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Carl Schramm
Recent Articles about Carl Schramm
Opening Sessions: Mike Faith
I listened to Carl Schramm from the Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City talk about how entrepreneurship is in many ways what actually defines us as America... Read more
From McCain, Some Love For the SBA (From Schramm, None)
Last Friday, at the Inc. 500 conference, Carl Schramm took a gratuitous but useful swipe at the Small Business Administration... Read more
Reading, Writing, Running a Company
This month, a program called EntrepreneurshipWeek USA will extol the virtues of business ownership in schools across the country. Read more
Entrepreneurship: Can the Touch be Taught?
Can you teach someone to be an entrepreneur? With more than 1,500 U.S. colleges offering some sort of entrepreneurship classes -- by the Ewing Mari... Read more
Kauffman Donates $25.5 Million to Universities
The grants, part of a $200 million initiative, will help foster entrepreneurship programs at nine schools nationwide. Read more
Business Leaders to Measure Innovation
A federal and private-sector partnership seeks to gauge the impact of innovation on the U.S. economy. Read more
EntrepreneurshipWeek USA Kicks Off with Workshops, Networking Opportunities
The first-ever educational event is designed to promote business ownership among high-school and college students. Read more
Dyslexia Fosters Entrepreneurs?
More than a third of business owners may be dyslexic. But most reveal the reading disorder is a gift that aided their success. Read more
Study: Start-up Rate at 15-Year High
But the high cost of employees may explain why more entrepreneurs are choosing to go at it alone, says a new Kauffman Foundation study. Read more
The Silver Lining for Small Business in a Recession
Kauffman Foundation president Carl Schramm talks about why great companies tend to get launched during recessions Read more
Editor's Letter
You should have been in Savannah. Scott Cook, founder of Intuit, was there, talking about innovation and customer service on the main stage. Carl Schramm... Read more
Immigrant Startups Continue to Grow
A national study shows immigrants are launching businesses at a faster pace than native-born entrepreneurs. Read more
Carbon Post-it Notes Win National Business Contest
March 19, 2007 -- Carbon Post-it Notes created by students at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology in Rapid City, S.D., was ... Read more
Kauffman Foundation Pledges $35 Million for College Programs
The grants will be used to help promote entrepreneurship education beyond business schools. Read more
Entrepreneurship Group Forms Panel on University Education
Jan. 26, 2006 - In an effort to create a common approach to entrepreneurial education across all universities, a leading organization for... Read more
Relocating Washington
Imagine the Interior Department out West, or Labor in Detroit. Read more
Understanding How Innovation Happens
Eugene Fitzgerald, an MIT professor of materials science, talks about how the U.S. can still be an innovation leader. Read more
Five Universities You Can Do Business With
Smart schools resist the temptation to treat every new idea like it's the next Google. Read more
Center Opens to Help Minority Entrepreneurs
July 21, 2005 --The first center under the Urban Entrepreneur Partnership has opened in Kansas City, Mo. The Kansas City Urban Entrepreneu... Read more
Unexpected Benefits
More people will start companies, thanks to health savings accounts. Read more
EntrepreneurshipWeek USA at Stanford
Next week is EntrepreneurshipWeek USA. Created by the Kauffman Foundation, the event is to promote entrepreneurship and educate the public about what it m... Read more
The New Film Studies? Forensic Accounting
Why classes in forensic accounting are multiplying. Read more
Immigration Dominates Conversation at SBA's Annual Expo
Speeches during the event's first day focused on the role of foreign-born workers at small businesses. Read more
Op-ed: Foreign Students Who Study Engineering Deserve Citizenship
It's time that we stop envying China, and start making the U.S. a friendlier place for engineers. Read more
Seventeen Workers and $60 Million in Sales
The Inc. 500's greatest contribution. Read more
That Certain Something: The World's Most Influential Entrepreneurs
We put the question to six experts: Who are the five most interesting entrepreneurs of the past 30 years? Read more
D.C.: The Next Start-up Capital?
Could the nation's capital be the next Silicon Valley? Plus, the growing demand for app developers, a new White House partnership, and more of the day's news. Read more
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