Description
Book SynopsisA guide to ending America's jobs emergency by accelerating the true engine of job creation start-ups Four years after the end of the Great Recession, 23 million Americans remain unemployed, underemployed, or have left the workforce discouraged. Even worse, Washington policymakers seem out of ideas.
Table of ContentsForeword Norman R. Augustine ix
Preface Rob Nichols xiii
Introduction xvii
Chapter 1 America's Jobs Emergency 1
Chapter 2 Not Just Small Businesses . . . New 15
Chapter 3 On the Road with America's Job Creators 23
Chapter 4 "Not Enough People with the Skills We Need" 31
Chapter 5 "Our Immigration Policies Are Insane" 53
Chapter 6 "Not All Good Ideas Get Funded Anymore" 73
Chapter 7 "Regulations Are Killing Us" 107
Chapter 8 "Tax Payments Can Be the Difference between Survival and Failure" 119
Chapter 9 "There's Too Much Uncertainty—and It's Washington's Fault" 131
Conclusion 177
Afterword Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) 183
Appendix Summary of Recommendations 187
Notes 195
Acknowledgments 229
About the Authors 235
Index 237
