Want to keep the American economy growing? Instead of tax cuts, interest rate cuts, tariffs or tax breaks for established companies, communities should focus on helping entrepreneurs start more new businesses — because they account for nearly all net new job creation.
More important, we need to tap into the collective wisdom of millions of young people with big ideas to create the industries of the future.
This week, entrepreneurs across Kansas City, the nation and the world are gathering for Global Entrepreneurship Week. From the mom-and-pop restaurant owner to the health care technology innovator, these makers, doers and dreamers represent something deeply embedded in the American DNA. From the beginning, we were a startup nation, leveraging a culture of creativity, innovation and risk-taking to spawn great economic revolutions — in agriculture, industry, technology and service.
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