If you want to boost entrepreneurship in your community, focus on getting more of your residents to graduate from college and high school. That's the conclusion of a new study by the Kauffman Foundation, which looked at startup rates in 356 metropolitan areas in the U.S. The study found that metro areas with high percentages of college graduates tend to produce the most startups. But it also found that reducing the number of high school dropouts also contributes to entrepreneurship.

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