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To support and encourage research in Entrepreneurship, we are making the Carland Entrepreneurship Index available without charge.  The instrument itself, for both active and prospective entrepreneurs, and the scoring instructions, are included here in pdf format.  A manuscript which addresses the validation of the instrument, entitled, "The Theoretical Bases and Dimensionality of the Carland Entrepreneurship Index," and which we presented to the 1996 RISE conference, and published in the  Proceedings of the RISE 1996 Conference, University of Jyväskylä, Finland, pp. 1-24, is also included in pdf format.

We invite our fellow Entrepreneurship Researchers to use the CEI in their research.  We would like for you to inform us of your usage and to let us know the results of your applications.  We would really like to receive copies of papers you publish using the Index and we would like to know how well it worked for you, and any recommendations you have for us in revising the CEI.
The Carland Entrepreneurship Index  



The Theoretical Bases and Dimensionality of the CEI
A number of people have asked for access to a recent paper dealing with our suggestions for a change in Economic Development Policy to emphasize entrepreneurship rather than recruiting factories.  That article, together with a power point of key graphs which are involved in the article is posted to the right. Economic Development: Changing the Policy to Support Entrepreneurship  
Supporting Power Point Slides
We recently produced a Webinar in which we examine innovation from an entrepreneurial view.  The program is posted to the right, along with a White Paper which we produced as a companion.
Innovation Webinar
Innovation White Paper