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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 ProjectSections== ===Guide to Small Business in Houston===

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 support organizations provide education, development, incubation, networking, and much else besides. Each organization 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.

The McNair Center makes various informational and educational pages publicly available. These pages help the center ===Guide to fulfill its duty as an community resource on entrepreneurship and innovation. More pages are added each week, so please check back often. Entrepreneurship at Rice University===

[[File:Rice_Resources.png|frameless|left|link=Guide to Entrepreneurship at Rice University]]Our new [[Guide to Entrepreneurship Resources at RiceUniversity]]: A guide to the many provides an overview of resources available for emerging entrepreneurs of the Rice University community, including students, faculty , and alumni who wish to engage . 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 entrepreneurship 2013 and/or innovation2014.

:We provide information on all of the key campus-wide institutions and programs provided, as well as details on events and resources available through these institutions. The five main institutions supporting entrepreneurship across campus are the [[Rice Entrepreneurship Initiative]], the [[How to Start a Company in TexasMcNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation]]: A detailed set of step-by-step instructions on how to start , the [[Rice Alliance| Rice Alliance for-profitTechnology and Entrepreneurship]], nonprofit[[OwlSpark]], and foreign corporations the [[Rice Entrepreneurship Club]]. Together, these institutions maintain a public [https://entrepreneurshiprice.slack.com/ Slack channel] that anyone may join that shares events and opportunities related to entrepreneurship at Rice University and in Texasthe Houston area.

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.  :[[Small Business ResearchHow to Start a Company in Texas]]: Data collected A detailed set of step-by-step instructions on the growth of small businesshow to start for-profit, the practices used in maintaining small businessnonprofit, and the government's interaction with small business is complied hereforeign corporations in Texas.