As Americans step into 2026, we also begin the 250th birthday year of our nation’s founding.  It’s a moment to remember that few things are more central to America’s past – and more critical to its future – than entrepreneurship.   

Inc. Magazine

No two American Dream stories are the same. But one truth they all have in common: Big dreams can be achieved even with small budgets. That’s at the heart of NGA Chair Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt’s Reigniting the American Dream initiative. 

National Governors Association

The Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED) and its Office of Entrepreneurship have announced Nevada's inclusion as a Founding State of "America the Entrepreneurial," a national movement to celebrate and expand entrepreneurship ahead of the 250th anniversary of American Independence on July 4, 2026.

K-Enter Tech Hub

As our nation approaches its 250th anniversary, we need to put entrepreneurship at the center of national discussion.

Inc. Magazine

Risk-takers set the story of the United States of America in motion, said Victor W. Hwang, lamenting a modern day reality where needless barriers too often work against entrepreneurs and young businesses.

Startland News

Co-hosts Victor Hwang of Right to Start, Brian Brackeen of Lightship Capital, Maria Underwood of TechBirmingham and Technical.ly cofounder and CEO Chris Wink discuss entrepreneurship and the American dream, including how local entrepreneurial ecosystems are shaped by regional culture, politics and resources, and the importance (and challenges) of maintaining optimism in community building and startup leadership.

Technical.ly

Victor Hwang, a champion for entrepreneurial rights and a visionary leader, joins us to share his remarkable journey and insights. Through his work with organizations like the Kauffman Foundation and initiatives like Right to Start, Victor has been relentlessly advocating for early-stage entrepreneurs and fostering innovation economies.

NU Voices

This week, Victor Hwang tells us that his organization, Right to Start, has big plans for America’s upcoming 250th birthday. Spurred largely by the widespread sense that the American Dream has lost some of its luster, Victor and Right to Start are launching a campaign to turn our semiquincentennial into a celebration of America’s entrepreneurial roots and a push to remove the barriers that make it harder than it should be to start and build a business. One key focus: finding ways to make it easier for businesses to raise capital.

21 Hats Podcast

A growing movement argues that entrepreneurship isn’t a luxury — it’s essential to inclusive, effective economic policy.

Technical.ly

Right to Start is a national nonprofit with a plan to put founders at the center of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution.

Technical.ly

Today, economic growth comes largely from new and young businesses, which create virtually all net job growth in America. Yet most U.S. development institutions still operate as they did last century. The U.S. has not begun to maximize the economic potential of unleashing the entrepreneurial energy of its people. 

Inc. Magazine

Victor Hwang co-hosts the fourth episode of Technical.ly’s Builders LIVE Podcast.

Technical.ly

Victor Hwang, CEO of the small business advocacy company Right to Start reminds us that we are born to be starters, makers, doers and dreamers. "Each of us has a fundamental right to start our own thing, realize an idea, create something of value, forge a unique path, be master of our future," he notes.

The Financial Revolutionist