Weekly Update, Issue 40, July 19, 2010
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Kauffman Foundation, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Kauffman Labs for Enterprise Creation Seeks Education Founders
Kauffman Labs for Enterprise Creation is looking for a select number of aspiring founders of high-growth education-focused businesses for its Education Ventures Program. Businesses in the burgeoning education market not only can transform people’s lives, they create new jobs and therefore help grow the economy. If you've had an education-focused business idea for some time, but haven't been able to take the plunge to get it started, then this program is for you. Read more>>
Get the education industry dialogue started on BuildAStrongerAmerica.com>>
Infectious Talk Podcast Interview with Mark Cuban
Featured content from Kauffman.org
: Infectious Talk podcast host and Kauffman senior fellow, Paul Kedrosky, interviews Mark Cuban about being an entrepreneur and his strong opinions on Wall Street. Cuban explains his belief that, "Wall Street doesn't know what business it's in." Listen to the podcast>>
Rate of Entrepreneurship, by Gender
According to the Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity, men are substantially more likely to start businesses each month than are women. The entrepreneurial activity rate for men increased slightly from 0.42% in 2007 to 0.43% in 2008. Among women, the business-creation rate also increased, from 0.24% to 0.25%. Source: Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity
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