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Mark Marich

This Week in Entrepreneurship Policy

Both houses of Congress are still in Spring recess and will return next week. While reports differ on exactly how close Republicans and Democrats are to a deal on immigration reform, you can expect to hear a lot about the subject when they return—and in the weeks ahead.

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Posted by: Mark Marich
on April 01, 2013
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Category:  Capitol Hill 
A Look Back at Innovation Daily

Each day, Innovation Daily checks the pulse of global innovation--courtesy of Innovation America. Here, we take a look at a handful of relevant stories it compiled last week.

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Posted by: Mark Marich
on March 25, 2013
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Category:  General 
This Week in Entrepreneurship Policy

Both houses of Congress are in Spring recess in observation of the Easter holiday and will return in two weeks.

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Posted by: Mark Marich
on March 25, 2013
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Category:  Capitol Hill 
‘Leaning In’ to Encourage Women Entrepreneurs

The Kauffman Foundation recently announced a partnership with Lean In, a nonprofit organization founded by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg that is committed to offering women encouragement and support to achieve their goals—specifically to help cultivate more balanced teams and more female leaders and entrepreneurs.

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Posted by: Mark Marich
on March 25, 2013
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Category:  General 
How to Build a Vibrant Startup Community—Through 1 Million Cups

In what some might consider an ironic twist, technology seems to play a lesser role in building a local entrepreneurial community for startups than good old-fashioned face-time and word of mouth.

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Posted by: Mark Marich
on March 25, 2013
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Category:  Education 
A Look Back at Innovation Daily

Each day, Innovation Daily checks the pulse of global innovation--courtesy of Innovation America. Here, we take a look at a handful of relevant stories it compiled last week.

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Posted by: Mark Marich
on March 11, 2013
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Category:  General 
$100 Million to Support Women Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets

Women entrepreneurs in Africa and Eurasia have a new reason to have a Coke and a smile—actually, 100 million reasons. Coca-Cola and the International Finance Corporation just announced a $100 million, three-year joint initiative to provide access to finance for women entrepreneurs in emerging markets.

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Posted by: Mark Marich
on March 11, 2013
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Category:  Global 
This Week in Entrepreneurship Policy

While it is a quiet week in the Senate for entrepreneurship and policy, House committees offer several hearings. Topics include: reducing regulatory burdens, patent litigation, STEM education, health insurance and the impact of health reform on jobs.

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Posted by: Mark Marich
on March 11, 2013
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Category:  Capitol Hill 
This Week in Entrepreneurship Policy

While most attention on Capitol Hill these days centers on the budget sequester—what it means and who is to blame – there are a number of committee hearings that should be of interest. In particular, the House Judiciary Committee has a busy day planned for Tuesday—with three subcommittee hearings on American competitiveness—and another to follow on Thursday. Topics covered in those and other hearings include: immigration reform, patent litigation, the impact of health care reform on small business, wasteful spending, cyber-security and more.

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Posted by: Mark Marich
on March 04, 2013
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Category:  Capitol Hill 
Fresh Data Paints a Picture of Startup Environment

Part of the challenge of analyzing data and research while making policy decisions is that the figures are typically based on a not-quite-so-current set of data. A new survey of owners who formed their companies in 2012 is out and it helps shine a light on the environment most startups encounter in the early stages.

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Posted by: Mark Marich
on March 04, 2013
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Category:  General 

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