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=The [[McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation]] at Rice University's Baker Institute has a mandate to conduct 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 an understanding of entrepreneurship and innovation as phenomena that create economic growth, and it conveys this understanding to academics, policymakers, entrepreneurs, students and the public. The McNair Center Pagesalso takes an active role in helping entrepreneurs and developing entrepreneurship ecosystems. ==Featured Sections== ===Guide to Small Business in Houston=== [[File:Title_small.png|frameless|left|link=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.  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=== [[File: Rice_Resources.png|frameless|left|link=Guide to Entrepreneurship at Rice University]]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 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 following five main institutions supporting entrepreneurship across campus are the publicly available[[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. ===Other Features=== The McNair Center makes various informational and educational wiki pages published by the McNair Centerpublicly available. These pages help the center to fulfill its duty as an intellectual community resource on entrepreneurship and innovation. More pages are added each week, so please check back often.

:[[Entrepreneurship Resources at RiceHow to Start a Company in Texas]]: A guide detailed set of step-by-step instructions on how to the many resources available start for Rice students-profit, nonprofit, faculty and alumni who wish to engage foreign corporations in entrepreneurship and/or innovationTexas.

:[[Understanding High-Tech, High-Growth Entrepreneurship EcosystemsThe Truth Behind Patent Trolls]]: An educational tour through the complex landmarks overview of the modern high-tech entrepreneurial ecosystempatent troll activity and recommendations for proponents of patents and innovation as they seek to curb patent troll activity.

:[[Small Business ResearchUnderstanding High-Tech, High-Growth Entrepreneurship Ecosystems]]: Data collected on An educational tour through the growth complex landmarks of small business, the practices used in maintaining small business, and the government's interaction with small business is complied heremodern high-tech entrepreneurial ecosystem.

:[[Innovation PolicyCarried Interest Debate]]: This page represents A general summary of the Center's research focused on patent law, innovation reform, private investment fund system and the intersections between invention controversy surrounding its treatment in taxes and regulationlaw.

==[[:Category{{:McNair Project|McNair Center Projects]]==A project is defined by the McNair Center as an ongoing, research-driven, and materials-producing focus of effort. Some of the current projects include the McNair Center's Project on Small Business and the McNair Center's Project on Entrepreneurial Ecosystems.}}

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