Reports Kauffman Firm Survey Series As part of an effort to understand the dynamics of new businesses in the United States, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation sponsored the Kauffman Firm Survey (KFS), a panel study of new businesses founded in 2004 that are being tracked annually over their first eight years of operation. June 15, 2013 Share: Facebook LinkedIn Twitter The Kauffman Foundation Research Series on Firm Formation and Economic Growth consists of reports that explore the relationship between firm formation and economic growth in the United States from a variety of angles. The reports in the series include: Next Reports The Constant: Companies That Matter May 10, 2013 Reports From Lab Bench to Innovation: Critical Challenges to Nascent Academic Entrepreneurs May 8, 2013 Reports A Tale of Two Entrepreneurs: Understanding Differences in the Types of Entrepreneurship in the Economy May 2, 2013