University of Michigan Dearborn will release a study that shows that
Ann Arbor, Wixom, Auburn Hills and Troy are thriving centers of
entrepreneurship.
Excerpt:
"What we hope to do is build a body of knowledge that we can share with
communities across the state so they can adopt these best practices
themselves," said Kim Schatzel, director of the
Center for Innovation Research at the UM-Dearborn School of Management.
The
study focuses on best practices in entrepreneur attraction and
retention because that is where job growth is, Schatzel said. According
to the
Department of Labor, small or entrepreneurial firms
added 12.3 million jobs nationally in 2006, while large firms had job
losses of 6.1 million, she said.
"Entrepreneurial firms are
really the engine that drives job creation," Schatzel said. "If we set
a climate up to attract them, they'll find it."
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