Entrepreneurship for All
The pandemic from which we are hopefully, finally emerging yielded an unexpected dividend. Researchers at MIT and Columbia recently confirmed what we all anecdotally felt: Entrepreneurship surged in the age of Covid-19. Change drives opportunity; a temporarily obliterated job market injected motivation. This shift was particularly strong in predominantly Black communities, while women, disproportionately affected by unemployment, yet again proved resilient. This is a perfect moment, as the world pivots, to try to ensure that everyone has an equal shot at the American Dream. An economic system that demands equal outcomes, as we learned in the 20th century, is doomed; for capitalism to continue to thrive in the 21st century, however, equality of opportunity is paramount. That’s this issue’s dominant theme. The Next 1000 (page 90) seeks out those entrepreneurs about to…