McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Template:Infobox McNair Project 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.
McNair Center Pages
The following are the publicly available, informational and educational wiki pages published by the McNair Center. These pages help the center to fulfill its duty as an intellectual community resource on entrepreneurship and innovation.
- Entrepreneurship Resources at Rice: A guide to the many resources available for Rice students, faculty and alumni who wish to engage in entrepreneurship and/or innovation.
- Understanding High-Tech, High-Growth Entrepreneurship Ecosystems: An educational tour through the complex landmarks of the modern high-tech entrepreneurial ecosystem.
- Small Business Research: Data collected on the growth of small business, the practices used in maintaining small business, and the government's interaction with small business is complied here.
- Innovation Policy: This page represents the Center's research focused on patent law, innovation reform, and the intersections between invention and regulation.
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
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 McNair Center Internal Pages
