Kaufman: Best of 2012

Source: Kauffman Foundation

  • The Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity once again tops the list of downloaded reports. The leading indicator of new business creation in the United States reveals that though entrepreneurship dipped in 2011, it remained above pre-recession levels.
  • The compelling white paper, “We Have Met the Enemy … And He Is Us,” continues to spark debate and international attention about its findings that reveal that most institutional investors, including larger state pension funds, endowments and foundations, may be shortchanged by their investments in venture capital funds.
  • The Foundation’s series of in-depth studies on the geography of Inc. 500 firms are among the most downloaded reports in 2012. The Ascent of America’s High-Growth Companies finds that these fast-growing companies flourish in surprising places.