Guided Research

Socioeconimc factors and awareness of high-growth entrepreneurship as a career option

Blackstone LaunchPad at UAlbany is currently recruiting students to conduct research on whether students from low-income and impoverished communities view high-growth entrepreneurship (starting venture fundable companies) as a career option. At the end of the research we hope to deliver a report AND STRATEGY that can benefit all universities in the Blackstone LaunchPad network, as well as all organizations supporting these communities.

Deliverables will be:

• Data on High-Growth Startups (HGS) from low-income communities:  # of companies, success ratio, HGS compared to small business/lifestyle businesses stared, HGS started compared to other communities. 

• Understanding of why less high-growth companies are founded by residents of these communities.

• What is preventing them from starting a high-growth businesses

• Tools that can help reduce hurdle of starting a high growth business

• Strategy to make community aware of HGS as an option

• Strategy to teach HGS entrepreneurship to this community. 

• Strategy to support HGS entrepreneurs from this community. 

If you are interested in assisting with this research, or can help wit providing information or access to organizations, please schedule a meeting with Rick Neff (Calendly - rneff)

Independent research guided by Blackstone launchpad at Ualbany

We encourage students to research topics on entrepreneurship and innovation. We are happy to guide and meet with students to assist wherever possible, and can provide course credits for doing so. Interested students should schedule a meeting with Rick Neff to start. (Calendly - rneff)