The symposium is hosted by the Active Management Research Alliance (AMRA), a multi-university initiative promoting research on active portfolio management strategies and alternative investments.
On Thursday, April 27, the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise hosted John Haltiwanger, Dudley and Louisa Dillard Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland, for a hourlong chat on "Why Business Formation Surged During the Pandemic" Haltiwanger is a member of the 2023 class of Kenan Institute Distinguished Fellows. Together they comprise an exemplary set of global scholars committed to leveraging their individual expertise, thought leadership, research and networks to further the institute’s efforts to examine and drive solutions to issues facing business and the economy today. This year’s class will support the institute’s 2023 grand challenge: “Workforce Disrupted: Seeking the Labor Market’s Next Equilibrium.”
This research symposium brings together leading professionals and academics to focus on global issues in private equity and will feature an opening presentation from Prof. Tim Jenkinson (Oxford University, Saïd Business School), an academic roundtable, and a panel of industry practitioners.
The idea of financial compensation for the descendants of slaves in America has been in existence since the end of the Civil War. In spite of decades of discussion, though, the issue still ignites debate and raises such questions as “How do you put a cash value on enslavement?” and “Who should be eligible to receive compensation?” In this video, economist William A. “Sandy” Darity Jr., Samuel BuBois Cook Professor of Public Policy at Duke University, discusses the history of racial inequality in the U.S. and outlines a plan for instituting reparations to the descendants of slaves.
CREATE Faculty Director and UNC Public Policy Professor Maryann Feldman recently served as a panelist examining conditions for technology-based economic development. While speaking to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Sept. 29, Feldman cautioned against treating universities as lynchpins in the effort to drive regional innovation—noting reforms are needed to help university technology transfer offices recoup operating costs—and strongly advocated for new financing models to spur economic development in areas lacking venture capital support.
Angelica Leigh, assistant professor of management and organizations at Duke University Fuqua School of Business and 2023 Kenan Institute Distinguished Fellow, defines the characteristics of mega-threats and their potential effects on the workplace.
Fayetteville State University Chancellor and CEO Darrell T. Allison, Fayetteville-Cumberland Regional Entrepreneur and Business Hub Director Tamara Martin and others talk about how the hub has affected the region's economy.
The Private Equity Research Consortium and the Institute for Private Capital (IPC) at the University of Oxford, Saïd Business School will host the 2021 Spring Private Equity Research Symposium on May 27. The Spring Symposium supplements, and will follow the same format as, the long-standing PERC Fall Symposium that takes place each year at UNC. The conference will be held virtually this year for the safety of our members and attendees.
Haltiwanger, a Kenan Institute Distinguished Fellow, will discuss implications for the continuing restructuring of the U.S. economy associated with the surge in new business creation.
The Biden administration's $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan comes with a hefty price tag, which the president hopes to pay in part by introducing a 15% minimum tax on corporate book income. Predictably, policymakers from both sides of the aisle are sounding off, but the argument is more complicated and nuanced than partisan rhetoric. In this Kenan Insight, we outline the intricacies and implications of taxing book income.
Join our monthly economic briefings as Kenan Institute experts analyze the latest employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and discuss top-of-mind business topics.
Join us as personnel from the Development Finance Initiative (DFI) discuss best practices for local governments as they consider implementing a loan program for small businesses. We will also hear from The City of Fayetteville and The City of Belmont, two communities who successfully created small business emergency loan programs to provide bridge loans to local businesses impacted by COVID-19.
Save the date for IPC's Spring Research Symposium Friday, March 22, 2024. The research symposium brings together academic researchers and industry practitioners to discuss applied research in the broad field of private capital and alternative investments.
Hosted by CREATE, the SBA, the UNC Tax Center and the UNC Entrepreneurship Center, this webinar experts will discuss how to determine which federal aid programs are best for your business, including the SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL), the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and others under the CARES Act.
Join us this Wednesday, May 13, from 1-2pm EDT for our next webinar. This webinar is part of a larger series, in partnership with the UNC Entrepreneurship Center, titled “Navigating the Great Pause”. Wednesday’s webinar is titled “Small Business Support and Success Amidst COVID-19” and will feature Lowcountry Local First, of Charleston, South Carolina.
Join NCGrowth-SmartUp on Wednesday, May 27, as we discuss mental health amidst COVID-19. Joined by a panel of experts, we’ll explore resources and strategies to help business owners and their essential workers manage stress and anxiety in this turbulent time.
Join us on June 10 as we launch our incubator guide, alongside Hillary Sherman, of EDA, Thom Ruhe, of NC IDEA, and others directly involved in managing existing incubators. We will explore how to assess the feasibility of an incubator, ways to foster strong, resilient small business communities with or without an incubator, and how incubators have been impacted by COVID-19.
The Kenan Institute will host an exclusive conversation with Roger McNamee, a long-time Silicon Valley insider currently on tour for his new book "ZUCKED: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe."
AI. CRISPR. mRNA. Key components of the rapidly expanding alphabet soup of technologies driving a boom in healthcare innovation. In this Kenan Insight, we explore why the 2021 Trends in Entrepreneurship Report names emerging technology in the healthcare industry as a key trend, along with some of the challenges that come with fast-moving technological advancements.
This trial will provide evidence on the impact of a behavioral intervention to implement huddles as a key component of team-based care models. Knowledge gained from this trial will be critical to broader deployment and successful implementation of team-based care models.