Champion Entrepreneurship in a Public Speech

As a leader, you can elevate entrepreneurship as a community priority in public speeches. Too few Americans understand just how vital entrepreneurship is. New businesses create nearly all net job growth, but only 18 percent of Americans know that (Right to Start Poll). You can help educate the public about the power of entrepreneurship and how it lifts the community, raises incomes, fights poverty, and creates economic growth.

Every speech, press conference, or public appearance is a chance to reaffirm how the entrepreneurial spirit is central to America’s story and your community’s future. Depending on your role, that might be a State of the City or State of the State address, a legislative session, or a community forum. By putting entrepreneurship at the heart of your message, you educate the community. You might inspire some people to to start their own new endeavor.