Dashboard: Does Entrepreneurship Have a Perception Problem?
In this episode, Right to Start CEO Victor Hwang discusses the progress Right to Start has made, including significant recent steps in Oklahoma. He also has big plans for the 250th celebration of what he likes to call America’s startup.
21 Hats Podcast
Alumna Julie Cropp Gareleck Leads a People-First Behavioral AI Company
As Shippensburg University continues its participation in the America the Entrepreneurial campaign to honor alumni who have built exceptional careers as entrepreneurs, alongside its celebration of Women’s History Month, the university proudly recognizes Julie Cropp Gareleck, a serial entrepreneur, bestselling author and AI innovator whose work is shaping the future of people-first leadership in the workplace.
Shippensburg University
Sherri Blum’s journey from classroom teacher to successful entrepreneur
Alumna Sherri Blum, featured this Women’s History Month in Shippensburg’s “America the Entrepreneurial” campaign, pursued a diverse career path, starting as a high school social studies teacher in Baltimore County, to becoming a celebrity interior designer and then founding the lifestyle Brand, Bourbon Cowgirl. Blum represents that the route to entrepreneurship can take on many different paths.
Shippensburg University
13 teams of entrepreneurs enter semifinal round of Panasci competition
The University at Buffalo has identified 13 teams as semifinalists in the 26th annual Henry A. Panasci Jr. Technology Entrepreneurship Competition (Panasci TEC), taking them one step closer to the first-place prize of $65,000 in startup funding and business services that will go to the group that presents the best plan for a viable new business in Western New York.
University of Buffalo
Why isn't entrepreneurship already the center of economic development?
Technical.ly’s Builders LIVE Podcast new episode co-hosted by Victor Hwang.
Technical.ly
Oklahoma City mayor named founding leader of national entrepreneurship campaign
Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt has been designated the first “Founding Mayor” of “America the Entrepreneurial,” a national campaign to renew the country’s startup spirit ahead of the United States’ 250th anniversary this year.
The Journal Record
The Real Reason Entrepreneurship Is Booming Right Now
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
Reigniting Entrepreneurship and Business-friendly Solutions
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
Nevada Becomes Founding State of "America the Entrepreneurial" Initiative
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
Viewpoint: Entrepreneurship can benefit all Californians
Entrepreneurship needs to benefit all Californians, not just those in areas that are known for it, Cameron Law argues.
San Francisco Business Times
Statewide entrepreneurship initiative kicks off in Buffalo
A statewide initiative to grow entrepreneurship and make it a civic and economic priority is launching with an event Thursday in Buffalo.
Buffalo News
Missouri Starters Coalition debuts effort to boost homegrown jobs, future founders
Entrepreneurs across Missouri gained a new champion this week as regional and national advocates launched a new coalition to support builders in the face of systemic, confidence-shaking roadblocks as they seek to drive job creation and higher lifetime incomes.
Startland News
America Is the Greatest Startup of All Time—Can We Do It Again?
As our nation approaches its 250th anniversary, we need to put entrepreneurship at the center of national discussion.
Inc. Magazine
‘America the Entrepreneurial’: Can builders restore the promise of ‘the most courageous startup the world has ever seen?’
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
Optimism, Entrepreneurship and the American Dream
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
A Right to Start in Entrepreneurship
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
Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation to be ‘front door’ for entrepreneurs
The new office as “providing a tangible front door for entrepreneurs, [for the state] to answer questions” in a way the current set-up can't.
Inside INdiana Business
Dashboard: Introducing America the Entrepreneurial
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
Kansas launches new resources for small businesses, entrepreneurs
Tools for small business owners are now available through the Kansas Small Business Office, leaders with the Kansas Department of Commerce announced Tuesday while highlighting the need to encourage entrepreneurship and business development in the state.
Kansas Reflector
How local governments can back the entrepreneurs building their regions’ futures
A growing movement argues that entrepreneurship isn’t a luxury — it’s essential to inclusive, effective economic policy.
Technical.ly