An interesting new Strada/Upjohn Institute report examines how and where America’s college graduates migrate (or not) after completing their education. Talent in Motion’s bottom line finding is somewhat surprising: fewer
06-08-2026
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It's not too late (barely) to join us next week in Chapel Hill NC for the annual Basic Economic Development Course offered on campus at the University of North Carolina
23-07-2026
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If you happen to be attending the National Association of Counties Annual Conference (in New Orleans from July 17-20), please come join us at what will be a very interesting
09-07-2026
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Over the past year, I’ve been seeing growing critiques of various business accelerator programs, especially those focused on technology sectors. (You can find some examples here and here.) The critics
01-06-2026
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With technology markets in the midst of major transformation due to AI and other factors, it can be helpful to check in on what data tells us about the state
22-05-2026
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As rural America struggles through our current affordability crises, communities and organizations are also struggling to identify new sources of community investments. Of course, philanthropy is a primary potential investment
20-05-2026
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The EntreWorks blog has been recently focused on the ongoing great ownership transition, driven by baby boomer business owners retiring and (hopefully) transitioning their business to new and younger owners.
13-05-2026
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I recently learned of some interesting small business research work being led by Laura Freschi, Tim Ogden, and Jonathan Mordoch of New York University’s Financial Access Initiative. They studied how
22-04-2026
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As we’ve noted in past posts, the US is in the midst of a “great ownership transfer,” where as many as 6 million US small businesses will (hopefully) transfer ownership
08-04-2026
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