31 Governors Join Historic Bipartisan Compact to Make Entrepreneurship a National Priority

Milestone reached during America's 250th anniversary year as Governors from both parties commit to making entrepreneurship a civic priority through this initiative of America the Entrepreneurial, a national campaign of More Perfect and Right to Start.

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Right to Start, the national nonprofit organization championing entrepreneurship as a civic priority, and More Perfect, an American alliance dedicated to revitalizing democracy, today celebrate a historic milestone as 31 governors from across the United States and its territories have signed the bipartisan Governor's Compact on Entrepreneurship – one of the broadest gubernatorial commitments to entrepreneurship in American history.

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