Kauffman Labs Inaugural Incubator Program Brings In Education-Focused Entrepreneurs from Massachusetts, Michigan, and Bay Area

The Education Ventures Program, which will kick off later this month, is a bit different. It’s not necessarily looking for the next billion-dollar Web or software startup, but is entirely focused on developing businesses and technologies out to improve education.

This one comes from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, and naturally it lines up with the organization’s vision of spurring economic growth. "Through our entrepreneurship education program, we hope that we can catalyze more founders of high growth, scalable business," says Sandy Miller, director of Kauffman Labs for Enterprise Creation, which runs Education Ventures. "The reason for the explicit focus on those types of businesses is that data has come out showing that the majority of net new job creation comes from firms less than five years old."

Erin Kutz

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