A Rising Tide: Financing Strategies for Women-Owned Firms is a "must read" for current and aspiring women entrepreneurs who want to learn more about the financial tools and techniques that will help them to launch, develop, and grow their firms.

Only a few large, nationally-representative datasets include information on both the owner and the business. We briefly describe several of the most respected and up-to-date sources of data on entrepreneurs, the self-employed, and small businesses. More information including estimates of recent...

Data is a fundamental impediment to a better understanding of the multifaceted process of new firm creation. With better data, we can form a better understanding of the causes, constraints, and outcomes associated with the decision to launch a new business. Towards this end, the Kauffman...