Our Uncommon Voices

Kauffman’s Nathan Madden evaluates the crisis that pre-dates our current crises – the crisis of what or whom to believe.

In a time when it’s easy to feel isolated, four communities focus economic development on building strong entrepreneurial ecosystems – knowing that others are doing similar work, and are willing to share and support, makes a difference.

Choosing to invest in the complicated task of evolving education to “future-proof” workers is smarter than trying to future-proof jobs.

The Small Business Association (SBA) is the first stop for entrepreneurs seeking relief – plus other options for those who don’t qualify.

Opportunity America conducted a series of roundtables and a survey of immigrant entrepreneurs, seeking to understand the extraordinary entrepreneurial energy many newcomers bring to the U.S. and how the barriers they face are different from those confronting native-born founders.

Kauffman Director of Education Sherman Whites proposes a shift in how we perceive philanthropy to confront the question, “How do we answer to call to care for each other?”

The democratization of entrepreneurship has built burgeoning hubs from Africa to Asia to South America providing evidence that mankind still understands what we can achieve when we work together to improve lives.

As 1 Million Cups communities across the country become virtual, rather than in-person events, communities remain in-tact and entrepreneurs can stay connected.

Mona Ahmed explores how her dad, Humayun Ahmed, ended up a gas station owner and serial entrepreneur supported by a community that cultivates its own network to overcome barriers to success.

Founder of the Latinx Education Collaborative knows firsthand the importance of representation in schools.

With the impending rise of millennials as the dominant generation, social activism can no longer be an afterthought in business. Now, and into the future, businesses must be formed with a social consciousness as part of their core values.

The creative disruption needed to transform the process by which our children are prepared for life after education is a challenge, but one stakeholders are embracing.

A new RFP addresses the urgent need to grow and strengthen entrepreneurship support in the urban and rural areas of Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas.