Kauffman Firm Survey
The Kauffman Firm Survey (KFS) is a panel study of 4,928 businesses founded in 2004 and tracked over their early years of operation. The survey focuses on the nature of new business formation activity; characteristics of the strategy, offerings, and employment patterns of new businesses; the nature of the financial and organizational arrangements of these businesses; and the characteristics of their founders.
Currently, data from the baseline survey, first, second, and third follow-up surveys are available for analysis. The fourth follow-up survey will begin in the summer of 2009 with data released in spring 2010.
Announcements
- Thanks for the Compliments and Congratulations
July 02, 2009Retiring Senior Economist, Charles Ou, of the Small Business Administration was nice enough to mention the KFS and the exciting possibilities for small business research in the July Small Business Advocate. - Kauffman Firm Survey Data Collection Begins
June 02, 2009Are you a business respondent for the Kauffman Firm Survey? - May 28 Economist Highlights KFS Research
May 30, 2009Work by David Robinson and Alicia Robb highlighted - New Paper Examines Mode Effects in KFS sample
May 26, 2009Very few mode biases found.