Entrepreneurial companies – high growth businesses that quickly bring innovations to market – dominate job growth in the United States. States seeking to increase the number of quality jobs must include a focus on the needs of entrepreneurs and their companies, in order to nurture these fast-growing companies that are shaping the future of our economy. A rapidly growing company headquartered in a rural area can be the primary catalyst for economic development. Louisiana must infuse pro-entrepreneurship policies into state laws in ways that help to create a climate that encourages and rewards entrepreneurial behavior.