National policymakers and academics around the world are increasingly in consensus that entrepreneurship is an important driver of economic development. As a result, more and more national governments ...
On March 12, 2020 / By Endeavor InsightEntrepreneurship is an important contributor to economic growth, but it’s high-growth entrepreneurs who do most of the heavy lifting. These are the entrepreneurs that increase employment by at ...
On April 18, 2016 / By Endeavor InsightProfessor Colin Mason is Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Adam Smith Business School at the University of Glasgow. He has held visiting positions at universities throughout Canada, Australia, ...
On August 4, 2015 / By Endeavor InsightIn the last few years, the Seattle Office of Economic Development (OED) has launched two initiatives to identify specific roadblocks that prevent local entrepreneurs from growing companies in the local ...
On January 28, 2015 / By Endeavor InsightIt’s rare for a government program to grab the attention of entrepreneurs and policymakers around the world. But then again, Start-Up Chile isn’t an ordinary government initiative. The program, which was ...
On September 9, 2014 / By Endeavor InsightDoes personality play a role in determining who is a good entrepreneur? A recent study seeks to understand the influence of personality traits among entrepreneurs. It analyzes what psychologists call ...
On September 8, 2014 / By Endeavor InsightOur team has identified three recently published entrepreneurship studies that use data from across the world to answer interesting policy questions. A summary of each paper is below. Why ...
On August 27, 2014 / By Endeavor InsightScaleup companies often create the vast majority of the new jobs in economies across the world. This makes policies that successfully support these fast-growing firms critically important. Ross Brown and Colin ...
On July 18, 2014 / By Endeavor InsightBarriers that increase the cost and time required to start a business are often seen as deterrents to economic growth and job creation. Yet, the question persists: does ...
On July 8, 2014 / By Endeavor InsightNew analysis suggests that an incentive program is significantly increasing early-stage investing in the U.K. Recent changes to the program’s rules may be one of the biggest reasons ...
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