September
- Keys to Economic Growth and Global Competitiveness
- PDE staff attended a Capitol Hill briefing on comparative innovation policy sponsored by the National Research Council. Our report of the event follows: A September 22nd Capital Hill briefing on research, science, and technology (R-S-T) parks sought to convince policymakers that promoting innovation and commercialization...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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September 30, 2009
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- Rockstar Entrepreneurs Don't Come to Washington
- If you have ever been around somebody trying to start or grow abusiness, you know that entrepreneurs don’t have time for much else,especially not for going to Washington to help keep policymakers up todate on how to encourage high growth entrepreneurship in America—nothurt it. When...
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Posted by: Jonathan Ortmans
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September 28, 2009
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- This Week in Entrepreneurship Policy
- Tuesday, September 29, 2009Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship - Hearing“Reform Done Right: Sensible Health Care Solutions for America’s Small Businesses.”Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 562 [more info] Wednesday, September 30, 2009 House Committee on Science and Technology - Energy and Environment Subcommittee –...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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September 28, 2009
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- Hot Topic: Research and Innovation Infrastructure
- There has been a lot of talk about research parks lately. Here are few ideas that have been discussed lately.Science Progress, a project of the Center for American Progress, recently released a report on the federal government and the growth of regional innovation clusters, The...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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September 25, 2009
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- How to Train Future Innovative Entrepreneurs
- Universities and colleges have increasingly established entrepreneurship education programs in the past few decades. In an effort to more fully understand the outcomes of this education, the SBA’s Office of Advocacy released an initial analysis of the impact of entrepreneurship programs.The report, “Toward Effective Education...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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September 25, 2009
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General
- Entrepreneurs' Movement Launches at Inc. 500
- In a piece on the Huffington Post, Carl Schramm, president and CEO of the Kauffman Foundation, outlines the rationale for a new movement to support America's entrepreneurs. Schramm points to the fact that "since 1980, all net job growth has come from businesses less than...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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September 23, 2009
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- Don't Worry, Be Happy
- Despite the gloomy outlook from entrepreneurs on the status of the U.S. economic recovery, a recent story in the Wall Street Journal suggests that entrepreneurs are typically a happy bunch. Somewhat surprising numbers considering the risk and long hours involved in running one's own business, but...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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September 23, 2009
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- What Do Entrepreneurs Think?
- A new survey of American entrepreneurs conducted by theEwing Marion Kauffman Foundation revealed that entrepreneurs continue tostruggle despite increasing optimism about the economy on Wall Street and thatthey want government to do more to encourage entrepreneurship. Conducted one week before Federal Reserve Chairman BenBernanke...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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September 23, 2009
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- An Emerging National Innovation Strategy
- While President Obama has said a lot of the right things about innovation and entrepreneurship, a number have pointed to a disconnect between those words and the actions and policies emerging from the Administration. Earlier today, the president again addressed the topic from Hudson Valley...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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September 21, 2009
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- Challenges to Translational Research
- PDE staff participated in a Capitol Hill briefing on translational research sponsored by the Council for American Medical Innovation. Our report of the event follows:On Thursday, September 17, the Council for American Medical Innovation brought together policy experts for its Capitol Hill briefing “Translational Research:...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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September 21, 2009
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