Highlighting policies and initiatives to advance innovation and drive economic growth

Stimulating Entrepreneurship

Everyone, everywhere is focused on the stimulus package being debated on Capitol Hill. My latest essay suggests policymakers can and should do more to leverage the role ofentrepreneurs in stimulating our economy, but they must do socarefully.Here is the lead: Congress is considering the American Rec... [More]
Posted By: Jonathan Ortmans at 01/26/2009 10:35 AM | Comments (56)
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Building the Broadband Superhighway

Most of the current proposals related to economic stimulus call for major investments in broadband, but how do you make these investments in a way that not only provides a short-term stimulus but also generates major long-term benefits for the economy and society. A recent report from the New Americ... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 01/26/2009 08:36 AM | Comments (50)
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Catalyzing Regional Innovation

Science Progress, a blog sponsored by the Center for American Progress, recently asked a number of experts to offer their thoughts on how the new Obama Administration can best catalyze regional innovation. This effort, "Regional Centers of Innovation 101," is tied with its ongoing Task For... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 01/26/2009 08:26 AM | Comments (26)
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VC Fundraising in 2008: It Could Have Been Worse

The final figures for venture capital investing in 2008 have been released, and the news is not good, but it could have been much worse. Faced with a major economic crisis and moribund market for exits, venture capitalists and their investors may be starting to hunker down. However, VCs were still a... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 01/26/2009 08:13 AM | Comments (32)
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The Outlook for Federal Contracting

If you want to succeed in getting Federal government business in 2009, you better embrace innovation. That’s a primary take-away from Washington Technology’s 2009 outlook for Federal government contracting. The massive economic stimulus package will dominate the contracting world in earl... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 01/26/2009 08:10 AM | Comments (39)
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A Policy Dialogue on Entrepreneurship

Chances are, you've noticed our new name, our new look and our new home on entrepreneurship.org. I've written a quick essay about these changes and what you can expect to see down the road. Here is the lead: For the past five years, the National Dialogue on Entrepreneurship  has helped ... [More]
Posted By: Jonathan Ortmans at 01/20/2009 10:39 AM | Comments (34)
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Startups Critical for Job Creation in U.S.

In the midst of record unemployment, a new Kauffman Foundation-funded U.S. Census Bureau study suggests that the answer to economic recovery lies within startup companies. The Business Dynamic Statistics (BDS) indicate that without job creation from new firms, the U.S. net employment growth rate is ... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 01/19/2009 18:54 PM | Comments (15)
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The State of American Business

The US Chamber of Commerce has taken a look at “The State of American Business,” and they don’t like what they see. In a new report, the Chamber notes that tough times will likely persist far into 2009. Thus, major government investments are needed to help spur recovery. But, not s... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 01/16/2009 19:20 PM | Comments (22)
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Entrepreneurship in the Music Industry

In my life as a music fan, I've owned and used LPs, 45s (and even a few 78s), 8-track cartridges, cassette tapes, CDs, and now MP3 files loaded onto an iPod. The music industry continues to change and these shifts mean more than the fact that we seem to buy music in a new format e... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 01/15/2009 17:57 PM | Comments (47)
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Comparing Global Data on Entrepreneurship

As governments across the globe have become more aggressive in promoting innovation and entrepreneurship, they have also increased their demand for new data about these phenomena. Responding to this demand, two well-known data sets---the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) and the World Bank Group... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 01/14/2009 11:37 AM | Comments (45)
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