Public support of entrepreneurship seems to be all the rage in policy circles, and yet in 2011 only about 8 percent of American businesses were new, compared to 15 percent 1970. Inspired by this frustrating truth, the Kauffman Foundation has produced a report called ‘Guidelines for Local and State Governments to Promote Entrepreneurship‘ based on lessons learned from the foundation’s entrepreneurship support programs. Here are a few of their most interesting findings:
