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.”
On January 18 and 19, 2018, the Frank H. Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise (Kenan Institute) hosted its Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research Conference at The Breakers Palm Beach Resort. The conference brought together more than 100 academic research scholars, policy experts and private sector professionals to discuss and debate the most challenging current issues in the field of entrepreneurship in order to set the agenda for future research and policy.
On February 5, Odum Institute Assistant Director for Education and Qualitative Methods Paul Mihas introduced our Kenan Scholars to qualitative research methods and described resources available to them at the Odum Institute,
Are you a forward-thinking student at UNC? Join the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise Ambassador Interest Meeting on September 19 at 5 PM to learn more about how you can represent the Institute and serve as hosts for visitors.
The Kenan Institute Director’s Council is a forum of corporate executives, academic researchers and policymakers committed to the institute’s mission of leveraging private enterprise for the public good. Their participation helps support core initiatives of entrepreneurship, dynamic economies and global commerce by funding programs, research and graduate student fellows.
In honor of National Fintech Day on Tuesday, Aug. 20, Kenan Institute Senior Faculty Fellow and Rethinc. Labs Faculty Director Eric Ghysels gives an update on the state of fintech initiatives at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School and more broadly, at UNC-Chapel Hill.