Policy Forum Blog
- Combing the World in Search of Start-up Talent
- Our new generation of entrepreneurs are global in their mindsets. This week, I argue that we should approach innovation in a similar fashion, taking steps to boost R&D and the commercialization of new technologies at home, while at the same time scouring the world to...
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Posted by: Jonathan Ortmans
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March 23, 2009
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Global
- Entrepreneurship=Recovery
- File this under "I'm pretty sure everyone saw this coming": The World Bank predicts that the global economy will enter recession this year for the first time since the Second World War. The Washington-based bank added that global trade was heading for its steepest decline...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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March 12, 2009
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General
- A Bright Beacon in the "Shining City on the Hill"
- The one thing that America has been admired for throughout the years is its entrepreneurial spirit. My latest essay touches on using that trait to lead a push for job creation and growth during a global recession. Here is the lead: Although the reputation of the...
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Posted by: Jonathan Ortmans
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March 02, 2009
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Global
- Entrepreneurs: Engines for Job Creation & Innovation
- Unemployment rates are more than just numbers. For each number, there is a personal story to be told. For some, it's a temporary inconvenience. For others, it is a lengthy process that creates a economic hardship. And for still others, it is a necessary nudge...
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Posted by: Jonathan Ortmans
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February 23, 2009
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General
- 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...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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February 19, 2009
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General
Workforce
- Patterns of Recovery from the Recession
- What do past recessions--and subsequent recoveries--tell us about how companies will recover from the current economic downturn? A new McKinsey Quarterly article sifts the historical evidence. Researchers examined the past four recessions, and found that, contrary to popular belief, the current recession is not...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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February 16, 2009
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