

This podcast series is made possible through the support of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.Įarlier this month, I spent part of Global Entrepreneurship Week in Kansas City, Missouri. In this special four-part Work in Progress podcast series – Economic Mobility Through Entrepreneurship – we’ll examine those headwinds and solutions. We’ll hear directly from entrepreneurs, and get advice from leaders in business, education, and government – to learn how starting your own business can be a fulfilling and profitable career choice and a boon to a community. But that road isn’t always a smooth one for some new business owners who hit roadblocks such as access to financial capital, lack of a strong social network, and other barriers to success. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSSĮntrepreneurship is part of the American Dream and it is booming. A record 5.4 million new businesses were started last year, as workers across the country struck out on their own, searching for a different path to a fulfilling career and economic mobility.

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