Policy Forum Blog
- Business Incubators and Job Creation
- A House Committee on Small Business hearing earlier this week covered the topic of "Business Incubators and Their Role in Job Creation." Testifying before the committee was Dr. Robert Strom, Director of Research & Policy at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, who called the newfound...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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March 19, 2010
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- More Recommendations Supporting VC-Backed Firm Access to SBIR-STTR
- PDE staff were on hand last week for a hearing of the House Committee on Small Business taking yet another look at the reauthorization of the SBIR and STTR programs. Our report of the hearing--Legislative Initiatives to Strengthen and Modernize the SBIR and STTR Programs--follows:This...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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June 21, 2009
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Technology Transfer
- Expanding Equity Investment in Small Businesses
- PDE staff were on hand earlier today at the House Small Business Committee hearing on the impact of the current financial crisis on investment in small businesses and steps to expand equity investments. Our report of the hearing follows: In today’s hearing for the...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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March 26, 2009
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- HUBZone Program Under Fire
- PDE staff were on hand yesterday at the House Small Business Committee hearing on oversight of the Small Business Administration and its programs. Not surprisingly, recent reports of fraud in the HUBZones program dominated discussion. Our report of the hearing follows: The future of...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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March 26, 2009
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