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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., wiki pages 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, entrepreneurs, students and the public. The McNair Center also takes an active role in helping entrepreneurs and developing entrepreneurship ecosystems.
=The [[McNair Center Pages=for Entrepreneurship and Innovation]] at Rice University's Baker Institute has a mandate to conduct nonpartisan policy-relevant research. The following are the publicly availablecenter develops academic papers intended for publication in peer-reviewed journals, as well as policy reports, issue briefs, white papers, Op. Eds., informational and educational wiki pages published by 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 Centeralso takes an active role in helping entrepreneurs and developing entrepreneurship ecosystems. ==Featured Sections== ===Guide to Small Business in Houston=== [[File:Title_small. These pages help png|frameless|left|link=Guide to Small Business in Houston]]Our new [[Guide to Small Business in Houston]] analyzes and categorizes the center 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 fulfill 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 duty 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 intellectual overview of resources available for emerging entrepreneurs of the Rice University community resource , 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 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 innovationin the Houston area. ===Other Features===
:[[Entrepreneurship Resources at Rice]]: A guide to The McNair Center makes various informational and educational pages publicly available. These pages help the many resources available for Rice students, faculty and alumni who wish center to engage in fulfill its duty as an community resource on entrepreneurship and/or innovation. More pages are added each week, so please check back often.
==[[Category{{:McNair Projects|McNair Center Projects]]==Projects are smaller, deliverable-based productions stemming from an above topic area. }}
==[[:Category:Internal|Imported WikiPublic]]==If you are searching for the old McNair Center wiki, it is currently being imported and refined to this new location. Most everything from the old wiki is still being cataloged.
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:[[Innovation PolicyHow to Start a Company in Texas]]: This page represents the Center's research focused A detailed set of step-by-step instructions on patent lawhow to start for-profit, innovation reformnonprofit, and the intersections between invention and regulationforeign corporations in Texas.
:[[Small Business ResearchThe Truth Behind Patent Trolls]]: Data collected on the growth An overview of small business, the practices used in maintaining small business, patent troll activity and the government's interaction with small business is complied hererecommendations for proponents of patents and innovation as they seek to curb patent troll activity.
:[[Understanding High-Tech, High-Growth Entrepreneurship Ecosystems]]: An educational tour through the complex landmarks of the modern high-tech entrepreneurial ecosystem.
:[[Carried Interest Debate]]: A general summary of the private investment fund system and the controversy surrounding its treatment in taxes and law.
==[[:Category:McNair Project|McNair Center Topics]]Projects==A topic area is defined by the McNair Center as an ongoing, research-driven, and materials-producing focus of effort. Some of the current topic areas include the McNair Center's focus on Small Business and the McNair Center's research on Entrepreneurial Ecosystems.
