Building a brighter policy future for American entrepreneurs

CAE is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) research, policy, and advocacy organization that works with policymakers in Washington and across the country to achieve a policy environment that promotes new business formation, survival, and growth.

Dearie Op-ed: Faster growth is the key to tackling America’s debt crisis

U.S. economic growth has been stuck at 2% for 20 years.  Accelerating growth back to the 54-year post-WWII average of 3.5% would generate $32 trillion in additional federal tax revenue over 25 years – 82 percent of America’s $39 trillion national debt.

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Center for American Entrepreneurship Names Sean O’Sullivan to the Board of Directors

The Center for American Entrepreneurship (CAE) announces that Sean O’Sullivan of Princeton, NJ has been named to the board of directors.

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Technical.ly Publisher Chris Wink Showcases CAE in Recent Interview

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Center for American Entrepreneurship Names Dr. Dedric Carter as Chair of the Board of Directors

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2025 Year-in-Review

2025 was a very busy year for CAE on all fronts — indeed, our most active and impactful year to date.  The Year-and-Review below provides a summary of our major activities and achievements, with hotlinks to relevant letters, Op/Eds, and other documents.

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What American Entrepreneurs Told Us About AI

Between May and October of 2025, the Center for American Entrepreneurship conducted four roundtables with entrepreneurs who are using and developing artificial intelligence (AI) tools and applications to launch and grow their businesses.  The roundtables took place in Houston, TX on May 6th, Atlanta, GA on September 11th, Miami, FL on September 24th, and Milwaukee, WI on October 24th.  The discussions were conducted in collaboration with gener8tor, a national and international network of startup accelerators, based in Madison, WI, which manages 105 startup accelerators across 47 communities in 28 states.  Joe Kirgues, co-founder of gener8tor and a member of CAE’s board, moderated the roundtables.

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CAE Joins Colleague Organizations in Letter to President Trump, Secretary of State Rubio, and Secretary of Commerce Lutnick Urging Exemption of Startups from $100,000 H-1B Fee

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America the Entrepreneurial

Mark America’s 250th anniversary in 2026 by joining entrepreneurs and neighbors across the nation celebrating “America the Entrepreneurial,” which will mobilize more than 250,000 Americans in activities and coalitions spanning all 50 states.

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Latest Thinking

January 13, 2026

2025 Year-In-Review

January 8, 2026

What American Entrepreneurs Told Us About AI

  1. Innovation
  2. Capital
  3. Regulation
  4. Talent
  5. Taxes
October 14, 2025

Startups are Using AI to Create – Not Eliminate – Jobs

  1. Talent
  2. Innovation
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Latest News

July 16, 2026 | The Hill

Faster growth is the key to tackling America’s debt crisis

  1. Capital
  2. Innovation
  3. Taxes
June 11, 2026 | Chicago Tribune

America needs a consistent national approach to AI regulation

  1. Innovation
May 26, 2026 | Technical.ly

Entrepreneurship is the start of the American economy

  1. Capital
  2. Innovation
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Thank You to Our Corporate Advisory Council Members

  1. Meta
  2. Amazon
  3. gener8tor
  4. Mercury
  5. Shopify
  6. Waukesha County Technical College