2009
- Global Entrepreneurship Week... Coming Soon to a Venue Near You
- What do Snoop Dogg, Prince Charles & Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton have in common? They are just a few of the VIPs and world leaders involved in Global Entrepreneurship Week, an initiative taking 87 countries by storm next week. Some of the...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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November 09, 2009
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- Cultural Capital for Entrepreneurs
- The record number of pro-entrepreneurship legal and regulatory reforms in the past year among the economies studied by the World Bank’s Doing Business project is welcome news during a time of global economic recession. Prioritizing reforms and learning from global best practices hold enormous potential...
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Posted by: Jonathan Ortmans
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November 09, 2009
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- Census Data Analysis Shows New and Young Firms Drive Job Creation
- Today, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation released the study Where will the Jobs come from? which shows that companies less than five years old created nearly two-thirds of net new jobs in 2007. These firms create more net new jobs than their older counterparts, as...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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November 05, 2009
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- Homepreneurs' Impact on the Economy
- A new analysis by Emergent Research, Homepreneurs: A Vital Economic Force, argues that home-based businesses are not only operating successfully, but also making contributions to employment and the economy. The researchers analyzed data from U.S. Census and the Small Business Success Index, along with Small...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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November 04, 2009
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- Innovation in Recessionary Times
- It appears that the recession has forced the corporate sector to improve its approach to innovation. Booz & Company’s annual study of corporate R&D spending revealed that most companies have continued with their innovation programs despite the economic downturn, and that many are even increasing...
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November 03, 2009
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- China Aims to Bolster High-tech Sector with VC funds
- In an effort to support the country's growing high-tech sector, China's economic planning agency, the National Development and Reform Commission, announced the launch of venture capital funds totaling 9 billion yuan (equivalent to USD $1.32 billion). The funds are jointly backed by the state (1...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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November 03, 2009
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- Federal Grants for Youth Entrepreneurship
- On Oct. 29, the U.S. State Department's Office of the Middle East Partnership Initiative (NEA/PI) announced on grants.gov that it expects to award a maximum of two discretionary cooperative agreements for projects that will encourage youth entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa.This funding...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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November 03, 2009
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- Caught the Entrepreneurial Bug? Don’t Procrastinate
- If you often find yourself quietly thinking “I know a better way to do this” or “I could create something new that would make this easier for everyone,” you are a potential entrepreneur. Don’t waste that potential. The economy needs you more than ever.In times...
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Posted by: Jonathan Ortmans
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November 02, 2009
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- This Week in Entrepreneurship Policy
- Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Hearing"Hearings to examine increasing health costs facing small businesses."02:30 pmDirksen Senate Office Building, Rooom 430 [more info] Wednesday, November 4, 2009House Small Business Committee - Hearing"Small Businesses and the Estate Tax: Identifying Reforms...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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November 02, 2009
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Capitol Hill
- Small Businesses Important Players in the Economic Future
- The SBA Office of Advocacy’s new Small Business Profile for the United States highlights that small businesses are important players in U.S. business and job growth.The profile includes details about small business employment, business starts and closings, bank lending in 2008, the demographics of business...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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October 30, 2009
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