WASHINGTON, D.C. n Details of the best practices in state initiatives spurring entrepreneurship and demonstrating market-based results are now available in the conference proceedings from Putting It Together: The Role of Entrepreneurship in Economic Development. The conference held in March featured nineteen state entrepreneurship and economic development finalists whose presentations focused on how to create environments where entrepreneurship and economic development can flourish.
“We are excited about making the details of the best practices in state economic development available to policy makers and the public,” said Dr. Chad Moutray, Chief Economist for the Office of Advocacy. “These presentations provide a blueprint for others to follow and can help all regions of the country jump-start their local economic development.”
Moutray released the proceedings at the 20th anniversary celebration of the Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute at the University of Maryland. The Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute’s “Maryland Industrial Partnership Program” won the conference award for Best Practice in technology transfer programs.
The conference and proceeding were co-sponsored by the Office of Advocacy, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the Council of State Governments, and the National Lieutenant Governors Association. Copies of the proceedings can be downloaded by visiting the Office of Advocacy web site at www.sba.gov/advo.
The Office of Advocacy, the “small business watchdog” of the government, examines the role and status of small business in the economy and independently represents the views of small business to federal agencies, Congress, and the President. It is the source for small business statistics presented in user-friendly formats and it funds research into small business issues.