If we’re going to create new jobs, we must support entrepreneurs. Yet, policymakers continue to prioritize big, established businesses over new business.
The result: Entrepreneurship has remained effectively flat for 20 years, in part because women, people of color, and rural residents lack equal access to the tools needed to start new businesses.
The Coalition
Start Us Up Resources
Rebuilding Better: Our COVID-19 Response
America’s New Business Plan
We have a bipartisan plan for policymakers that is focused on creating new jobs and leveling the playing field for startups and small businesses.
So what do new business owners need? It’s pretty simple:
Opportunity
A Level Playing Field and Less Red Tape
Funding
Equal Access to the Right Kind of Capital Everywhere
Knowledge
The Know-How to Start a Business
Support
The Ability for All to Take Risks
The Start Us Up Coalition
Organizations around the country are working hard to eliminate barriers to starting a new business.
Meet our coalition members.
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Coalition Roundup: November 20, 2020
The challenges facing America — around business creation, the economy, and beyond — are many and varied. There is no single solution, but to the extent a silver bullet exists, many point to education as a likely starting point. For entrepreneurship, there is tremendous opportunity to reshape the American economy by investing in entrepreneurial education, […] -
Start Us Up Newsletter: November
This appeared in Start Us Up’s weekly newsletter. Sign up to stay in the loop and receive updates in real-time. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, upwards of 41% of all Black-owned businesses in America have closed their doors for good. More than any other, that data point tells the story of 2020 — a […] -
Coalition Roundup: November 13, 2020
Just one week after celebrating National Veterans Small Business Week, Americans of all backgrounds united Wednesday to again recognize the service and sacrifice of our nation’s military veterans. Since serving in the armed forces, many have continued to support their communities by launching and growing new business ventures. But much like other groups underrepresented in […] -
Mayors Hold the Key to Community-Led Recovery
“It’s probably the most unique time to be a mayor of a city right now.” Speaking at a Kauffman Mayors Council roundtable hosted by former Albuquerque Mayor RJ Berry, Mayor Nan Whaley of Dayton, Ohio discussed the incredible opportunity for mayors at this pivotal juncture in American history — a moment defined not only by […] -
Coalition Roundup: November 6, 2020
On Tuesday, a record number of Americans fulfilled their civic duties and voted in federal, state, and local elections. Given that policy too often ignores the needs of entrepreneurs, voting is an important component in securing a seat at the metaphorical table. But it’s only one step, and it’s essential the energy from the 2020 […]