McNair Center

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., 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, and the public. The McNair Center also takes an active role in helping entrepreneurs and developing entrepreneurship ecosystems.

Projects

• Rice Entrepreneurship
• Social Media Entrepreneurship Resources
• US Policy towards Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• Govtrack Webcrawler
• Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
• Policy Relevant Institutions in the US
• Houston
  • Houston Economic Data
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Presidential Candidate Platforms
• Patent Data
• NHL
• Hubs
• Business Dynamism in High Tech
• [[[Prizes, not Patents]]

Other useful pages:

• Venture Capital Databases
• SDC Platinum
• How to Search For Bills using govtrack.us
• Mapping on R
• How to Start a Company in Texas
• Non-BIPP University Think Tank Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research

Internal

• McNair Center Admin
• Project Ideas for the McNair Center
• McNair Center To Do Lists
• Computer Build
• Baker Institute
• Office wishlist