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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===
Houston's small business support organizations provide education, development, incubation, networking, and much else besides. Each 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.
===Guide to Entrepreneurship at Rice University===
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 [[McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation]], the [[Rice Alliance| Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship]], [[OwlSpark]], and 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 the Houston area.
==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.
:[[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==
{{:McNair Projects}}
[[Category: Public]]
