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UK government to 'catapult' businesses into digital age
1/27/2012 1:03:54 PM
Business Secretary Vince Cable has announced plans to fund a Digital Economy "Catapult" centre to help drive innovation and adoption of new technologies by UK businesses.
One-Percenters Want to Buy the Corner Bakery
1/27/2012 11:50:19 AM
Smarting from poor returns in the markets, ultrawealthy individuals plan to increase their investments in small businesses.
'Student loans' for entrepreneurs: The case for and against
1/25/2012 3:54:18 AM
The government is considering introducing a student-loan style system of funding for young entrepreneurs. Two business owners put the case for and against.
For Successful Innovation, Sell Imperfect Products
1/26/2012 12:08:15 AM
Many companies waste millions on R&D, while early-stage marketing can prove a more cost-effective way of developing new products.
Startup incubator just for teens is picking its next class
1/25/2012 1:01:33 PM
The Teens In Tech incubator started last year as a way for ambitious, bright teenagers to accelerate their business and app ideas.
Has the Recession Doomed Cleantech Startups?
1/25/2012 4:09:03 AM
It hasn't sounded very promising for cleantech startups lately. As even the big guys fail and falter (think Evergreen Solar's bankruptcy or Vestas' lay-offs), one begins to wonder whether the little guys can weather the economic storm of this recession, not to mention Congress' generally allergic reaction to any sort of federal renewable energy standards or goals.
Innovative drug approvals up sharply in 2011, gov't increasingly funds infectious disease R&D
1/25/2012 6:36:46 AM
The pharmaceutical industry won approval to market a record number of new drugs for rare diseases last year, as a combination of scientific innovation and business opportunity spurred new treatments for diseases long-ignored by drug companies.
Angel Investing Jumps With State Tax Credit
1/23/2012 6:45:22 AM
The state's urgent need to nurture and keep homegrown startup firms, long a weak area of economic development here, is showing some signs of progress with aggressive policies that started in 2010.

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