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Women-owned companies have less fundraising power than companies run by men, according to findings in a new book financed by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation " A Rising Tide: Financing Strategies for Women-Owned Firms ," released Wednesday, highlights results from the Kauffman Firm Survey, which found that during the first year of operation, ... (more)

We first heard about Senator Jerry Moran's stance to help support entrepreneurs and foster innovation and technology throughout the Midwest at The Gigabit Challenge Finale back in January.

South Carolina ranked No. 16 nationally for friendliness toward small business, according to a recent survey by Thumbtack.com , in partnership with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation .

The Boston Globe has a a story about a new institute, founded by Jon F. Wilkins, that aims to solve some of the administrative problems facing independent scholars: "The Ronin Institute for wayward academics" . But the issue isn't just a lack of jobs for would-be academics.

Robert Litan, vice president for Research and Policy at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, talks about the potential impact of immigrant startup company entrepreneurs on the U.S. labor market.

More Litan is the author or co-author of more than 25 books and 200 articles on a range of economic subjects.

Virginia has received high marks - again - for its business-friendly environment.

Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 22, U.S. Senators Marco Rubio , Chris Coons , Jerry Moran and Mark Warner along with Steve Case, Revolution LLC CEO and member of President Obama's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, and Robert Litan of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, will unveil bipartisan legislation, Startup Act 2.0, aimed at jumpstarting the ... (more)

It takes steady nerves, risk-taking and a willingness to cut through the hype when deciding that an unproven company has a product worth investing in.

When it comes to starting a business, location can be everything. If you're a restaurant, you want to be on a highly visible and well-traveled street, whereas an IT distribution company might want to be closer to an airport or major highway .

It takes steady nerves, risk-taking and a willingness to cut through the hype when deciding that an unproven company has a product worth investing in.

Many investors believe they are deprived of high returns generated by venture capital funds.

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation has published a report arguing that the venture capital model is broken.

Sacramento, we've got a problem. CEO Magazine has ranked California dead last among the 50 states in its annual survey of the best and worst places to do business.

Overall friendliness Ease of starting a business Hiring costs Regulations Health & safety Employment, labor & hiring Tax code Licensing Environmental Zoning Training programs Networking programs Current economic health Optimism about future Growth rate last year Thumbtack.com, in partnership with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, has conducted ... (more)

May. 8, 2012 - Harold Bradley, chief investment officer at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, and Bob Rice, managing partner at Tangent Capital Partners LLC and a Bloomberg contributing editor, talk about investment returns from venture-capital funds versus the public markets.

Over the past decade, public stock markets have ... Amgen Re-Ups Investment In Sutro Biopharma - The venture capital arm of Thousand Oaks-based Amgen has placed more funding into one of its portfolio companies, Sutro Biopharma, which is working on developing a scalable biochemical protein synthesis platform aimed at cancer therapeutics.

Tennessee gets a B-minus in terms of friendliness to small business in a new survey sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Tennessee scored As in eight of 12 categories, including hiring costs, regulations and tax code.

In order for venture-capital firms to invest in startups, they need funding from institutional investors.

The title of a new report on the venture capital asset class by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation says it all: "We Have Met the Enemy ... and He Is Us." The report, culled from 20 years of the Kauffman foundation's investments in VC funds, concludes that the "limited partner investment model is broken." "Our research suggests that ... (more)