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  • ID8 Nation

    ID8 Nation

    ID8 Nation is exploring cities' entrepreneurial ecosystems to determine what grows in them and why. We’re telling the stories in a variety of mediums and voices, but primarily through the entrepreneurs who bring things to life in the ecosystem.

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  • Ice House Facilitator Training

    The Ice House Entrepreneurship Program Facilitator Training

    Now being offered through PBS Distance Learning Network.

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  • Top of Mind with Thom Ruhe

    Top of Mind

    Welcome to Top of Mind with Thom Ruhe! Presented by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation's Entrepreneurship.org, this video channel provides the latest in entrepreneurial news and discussions that impact the world of startups.

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  • Kauffman Labs 1 Million Cups

    1 Million Cups

    Kauffman Labs for Enterprise Creation created 1 Million Cups (1MC) as a simple way to engage entrepreneurs in the Kansas City community. Each week, the 1MC program offers two local upstarts an opportunity to present their companies to a diverse audience of mentors, advisors, and entrepreneurs.

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  • eMed

    eMed

    The insightful home of the current and future state of healthcare entrepreneurship. Learn and contribute information about policy, peers, competitor innovations and the issues changing healthcare entrepreneurship.

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  • Carousel Events

    Events

    From networking meetings and seminars to conferences and classes, stay in touch with the top entrepreneurial events from around the globe or share your event with entrepreneurs.

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  • Kauffman Sketchbooks

    Kauffman Sketchbook

    In these short, animated "sketchbook" videos, the Kauffman Foundation aims to demystify the phenomenon of entrepreneurship and bring to light messages about the important role entrepreneurs play in innovation, job creation, and economic growth. We encourage you to post or share these videos.

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  • iStart

    iStart.org

    iStart.org connects entrepreneurs, mentors and advisors to each other to help bring potential business ideas to market.

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  • Will It be You

    Super Bowl

    The next great entrepreneur is out there. Visit www.willitbeyou.com, a Kauffman website that provides would - be founders with resources to help them get their plans moving — whether they are seeking inspiration, mentoring, networking or other assistance. And be sure to watch the Kauffman PSA that aired during the 2012 Super Bowl.

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  • Policy Forum

    Policy Forum

    The Policy Dialogue on Entrepreneurship informs and connects thought leaders looking to understand the policies that help entrepreneurs start companies, create jobs and strengthen the economy. Hear the latest in the Policy Forum.

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  • E equals R

    E=R Carousel

    Entrepreneurs have led the U.S. out of every recession of the last 100 years. Get your FREE E=R decal today and spread the word that entrepreneurs will lead the economic recovery.

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e360 blog

Visit the e360 blog for fresh commentary and insights on entrepreneurship.

Community Is the New Currency
May. 2
Female Founder Makes a Notable Splash at TechCrunch Disrupt
May. 1
Interview with an Iconic Entrepreneur
Apr. 22
New ID8 Nation Channel Features Vibrant Entrepreneurial Communities in US
Apr. 18
A Take on Why It's Time for Startup Africa
Apr. 11
Just a Cup of Joe?
Apr. 2

Highlights

ID8 Nation
ID8 Nation
Learn what creates a thriving entrepreneurial scene
Top of Mind with Thom Ruhe
Top of Mind
Watch the Episodes
1 Million Cups
1 Million Cups (1MC)
Learn More about 1MC
Lessons from Failure
Lessons from Failure
Read the Diana Kander Series
The Icehouse Entrepreneurship Program
The Ice House Entrepreneurship Program
Watch the Video
Go Be An Entrepreneur : Featuring Geoffrey Clapp
Go Be An Entrepreneur
View the Sketchbook

Resource Center

View our vast array of entrepreneurship tools and resources.

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Events

View big events happening around the world of entrepreneurship.

Monday, May 20, 2013
CED Biotech Forum
Monday, May 20, 2013
Midwest Symposium on Social Entrepreneurship
Monday, May 20, 2013
Nonprofit Summit 2013
Monday, May 20, 2013
Complex Fair Market Value or Commercial Reasonableness Compensation Issues
Monday, May 20, 2013
Enterprise and Social Impact Midwest Social Innovation StartUp Challenge

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In The News

Tapping the Entrepreneurial Potential of Grassroots Innovation
5/15/2013 4:22:00 PM
Instead of treating poor people as a sink of public aid and assistance, we should view them as a source of new ideas and innovations.
Why Inventors Should Become Entrepreneurs
5/15/2013 4:30:08 PM
Innovative entrepreneurs are likely to keep inventing, says Daniel Spulber, a professor of management and strategy at the Kellogg School.
This Cloud Startup Is Hiring Away Google And Facebook Engineers To Solve Enterprise IT Headaches
5/15/2013 7:07:16 PM
Nutanix, a cloud startup that has poached top engineers from Google and Facebook , is using the talent to make data centers easier to manage. Nutanix's flagship product is a hardware and software appliance that's installed in a rack in a customer's data center.
Why High Schools Should Treat Computer Programming Like Algebra
5/15/2013 7:43:16 PM
And 5 other cool ideas from The Atlantic's Technologies In Education Forum.
You call Google Glass wearable tech? Heapsylon makes sensor-rich fabric
5/16/2013 9:15:42 AM
Three former Microsoft employees believe clothing will be the computer, and to that end they invested three years of their lives building a sensor-infused material that they promptly turned into ... a pair of socks.
How Entrepreneur Friendly are the Top 10 Startup Hubs?
5/14/2013 10:44:18 AM
Before you pack your bags and head off to Silicon Valley, check out how the top startup ecosystems rank when it comes to ease of starting a business.
I Screwed Up: How 3 Famed Entrepreneurs Learned From Failure
5/14/2013 10:44:27 AM
Barbara Corcoran, David Mintz and Fran Tarkenton reveal their biggest business mistakes and the lessons they learned.
The New Sexy (at Least to VCs): Mobile Business Apps
5/14/2013 8:49:34 PM
A year ago, employees at computer giant Hewlett-Packard Co. used to stuff 100-page contracts into FedEx envelopes and mail out thousands of them to customers, distributors and suppliers all over the world -- daily.  . . . Today, all that shuttling of paperwork has been replaced by an app from startup DocuSign Inc., which allows people to digitally send, receive and sign documents on a phone, tablet or PC.

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