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Niall Ferguson’s 'The Ascent of Money,' Sponsored by Kauffman Foundation, to Air on PBS Beginning July 8

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:41:08 GMT
<p>As the world continues to struggle to find its footing amid constricted credit, bank bailouts and rising unemployment, a Ewing Marion Kauffman Foun...

White House Expresses Support for Kauffman-New Economy Initiative to Revitalize Detroit

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:55:54 GMT
<p>The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation today launched a groundbreaking economic revitalization initiative with a free, daylong training program to as...

John Tyler, Kauffman Foundation, Co-Authors Paper Arguing Against Notion that Charities are Public Money

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:59:10 GMT
<p> John Tyler, secretary and general counsel of the Kauffman Foundation, and Evelyn Brody of the Chicago-Kent College of Law, have collaborated on a ...

Kauffman Foundation Presents a Conversation about the Future of Global Equities Markets

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:05:39 GMT
<p>Learn how a turbulent financial market combined with accelerating technologies will affect tomorrow's equity markets in a videotaped conversation j...

Kauffman Foundation Expert Discusses President Obama&#39;s Federal Reserve Plan via FinReg21.com Webinar

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:34:36 GMT
<p>FinReg21.com, a newly launched online resource of commentary and news on financial regulatory reform, hosted a live webinar on June 18, 2009 featur...

Michigan Offers Statewide Effort to Cultivate Entrepreneurship and New Jobs Amid Recession

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:06:06 GMT
<p>In response to record unemployment rates in Michigan, the Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center in partnership with the Ewing M...

Baby Boom Generation is Driving an Entrepreneurial Boom Toward Economic Growth, Kauffman Foundation Study Indicates

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:51:11 GMT
<p>Economists know that entrepreneurship will drive the economy back to health, but many people may be surprised to learn that the baby boom generatio...

Kauffman Foundation Study Finds More than Half of Fortune 500 Companies Were Founded in Recession or Bear Market

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:40:37 GMT
<p>According to a new study by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, challenging economic times can serve as the rebirth of entrepreneurial capitalism...

U.S. Venture Capital Industry Must Shrink to be an Economic Force, Kauffman Foundation Study Finds

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:28:27 GMT
<p>Contrary to popular belief, the venture capital industry is not a necessary condition in driving high-growth entrepreneurship, according to <span s...