The first-ever forum of its kind discussing the state of entrepreneurship and addressing key issues in entrepreneurial policy with presidential candidates.

Critical conversations with presidential contenders on the future of entrepreneurship in America.

We asked candidates critical questions about entrepreneurship to help inform voting decisions.

  • What entrepreneurship means to the candidate and why it matters for America.

  • Each candidate’s record on supporting entrepreneurship.

  • How each candidate would approach entrepreneurship if elected president.

  • Specific and timely issues and current events that impact entrepreneurship.

 

Larry Elder
Larry Elder, a talk radio host, trained as a lawyer and founded in 1980 a law-related executive search firm, Laurence A. Elder and Associates, which he owned for 15 years.

Perry Johnson
Perry Johnson, an entrepreneur, has founded 80 companies worldwide.

Asa Hutchinson
Asa Hutchinson, former Governor of Arkansas, founded a radio station, then later a consulting firm (Hutchinson Group, LLC) in 2005 in Little Rock.

Francis Suarez
Francis Suarez, Mayor of Miami, FL, champions the development of Miami’s tech economy through Venture Miami, which offers concierge-level support to entrepreneurs.

The forum on July 28, 2023 consisted of a series of 28-minute question-and-answer conversations – one for each candidate – with questions posed by Inc. magazine’s Editor-at-Large Christine Haughney Dare-Bryan and Right to Start’s Founder and CEO Victor W. Hwang.

Larry Elder

Perry Johnson

Asa Hutchinson

Francis Suarez

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