Highlighting policies and initiatives to advance innovation and drive economic growth

States and Cities Efforts to Help Small Businesses

Elizabeth Olson’s New York Times article “What States and Cities are Doing to Help Small Businesses” highlights several initiatives at the state and municipality levels to save small businesses and jobs. The local approaches are as varied as subsidizing wages for new hires, r... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 03/10/2010 06:49 AM | Comments (0)
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Nationwide 'Startup Tour' to Find the Best Startups in America

Robert X. Cringely, author of the technology blog “I, Cringely” (www.cringely.com), has launched a plan to restart the economy called “Cringely's (NOT in Silicon Valley) Startup Tour.” People are invited to nominate startup companies in six different categories, discuss... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 03/10/2010 06:45 AM | Comments (0)
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Job Generating High-Growth Firms

According to a new Kauffman Foundation study, High-Growth Firms and the Future of the American Economy, high-growth firms account for a disproportionate share of job creation despite their relatively small numbers. More specifically, the study showed, that so-called “gazelle” firms... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 03/10/2010 06:30 AM | Comments (0)
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A Look at Innovation Daily (March 1-7, 2010)

Each day, Innovation Daily checks the pulse of global innovation -- courtesy of Innovation America and its founder, Rich Bendis. Here, we take a look at a handful of relevant stories it compiled last week:    And Google Begat... (from BusinessWeek) Why CEOs Don't Get Inno... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 03/08/2010 08:19 AM | Comments (1)
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New “Invest in America Alliance” to Support Start-ups and Create Jobs

Intel President and CEO Paul Otellini announced that Intel will spearhead a $3.5 billion technology investment initiative in a speech titled "Rebuilding the Foundations of American Growth," delivered at The Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. The Invest in America Alliance rep... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 03/04/2010 11:51 AM | Comments (5)
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The ARPA-E Innovation Summit

From March 1st-3rd, policymakers, thought leaders, award winners and investors gathered in Washington, DC for the first ARPA-E Innovation Summit. Secretary Chu announced that the third round of ARPA-E funding of $100 million will be made available to accelerate innovation in three new areas fo... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 03/04/2010 11:46 AM | Comments (2)
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A Look at Innovation Daily (Week of Feb 20 to Feb 26)

Each day, Innovation Daily checks the pulse of global innovation -- courtesy of Innovation America and its founder, Rich Bendis. Here, we take a look at a handful of relevant stories it compiled from last week: Five nations boosting their culture of innovation (The Christian Scienc... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 03/01/2010 12:45 PM | Comments (18)
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Entrepreneurship, a Social Phenomenon

Carl Schramm has new article explaining why “All Entrepreneurship is Social.” Writing for the Stanford Social Innovation Review, Schramm explained the dangers of using the modifier social: One danger, however, is that the use of the modifier social will diminish the contributions ... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 03/01/2010 12:19 PM | Comments (8)
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Pediatric Medical Device ‘Idea Campaign’ Launched Online

In an effort to stimulate early stage innovation, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation announced today an eight-week online “idea campaign” to encourage innovations and collaborations to meet the growing medical needs of children. Parents, doctors, researchers, entrepreneurs and others h... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 02/24/2010 15:30 PM | Comments (22)
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DARPA’s Approach to Innovation

PDE staff were on hand today for the Woodrow Wilson Center and MIT’s Innovation Policy Discussion Group meeting. Our report of the event—DARPA’s Approach to Innovation—follows: Today, the Deputy Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Kaigham (Ke... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 02/24/2010 15:28 PM | Comments (7)
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