McNair Center

The Baker Institute's McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has a mandate to conduct policy-relevant research and advocate for entrepreneurs and innovators. The center develops academic papers intended for publication in peer-reviewed journals, as well as policy reports, issue briefs, white papers, Op. Eds., and blog articles. In this work the center develops our understanding of entrepreneurship and innovation as phenomena that create economic growth, and conveys this understanding to academics, policy-makers, and the public. The McNair Center also takes an active role in helping entrepreneurs and developing entrepreneurship ecosystems.

Projects

• Rice Entrepreneurship
• Social Media Entrepreneurship Resources
• US Policy towards Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• Govtrack Webcrawler
• Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
• Policy Relevant Institutions in the US
• Houston
  • Houston Economic Data
  • Houston Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Project
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Presidential Candidate Platforms
• NHL
• Hubs
• Small Business
• Business Dynamism in High Tech
• Patent Reform
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office
  • Patent Data
  • FY2015 Patent Activity
  • The Truth Behind Patent Trolls
• Women in Entrepreneurship

Other useful pages:

• Venture Capital Databases
• SDC Platinum
• How to Search For Bills using govtrack.us
• Mapping on R
• How to Start a Company in Texas
• Non-BIPP University Think Tank Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research
• Website Design

Internal

• McNair Center Admin
• Press
• Project Ideas for the McNair Center
• McNair Center To Do Lists
• Center IT
• Computer Build
• Baker Institute
• Office wishlist