In the midst of our worst financial crisis in decades, entrepreneurs will once again lead the economic recovery.

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watch a video of Kauffman
Director of Entrepreneurship, Thom Ruhe, or visit his blog.

eBay Logo eBay Sellers Challenge to Spark Entrepreneurial Spirit

eBay and The Kauffman Foundation partnered to launch the eBay Sellers Challenge on June 9, 2009.  The challenge asks entrepreneurs to answer this question: "How would you use $25,000 to grow - or start - an eBay business?"  Read the full release here

Kauffman Fort 500 Study More Than Half of Fortune 500 Companies Founded During a Recession or Bear Market

A new study by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation finds that more than half of the companies on the 2009 Fortune 500 list were launched during a recession or bear market, along with nearly half of the firms on the 2008 Inc. list of America's fastest-growing companies.
Download The Economic Future Just Happened in its entirety at www.kauffman.org.

Policy Makers Getting it Wrong!? SurveyGapCover

Kauffman survey reveals a stark and fundamental gap between the national policy agenda and the attitudes and beliefs of the American people - go figure. The survey reveals that the public feels strongly that the government should be doing more to encourage individuals to start businesses and create jobs, which is ultimately the long-term solution for the country’s economic woes. Read full text here.

You can build it, they can help! Intuit
Entrepreneurs know the only stimulus they can count on comes from their own efforts and not some government hand out. But now they can get some help getting started from software maker Intuit who is helping get businesses incorporated and their books organized with a suite of free software and services. To find out more, visit them today.

Get in the fast lane for the resources you need to grow your venture 

ideaCrossing logo small IdeaCrossing  is a free online resource that helps entrepreneurs find the human and financial capital you need to accelerate your high-growth entrepreneurial venture. From mentors to investors to service providers, you can find them at IdeaCrossing today. 

Thinking About Angel or Venture Capital?   Ownventure  

Understand the basic principles of equity funding and dilution - how much you give up of your company in return for the capital you need to grow it. This tool will help you plan for different scenarios when considering funding options.

Own your venture here 

Entrepreneurship Summit Paper Expert insights into effective entrepreneurship programs

To be effective, entrepreneurship support programs must focus on business owners' core needs, according to a report released by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. The report comprises recommendations from a 40-member panel of entrepreneurial experts that met to discuss how to improve knowledge about the effectiveness of U.S. entrepreneurship support programs designed to help stimulate innovation and economic growth. Hopefully policy makers will take note and include such programs in stimulus spending.

Read the full report here   

Articles  

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Information Today
August 2009
Barbara Quint
Feature: Where Have All the Archives Gone? What are libraries getting for their precious and shrinking institutional dollars? The most interesting factor is what they are not getting, and all too often, that is a complete archive of online publications, including newspapers.
TIME Europe
July 13, 2009
'Look Across Africa and See the Major Changes that are Happening' When Ellen Johnson Sirleaf became Africa's first elected woman President in 2006, she inherited a country shattered by nearly two decades of civil war.
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The Motley Fool
July 2, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz
E*TRADE Makes a Good Trade The discount broker is ready to swap its debt for convertible zero coupon debt.
The Motley Fool
July 2, 2009
Robert Steyer
At Last, a Heartening Drug Approval French drug giant sanofi-aventis gets FDA approval for a drug to treat an erratic heartbeat.
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Chemistry World
July 2, 2009
Matt Wilkinson
Urine turned into hydrogen fuel US researchers have developed an efficient way of producing hydrogen from urine - a feat that could not only fuel the cars of the future, but could also help clean up municipal wastewater.
Chemistry World
July 2, 2009
Matt Wilkinson
Catalysing the fuels of the future US biofuel producer Virent Energy Systems has been awarded the US Environmental Protection Agency's Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Small Business Award for its development of a cost-effective and energy-efficient method of turning plant sugars into hydrocarbon fuels.
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This past November, millions of people around the world joined a growing movement embracing innovation, imagination and creativity. Check out this video to see how big it was and get a glimpse of what GEW 2009 can be!

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