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How Do We Strengthen US Competitiveness

In a world where seemingly every nation is scrambling to bolster innovation and entrepreneurship, how can the U.S. strengthen its competitiveness? According to a new report from the Department of Commerce, the formula is simple and based on looking at the country’s track record for promoting innovation—increased government funding for research, education and infrastructure. It argues that “failures to properly invest in, and have comprehensive strategies for” those three pillars are responsible for the shrinking gap between the US and other nations.

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Posted by: Mark Marich

on January 09, 2012

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Category:  Education  Global  Workforce  Physical Infrastructure  Technology Transfer 

Small Business Owners Stubbornly Cautious

One index that PDE has tracked over the years is the Small Business Optimism Index put out by the National Federation of Independent Business. For the last few years, there hasn't been much reason for celebration -- and that trend continues with the latest Index showing a further dip of 0.6 points in December. [More]

Posted by: Mark Marich

on January 18, 2011

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Category:  Growth & Poverty  Red Tape  Tax Code  Workforce 

Kauffman Labs to Illuminate Breakthrough Ideas from Female Scientists and Engineers

Kauffman Labs for Enterprise Creation is looking for women scientists and engineers in the United States who have ideas that could change the world. To tap a growing pool of these highly educated women who have the potential to start scalable science- and engineering-related ventures, Kauffman Labs today launched its first Women in Science and Engineering Business Idea Competition, inviting them to share their visionary ideas for the chance to win ...

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Posted by: Mark Marich

on December 06, 2010

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Category:  Technology Transfer  Workforce 

A Silent G20 and the Need for Entrepreneurial Role Models in South Korea

I have just returned today from a short visit to South Korea where I addressed an international conference and met with various universities both in Seoul and Daejeon Valley – described to me by locals as Korea’s Silicon Valley.

Visitors arriving at Seoul’s acclaimed airport can only be impressed by its sophisticated application of technology into everyday lives. The train I rode from Seoul to Daejoen cruised at 300 Kilometers per hour, every taxi in Seoul was clean and paid for with a back seat touchpad card reader and the urban planning seemed super smart with local government being placed in beautiful floating structures on the river and national government being moved altogether out of Seoul.

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Posted by: Jonathan Ortmans

on October 25, 2010

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Category:  Growth & Poverty  Global  Workforce 

Entrepreneurial Resilience

A new Kauffman Foundation study shows that startups are resilient in job creation and durability. Previous research had confirmed that and again that startups are responsible for net new job growth in the U.S. economy. This new study, After Inception: How Enduring is Job Creation by Startups? , reveals another reason to be optimistic...

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Posted by: Mark Marich

on August 09, 2010

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Entrepreneurs: Financial Risk-takers?

Conventional wisdom says that entrepreneurs are financial risk-takers, but a new Kauffman Foundation research report, Business Owners, Financial Risk, and Wealth, suggests business owners...

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Posted by: Mark Marich

on August 09, 2010

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Uncertainty About the Economy Among Bloggers

What are leading economics bloggers thinking lately? The Kauffman Foundation has once again collected the views of more than 200 of these specialized bloggers in a mid-July survey.

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Posted by: Mark Marich

on August 09, 2010

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Category:  Capitol Hill  Growth & Poverty  Workforce 

Jump-Starting Entrepreneurship in Auto-Impacted Cities

The U.S. Economic Development Administration has awarded several grants to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship and create new jobs in areas that were previously supported by the auto industry.One grant of $1.5 millionis being awarded to Cleveland-based JumpStart, a non-profit focused on spurring economic transformation through high-growth... [More]

Posted by: Mark Marich

on July 13, 2010

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A Look Back at Innovation Daily

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: Illinois Approves Angel Investment Credit, Extends R&D Credit (from SSTI Weekly Digest) China unveils... [More]

Posted by: Mark Marich

on July 05, 2010

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Category:  Environment  Tax Code  Technology Transfer  Workforce 

Michigan Prioritizes Entrepreneurship

During her State of the State address, Gov. Jennifer Granholm laid out initiatives to help entrepreneurs. One of these initiatives involves entrepreneurship training through the expansion of the FastTrac program being offered at Detroit's TechTown. The FastTrac program, a national effort by the Kauffman Foundation... [More]

Posted by: Mark Marich

on February 08, 2010

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Category:  Workforce 

OECD Scoreboard Focuses on Innovation

The complete OECD Science, Technology andIndustry Scoreboard 2009 is now availablefree online. Scoreboard’s more than 200 internationally comparable qualityindicators provide data and analysis about trends shaping science andinnovation, and answer important policy questions such as: What impact has thecrisis had on innovation and spending on... [More]

Posted by: Mark Marich

on December 20, 2009

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Category:  Global  Intellectual Property  Technology Transfer  Workforce 

A Reflection on the Jobs Summit

Posted by: Mark Marich

on December 11, 2009

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Entrepreneurship Recommendations at the Obama Jobs Summit

At yesterday’s White House “Jobs Summit”, Kauffman Foundation president and CEO Carl Schramm laid out five strategies to boost entrepreneurship and create jobs. Schramm, an economist, author on entrepreneurship and former entrepreneur, joined about 130 business leaders, economists and CEOs from across the United States... [More]

Posted by: Mark Marich

on December 04, 2009

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Category:  Capitol Hill  Workforce 

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... [More]

Posted by: Mark Marich

on September 21, 2009

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Category:  Capitol Hill  Education  Energy  Environment  Health Care  Immigration  Intellectual Property  Physical Infrastructure  Red Tape  Technology Transfer  Workforce 

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 also how entrepreneurship can directly be part of... [More]

Posted by: Jonathan Ortmans

on September 07, 2009

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Category:  Capitol Hill  Education  Energy  Environment  General  Global  Health Care  Immigration  Intellectual Property  Liability Litigation  Physical Infrastructure  Red Tape  Tax Code  Technology Transfer  Workforce 

Boom in Entrepreneurship Just Down the Road

Earlier this summer, we reported on a recent study by Dane Stangler of the Kauffman Foundation that showed Baby Boomers are sparking a rise in entrepreneurship and that young, tech-savvy upstarts like Mark Zuckerberg and Kevin Rose were still outliers. Yesterday, Carl Schramm, president and... [More]

Posted by: Mark Marich

on September 01, 2009

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Category:  General  Workforce 

Economic Stimulus and Small Business

What do the new economic stimulus measures mean for America’s small business owners? A new e-book from MyVenturePad.com takes a closer look.The report provides three perspectives on what the changing world of Washington may mean for small business owners. With billions of dollars in new... [More]

Posted by: Mark Marich

on May 14, 2009

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Category:  Capitol Hill  Education  Energy  Health Care  Tax Code  Workforce 

Improving Collaboration and Efficiency in Science Programs

Today, the House Committee on Science and Technology approved three bipartisan bills which share the common themes of strengthening inter-agency coordination processes andmaking government smarter. There was no major disagreement in today’s full committee markup; the bill with all proposed amendments was moved to the... [More]

Posted by: Mark Marich

on April 29, 2009

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Category:  Capitol Hill  Education  Workforce 

Business Lessons from Miles Davis

If you’re a jazz fan, chances are you’re also a fan of Miles Davis’ seminal 1959 album, Kind of Blue. In honor of the album’s fiftieth anniversary, a group of Harvard Business School researchers sought to tease out some business lessons from the recording.  They... [More]

Posted by: Mark Marich

on April 20, 2009

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Entrepreneurship and Recovery in New York City

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been making a big push to promote entrepreneurship as a path to the city’s economic recovery. Over the past several months, he has made several announcements related to expanded support for the city’s new and aspiring business owners.... [More]

Posted by: Mark Marich

on March 30, 2009

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Category:  Workforce 

Reality Check: Scarce Talent

The $787 billion economic stimulus package includes largeinvestments in innovation in areas such as energy, health IT, andbroadband. Developing these new technologies will be scientists andengineers, but here’s a reality check: we don’t have enough of them.Although increasing the number of U.S. scientists and engineers... [More]

Posted by: Jonathan Ortmans

on March 30, 2009

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Category:  Global  Immigration  Workforce 

Innovation in the States: Washington

Washington, home to Microsoft, Amazon and numerous other technology firms, has always had a strong foundation for innovation and entrepreneurship. Yet, like most areas of the country, Washington now faces a severe economic crisis and can no longer continue with business as usual.A new study... [More]

Posted by: Mark Marich

on March 09, 2009

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Category:  Physical Infrastructure  Technology Transfer  Workforce 

Innovation in the States: Arizona

In 2006, a host of Arizona-based business groups helped create the Science Foundation Arizona (SFAZ), as a statewide effort to diversify Arizona's economy by promoting science and technology. What seemed like a good idea in 2006 has become a harder sell in the face of... [More]

Posted by: Mark Marich

on March 09, 2009

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Category:  Education  Technology Transfer  Workforce 

Brookings’ Recommendations on American Competitiveness

What can be done to revitalize the American economy? A group of scholars affiliated with the Brookings Institution recently offered some insights on the important issue of American competitiveness. Their broad categories of recommendations are tough to quibble with: Investing in Infrastructure, Investing in People,... [More]

Posted by: Mark Marich

on February 23, 2009

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Category:  Global  Physical Infrastructure  Workforce 

NYC Among Those Looking for 'FastTrac' to Recovery

In times of recession, entrepreneurial activity can experience an uptick as displaced workerslook to make their own opportunities. As the unemployment rate increases across the country, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg and other community leaders are turning to the Kauffman Foundation's FastTrac program to train these... [More]

Posted by: Mark Marich

on February 19, 2009

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Category:  General  Workforce