2019 State of Entrepreneurship Address

Too many communities concentrate on attracting businesses from afar instead of growing them at home. In a thriving ecosystem, entrepreneurship empowers individuals, improves standards of living, and creates jobs, wealth, and innovation in the economy. But the success of an entrepreneurial ecosystem can’t be bought; it has to be built.

In the 2019 State of Entrepreneurship Address, we discussed how, together, we can grow inclusive and empowering economies and explored the best ways to support the makers, the doers, and the dreamers.

Featuring speeches by:

Wendy Guillies, president and CEO, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Victor W. Hwang, vice president, Entrepreneurship, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

And a panel conversation with:

Mayor Sly James, Kansas City, Missouri
Christine Lai, community activator, Los Angeles, California
Kim Lane, entrepreneur, Conway, Arkansas

Show support for entrepreneurs in your community

Download the SOE 2019 Digital Checklist >