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Kauffman Foundation Awards Grant to University of Montana for Research on Women in Entrepreneurship

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a leader in advancing education and entrepreneurship that is among the largest private foundations in the United States, awarded a $25,000 grant to the University of Montana to further their understanding of women’s participation in pre-entrepreneurial stages, such as idea generation, idea evaluation, dabbling, doing, etc. and increase their involvement. Research shows that women are less likely to become entrepreneurs, and the disparities in entrepreneurial propensity between men and women appear at the earliest stages of the process. The Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) and the Blackstone LaunchPad at University of Montana (BLP-UM) will administer the grant and conduct the pertaining research.

Full Story: http://www.business.umt.edu/stories/kauffman-foundation-awards-grant-to-um.php

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