Highlighting policies and initiatives to advance innovation and drive economic growth

NESTA's Big Green Challenge Winners

The UK’s National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts (NESTA) has announced the winners of its Big Green Challenge. The Big Green Challenge is NESTA’s £1 million challenge prize designed to stimulate and support community-led responses to climate change. The winners, who ... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 01/18/2010 07:20 AM | Comments (13)
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Hotspots for Cleantech

As everyone continues to look to cleantech as a hot industry for the coming year, what are the best places to be to capitalize on the trend? A recent post from the Cleantech Group ranked the top universities, while an earlier post looked at the states. Not surprisingly, there is a strong correlation... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 01/11/2010 13:51 PM | Comments (16)
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Clean Tech Job Trends

A new report from Clean Edge highlights clean-tech employment trends in the U.S. and globally. Clean Tech Job Trends 2009 is an analysis of how clean-tech jobs are changing the face of industry, where the hotbeds of growth exist, and whether current clean-tech salaries are living up to their "g... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 10/15/2009 07:35 AM | Comments (63)
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An Emerging National Innovation Strategy

While President Obama has said a lot of the right things about innovation and entrepreneurship, a number have pointed to a disconnect between those words and the actions and policies emerging from the Administration. Earlier today, the president again addressed the topic from Hudson Valley Community... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 09/21/2009 15:48 PM | Comments (75)
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This Week in Entrepreneurship Policy

Monday, September 14, 2009House Science and Technology Committee - Full Committee Field Hearing "Strengthening Regional Innovation: A Perspective from Northeast Texas"10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Eastern / 9:00a.m. – 11:00a.m. Central Ceremonial Courtroom, Collin County Courthouse, ... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 09/14/2009 08:24 AM | Comments (0)
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Entrepreneurs As a Solution to Policy Challenges

In the past few months, we have highlighted through articles and factsheets how public policy can make the path easier for entrepreneurship and innovation. With the Policy Dialogue on Entrepreneurship, we hope to emphasize not only how policies can foster entrepreneurs, but ... [More]
Posted By: Jonathan Ortmans at 09/07/2009 07:57 AM | Comments (47)
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New Bills to Support Green and Women’s Entrepreneurship

The House Small Business Rural Development, Entrepreneurship and Trade Subcommittee approved a series of bills last Thursday (04/30) to authorize and expand several Small Business Administration programs.Some of these new bills have an interesting focus on "green entrepreneurs." For exampl... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 05/06/2009 14:38 PM | Comments (163)
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The Week Ahead in Entrepreneurship Policy

Tuesday, April 28, 2009 -- Committee HearingHouse Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment"Pushing the Efficiency Envelope: R&D for High-Performance Buildings, Industries and Consumers"Time -- 10:00a.m. – 12:00p.m. Location -- 2318 Rayburn Hous... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 04/27/2009 08:51 AM | Comments (32)
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Will We See a Revolution in Energy Technology?

Today the world celebrates Earth Day. This year, advocates of policies to contain climate change probably see hope in the increased federal funding for energy R&D coming from the stimulus bill and this year’s budget.  Charles Weiss (Georgetown University) and William B. Bonvillia... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 04/22/2009 08:32 AM | Comments (58)
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The 2009 Clean Tech Open

A group of California-based entrepreneurs are getting very serious about building a new green economy. They’ve recently announced a major expansion of the Clean Tech Open, a four-year old business plan competition that has supported innovation in California’s Clean Tech sector.This year&... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 03/30/2009 15:09 PM | Comments (23)
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