Tag: Right to Start

Missouri state Rep. Travis Fitzwater, R-Holts Summit, being sworn into his fourth and final term in the state legislature, January 2021

First-ever ‘Right to Start Act’ would ban non-competes, establish Missouri Office of Entrepreneurship

By Tommy Felts / March 3, 2021

Newly filed legislation in Missouri would give a boost to Show-Me State entrepreneurs — or at least spark a robust conversation about how policy can support new business and hiring growth, said Travis Fitzwater. “Missourians have a right to start a company and the state should be encouraging that behavior,” said state Rep. Fitzwater, R-Holts Summit,…

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Want COVID recovery to work? Send 5 percent of government contracts to new businesses

By Tommy Felts / February 23, 2021

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Victor Hwang is the founder and CEO of the Right to Start movement. Click here to learn more about Right to Start, a campaign to drive economic recovery and advance economic justice. This commentary originally appeared on Inc. and is republished with permission…

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Andrew Yang and Victor Hwang

Victor Hwang’s Q&A with Andrew Yang: How small business can restart the US economy

By Tommy Felts / October 16, 2020

Editor’s note: The following is a Q&A-style interview between Victor Hwang, founder and CEO of the Right to Start movement, and Andrew Yang, former presidential candidate and founder of Venture for America. The full Q&A was originally published by Right to Start and is the basis for an Inc Magazine piece published this week — “Andrew…

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Victor Hwang, Right to Start, "The Start Show"

Right to Start: Economic justice, entrepreneurship aren’t privileges for a select few, Victor Hwang says

By Tommy Felts / July 27, 2020

Everyone deserves an equal start, said Victor Hwang, launching an initiative to level the playing field for early stage entrepreneurs. “We’re a campaign to rebuild the American economy by fighting for entrepreneurial opportunity for all of us — regardless of background, race, place, genders, disabilities, or circumstances. We call them ‘starters,’” said Hwang, founder and…

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