Highlighting policies and initiatives to advance innovation and drive economic growth

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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Rockstar Entrepreneurs in DC to Push for a StartUp Visa

More than a dozen rockstar entrepreneurs and startup financiers have decided it was time to visit Washington, DC. They have taken three days of their busy schedules this week to push for the passage StartUp Visa Act of 2010, a bill that would make it easier for foreign entrepreneurs to start high ... [More]
Posted By: Jonathan Ortmans at 03/08/2010 08:43 AM | Comments (1)
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Senators Introduce "Start-Up Visa" Legislation

On Wednesday, February 24, 2010, Senators John Kerry, D-Mass., and Richard Lugar, R-Ind., introduced legislation to drive job creation and increase America's global competitiveness by helping immigrant entrepreneurs obtain visas to the U.S. The “StartUp Visa Act of 2010” would a... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 02/25/2010 12:47 PM | Comments (14)
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Real Support for Entrepreneurs: What Are We Waiting For?

So we know that entrepreneurs are the primary engines of job creation in the United States. Research study after research study has confirmed that it is young firms that drive improvements in the employment situation. From 1980–2005, firms less than five years old accounted for all net jo... [More]
Posted By: Jonathan Ortmans at 01/25/2010 09:09 AM | Comments (14)
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The State of Start-ups

When President Obama will deliver his first State of the Union address is still unclear. However, with 80 percent of the population believing that new economic growth and jobs will come from entrepreneurs, discussion around what his address should include in terms of policies that encourage new star... [More]
Posted By: Jonathan Ortmans at 01/18/2010 09:30 AM | Comments (8)
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A Job Creator's Visa

The idea of an entrepreneur’s or start-up visa that grants high-skilled immigrants the right to stay if they start job-generating businesses is gaining traction. Last Wednesday, a Wall Street Journal article laid out the case for it and the next day it was discussed both at a me... [More]
Posted By: Jonathan Ortmans at 12/07/2009 09:55 AM | Comments (91)
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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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The Building Blocks of Innovation

PDE staff attended today a briefing on education and immigration hosted by the Council for American Medical Innovation. Our report of the event follows:At a Capitol Hill briefing titled "Education & Immigration: Building Blocks of Innovation," the Council for American Medical Innovatio... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 09/10/2009 12:29 PM | Comments (52)
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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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In the National Interest: High-Skill Immigration Reform

Before the August congressional recess, key Senators anticipated thatan immigration reform bill will be ready for the Senate to considerthis fall. Given that congressional action on immigration could startsoon, it is time again to highlight why the U.S. needs a smartimmigration reform that cons... [More]
Posted By: Jonathan Ortmans at 08/31/2009 10:30 AM | Comments (61)
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