We’ve written recently about St. Louis’ lack of small-business job growth,  and today a new Kauffman Foundation study reminds us why this issue is so important. Analyzing U.S. Census data for 2007, Kauffman says that two-thirds of all net job creation…

I feel better about the climate for startup businesses in Missouri after meeting Jim Spencer, president and founder of Newsy. He moved the company to Columbia, Mo., a year ago from the San Francisco Bay area, and has since increased…

A recent study by the Kauffman Foundation should raise all kinds of red flags for people concerned about Missouri’s business climate. The show-me state ranks next to last in the rate of entrepreneurial activity, with 150 business startups per 100,000 adults.…

The Midwest has less entrepreneurial activity than any other region, according to a new report from the Kauffman Foundation of Kansas City. But Kauffman’s home state, Missouri, is at least moving in the right direction. The Show-Me State’s index of entrepreneurial activity…

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Venture-capital events like Invest Midwest  generally are billed as places for startup companies to raise money. And while the 30 companies featured here include some raw startups, they also include some companies that have been around for a few…

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.  

I’ve just spent the day at Invest Midwest, a venture capital forum at which 30 promising entrepreneurs made 10-minute pitches to folks with money to invest.  There’s a lot to be hopeful  about, with some very interesting…

What separates the entrepreneur from the rest of us wage slaves? One standard answer is that you have to be a risk-taker to start a business.

Anne-Marie Knott of Washington University’s Olin School of Business, in a study published in Management Science, says…