Enterprising States
Creating Jobs, Economic Development and Prosperity in Challenging Times
NCF has partnered with the U.S. Chamber’s American Free Enterprise. Dream Big. campaign to spur the creation of 20 million jobs over the next decade – restoring the 7 million jobs lost to the current recession, and creating the 13 million new jobs that our growing nation will need in the next 10 years.
The states will play a pivotal role in achieving this goal by creating the conditions for competition, innovation, and productivity through investments in workforce development and training, science and technology, and infrastructure. Enterprise-friendly policies at the state level can facilitate local job growth by championing entrepreneurship and mobilizing effective partnerships for improving the conditions for business and job growth.
Enterprising States connects the success of free enterprise to our nation’s economy by correlating key policy inputs and best practices in state-driven economic development with job creation and other substantive economic outputs.
Overview of the Study
Read the executive summary (pdf)
The Job Creation Imperative: America’s Challenge in the Coming Decade and Beyond is conducted by Joel Kotkin, author of The Next 100 Million: America in 2050. Joel Kotkin’s introductory piece (pdf).
The study indicates proactive state policies and best practices with proven impact showcasing high performing states in the following categories:
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Exports
- Infrastructure
- Workforce Development and Training
- Taxes and Regulation
Download the full study by Praxis Strategy Group (pdf)
Click on the interactive map below to access a brief case study that highlights key policies and best practices for each state. Note: Each case study is in PDF format.
