Entrepreneurial Activity Remained Strong in 2007

Major Shifts Among Men, Women and Immigrants, according to Kauffman Foundation Study

The rate of entrepreneurial activity among women dropped sharply in 2007 while the activity rate among men and immigrants surged, according to a national assessment of entrepreneurial activity by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

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Freedom is just another word for entrepreneurship

Heritage Foundation Releases 2008 Index of Economic Freedom. The Report explains that only in free societies can the renewing forces of entrepreneurship and innovation boost a nation's economic performance.

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World Bank Doing BusinessThe World Bank Doing Business 2008 Report Now Available

Doing Business 2008 is the fifth in a series of annual reports from the World Bank that investigates the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it within 178 countries.

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Latin American Venture Capital Association 2008 Scorecard

LAVCAIn their Third Annual Scorecard on the regional private equity and venture capital environment, the Latin American Venture Capital Association (LAVCA) reports on recent regulatory and market developments in thirteen Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries. This year’s Scorecard, prepared by the Economist Intelligence Unit, covers Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, Panama,
Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uruguay.

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Kauffman Global ImageNew Resource for the International Community of Entrepreneurs

Welcome to a new international community for building entrepreneurial economies, where entrepreneurs, policy makers, business mentors, investors and researchers come together to promote high-growth initiatives.

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Articles  

All Business
Entrepreneur
August 2008
Carol Tice
On the Horizon The economy may be down, but the expansion capital outlook remains positive in 2008.
Entrepreneur
August 2008
Tracy T. Lefteroff
High Rollers Venture capitalists showed entrepreneurs the big bucks in 2007. Could one of our top VC firms be looking for a business like yours this time around?
All Finance & Investing
Entrepreneur
August 2008
Farnoosh Torabi
On The Upside The economy may be heading downhill, but for short funds, things are looking up.
Entrepreneur
August 2008
Scott Bernard Nelson
Green Tech Grows Up Is the grass getting greener for alternative energy investing? Green funds may be a good way to play this sector.
All Science & Technology
Chemistry World
July 23, 2008
Lewis Brindley
'Acid soot' worsens smog Researchers in the US say soot particles in the atmosphere combine with other pollutants to pick up an acid coating that may worsen their influence on local smog and global warming.
Wired
August 2008
Katharine Gammon
Updata: Dire Prognosis for Once-Promising Artificial Blood Promising artificial blood Hemopure has been found to increase chances of heart attack and death.
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Events

Entrepreneurship Week - transparent

Global Entrepreneurship Week


Around the World
November 17 – 23, 2008

Millions of young people around the world are joining a growing movement embracing innovation, imagination and creativity. Event details

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