Policy Forum Blog
- The Untapped Potential of Research Universities
- Everyone surely owns an innovative product that has its roots in a university lab, or knows someone that has benefited from the presence of start-ups that formed through the dissemination of knowledge and technologies from the university to the marketplace. Universities have been the lifeblood...
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Posted by: Jonathan Ortmans
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February 15, 2010
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Technology Transfer
- A New Year's Resolution
- Since the economic crisis broke out, capitalism has been under the microscope. Many have blamed evil businesses and market forces for the financial meltdown, and have lost confidence in private-sector engagement strategies for recovery. Luckily, in this country many more have experienced the positive impact...
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Posted by: Jonathan Ortmans
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January 04, 2010
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Global
- Top Cities to Launch a Start-up
- This week, the Fortune Small Business magazine and the Kauffman Foundation announced the 50 best places to launch a business in the United States. The top 10 large cities (defined in the study as having a population of 1 million or higher) are: Oklahoma City, OK Pittsburgh,...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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October 15, 2009
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General
- New Report Shows Entrepreneurship on the Rise
- A new report by the Kauffman Foundation shows that the level of entrepreneurial activity in the U.S. increased slightly from 2007 to 2008. The latest Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity shows that approximately 530,000 new businessesstarted up each month, representing a .02 percent increase over...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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April 30, 2009
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General
