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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. These pages help  ==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 center resources available to small business owners in Houston. We provide details on how to fulfill its duty incorporate and license a small business, as an intellectual community resource well as details on entrepreneurship and innovationto get help from more than 38 useful support organizations.
:::[[Entrepreneurship Resources at Rice]]: A guide to the many resources available for Rice studentsHouston'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, faculty tables comparing organizations on their services and alumni who wish costs, as well as interactive maps, help entrepreneurs understand which service is best suited to engage in entrepreneurship and/or innovationtheir small business.
:::[[Understanding High-Tech, High-Growth ===Guide to Entrepreneurship Ecosystems]]: An educational tour through the complex landmarks of the modern high-tech entrepreneurial ecosystem. at Rice University===
[[File:::Rice_Resources.png|frameless|left|link=Guide to Entrepreneurship at Rice University]]Our new [[Small Business ResearchGuide to Entrepreneurship at Rice University]]: Data collected on 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 growth largest prize of small businessany university competition of its kind, and the practices used Rice Alliance was ranked the No.1 University Business Incubator in the world in maintaining small business, 2013 and the government's interaction with small business is complied here2014.
:::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 Policy]]: This page represents , the Center's research focused on patent law[[Rice Alliance| Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship]], innovation reform[[OwlSpark]], and the intersections between invention [[Rice Entrepreneurship Club]]. Together, these institutions maintain a public [https://entrepreneurshiprice.slack.com/ Slack channel] that anyone may join that shares events and regulationopportunities related to entrepreneurship at Rice University and in the Houston area.
===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.
 
:[[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.
 
:[[The Truth Behind Patent Trolls]]: An overview of patent troll activity and recommendations 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.
==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. A full list of the projects which the McNair Center is currently working on can be found at [[:Category{{:McNair Project]]Projects}}==Imported Wiki==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 catelogued internally, and can be found at [[:Category:Internal|McNair Center Internal PagesPublic]]

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