What We Do CAE is a nonpartisan Washington, DC-based research, policy, and advocacy organization that works with policymakers at the federal, state, and local levels across the country to build a policy environment that promotes new business formation, survival, and growth. We pursue this objective through a wide range of activities

Who We Are
CAE’s strategic objectives, policy agenda, and activities are overseen by a highly distinguished Advisory Council and a geographically diverse Board of Directors comprised of active entrepreneurs, startup investors, and experts who work with and mentor startup founders. CAE’s research efforts are augmented by the input of a Research Council comprised of some of the world’s most accomplished entrepreneurship scholars..
Why we support entrepreneurship
The United States is a nation built by entrepreneurs. The American experiment itself is a profoundly entrepreneurial undertaking, grounded in the frontier spirit of freedom, adventure, self-reliance, and values of individualism, opportunity, and enterprise. Entrepreneurs, past and present, are woven into the fabric of our economic and popular culture. Most importantly, entrepreneurship powers the American economy – driving innovation, economic growth, job creation, and opportunity.