The 2010 State of Entrepreneurship speech from Carl Schramm, president and CEO of the Kauffman Foundation, is embedded below. A quote from early in the speech, “This is the hope and power of entrepreneurship—and while entrepreneurs are not the sought-after silver bullet, economic recovery will not happen without them.”, encapsulates one of the themes. And assertions such as “No country has enough entrepreneurs” provide a basis for exploring ways to encourage and support solo and small businesses in forming.
The speech was given a few weeks ago, in January 2010. More information can be found on CSpan Video.
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