission on Entrepreneurship and the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness, January 2003.

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The Entrepreneur Next Door

Reynolds, Paul, et al., The Entrepreneur Next Door, Ewing Marion kauffman Foundation, 2002.

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Women in Business: A Demographic Review of Women's Business Ownership

Office of Advocacy, US Small Business Administration, August 2006.

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Fostering Entrepreneurship Development Systems in Rural America

First Review of the Results of the Request for Proposals - Report to the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, January 2005.

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The RUPRI Center for Rural Entrepreneurship

The RUPRI Center for Rural Entrepreneurship strives to be the focal point for efforts to stimulate and support private and public entrepreneurship development in communities throughout rural America.  By supporting practice-driven research and evaluation and facilitating shared learning among practitioners, researchers and policy makers, the Center works to encourage entrepreneurship development as an effective route to building prosperous, dynamic, and sustainable rural economies. The Center is part of the Rural Policy Research Institute, an organization dedicated to providing unbiased analysis and information on the challenges, needs, and opportunities facing rural America. To learn more about RUPRI, go to www.rupri.org.

 

 

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