Policy Forum Blog
- Iceland: Conquering the Economic Crisis with Entrepreneurship
- Amidst all the bad news in Iceland related to the economic crisis and the disruption caused earlier this year by the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, the country has seen some entrepreneurial silver linings. The stream of positive signs I noticed began in March this year when Iceland...
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Posted by: Jonathan Ortmans
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July 18, 2010
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Global
- Entrepreneurship in the Arab World: A Report from Dubai
- It is an important week for entrepreneurship in the Middle East. Here in Dubai, two important global summits will be convened by His Excellency, Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, United Arab Emirates Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and Carl Schramm, President of the...
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Posted by: Jonathan Ortmans
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March 08, 2010
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- 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
- Young Firms (and our Nation) Need a Payroll Tax Holiday
- The unemployment pressure does not appear to abate. Layoffs continue every day and despite massive government intervention for economic recovery, there is little evidence of anything more than a slow, prolonged recovery. It is time to give a payroll tax holiday for young firms.Different forms...
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Posted by: Jonathan Ortmans
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February 01, 2010
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Tax Code
- Friedman: “More (Steve) Jobs, Jobs, Jobs, Jobs”
- Thomas Friedman had an excellent piece this past weekend on New York Times titled “More (Steve) Jobs, Jobs, Jobs, Jobs” where he called for a more entrepreneur-friendly environment. I recommend that you read the entire op-ed, but here are a few excerpts that drive the...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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January 25, 2010
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General
- 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...
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Posted by: Jonathan Ortmans
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January 25, 2010
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Education
General
Immigration
Red Tape
Tax Code
Technology Transfer
- The State of Entrepreneurship Address: Policies to Help History Along
- An archived webcast of the "State of Entrepreneurship Address" by Carl Schramm of the Kauffman Foundation is now available. Citing sobering new datathat show a majority of American entrepreneurs do not expect to createjobs in 2010, Schramm delivered "The State of Entrepreneurship" address in which...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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January 20, 2010
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General
- 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...
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Posted by: Jonathan Ortmans
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January 18, 2010
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Capitol Hill
Global
Health Care
Immigration
Tax Code
- Watch the Webcast: State of Entrepreneurship Address
- Watch a live Webcast of the Kauffman Foundation's State of Entrepreneurship Address, taking place at the National Press Club in Washington, DC from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ESTKauffman President and CEO Carl Schramm will assess the outlook for entrepreneurship in 2010, including the challenges...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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January 18, 2010
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General
- 2010 Emerging Scholars
- The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation announced last week the2010 recipients of the Kauffman Emerging Scholars Program, which recognizes theachievements of young scholars who are making significant contributions toresearch in entrepreneurship."Even though entrepreneurship is key to a sustainableeconomy, we have limited knowledge of this vital practice,"...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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January 11, 2010
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