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The [[McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation ]] at Rice University's Baker Institute has a mandate to conduct non-partisan nonpartisan policy-relevant research. The center develops academic papers intended for publication in peer-reviewed journals, as well as policy reports, issue briefs, white papers, Op. Eds., wiki pages and blog articles. This work develops understanding of entrepreneurship and innovation as phenomena that create economic growth, and it conveys this understanding to academics, policy-makerspolicymakers, entrepreneurs, students and the public. The McNair Center also takes an active role in helping entrepreneurs and developing entrepreneurship ecosystems.
==Featured ProjectsSections== ===Guide to Small Business in Houston===
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Our new [[Guide to Small Business in Houston]] analyzes and categorizes the resources available to small business owners in Houston. We provide details on how to incorporate and license a small business, as well as details on to get help from more than 38 useful support organizations. These Houston's small business support organizations provide education, development, incubation, networking, and much else besides. Each organization of Houston's organizations is accompanied by a description of its program's details. Likewise, tables comparing organizations on their services and costs, as well as interactive maps, help entrepreneurs understand which service is best suited to their small business. <br> ===Guide to Entrepreneurship at Rice University===
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Our new [[Guide to Entrepreneurship at Rice University]] provides an overview of resources available for emerging entrepreneurs of the Rice University community, including students, faculty, and alumni. Rice University is known for its entrepreneurial activity. The Rice Business Plan Competition has the largest prize of any university competition of its kind, and the Rice Alliance was ranked the No.1 University Business Incubator in the world in 2013 and 2014. We details provide information on all of the key campus-wide institutions and programs provided, as well as details on events and resources available through these organizationsinstitutions. These The five main institutions build up supporting entrepreneurship across campus are the [[Rice Entrepreneurship Initiative]], the [[McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation]], the [[Rice entrepreneurship ecosystem through networking events with fellow Alliance| Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship]], [[OwlSpark]], and the [[Rice entrepreneursEntrepreneurship Club]]. Together, business plan these institutions maintain a public [https://entrepreneurshiprice.slack.com/ Slack channel] that anyone may join that shares events and pitch competitions opportunities related to entrepreneurship at Rice University and lunch events with leading entrepreneurs in different sectorsthe Houston area.<br>
==Publicly available pages=Other Features===
The McNair Center makes various informational and educational pages publicly available. These pages help the center to fulfill its duty as an community resource on entrepreneurship and innovation. More pages are added each week, so please check back often.
:[[Guide to Entrepreneurship at Rice_University]]: A guide to the many resources available for Rice students, faculty and alumni who wish to engage in entrepreneurship and/or innovation.
:[[How to Start a Company in Texas]]: A detailed set of step-by-step instructions on how to start for-profit, nonprofit, and foreign corporations in Texas.
:[[Carried Interest Debate]]: A general summary of the private investment fund system and the controversy surrounding its treatment in taxes and law.
==McNair Center Projects==
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