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Rationalize Our Immigration System
In the hopes to continue a much-needed conversation on how to revamp the economy, this week I would like to highlight another policy recommendation that emerged from the Kauffman Foundation's State of Entrepreneurship address: reform immigration policy to attract migrants who want to start new companies and create jobs [More]
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From the Policy Dialogue on Entrepreneurship Blog
Facts on Job Creation
In light of President Obama's State of the Union pledge to make the creation of a million jobs his priority in the year to come, the Kauffman Foundation has compiled a list of related facts and studies -- including the role that high-skilled immigrant entrepreneurs play in making jobs in America. [More]
The Economic Power of University Spin-offs
According to Krisztina Holly, vice provost for innovation at the University of Southern California and former founding executive director of MIT's Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation, "an opportunity to solve our job crisis lies right under our noses." [More]
A Look at Obama's Plan for Small Business
Within the past week, President Obama outlined several proposals to help small business create jobs including several tax measures and $30 billion of federal bailout funds. [ More]
Leading Economic Bloggers Share Grim Outlook
According to a recent Kauffman Foundation survey, nearly half of economics bloggers think the economy is "worse than official government statistics show" and seven out of 10 say the federal government is too involved in economic matters. They also share a clear consensus for action. [More]
Michigan Prioritizes Entrepreneurship
During her State of the State address, Gov. Jennifer Granholm laid out initiatives to help entrepreneurs. One of these initiatives involves entrepreneurship training through the expansion of the FastTrac program being offered at Detroit's TechTown. [More]
This Week in Entrepreneurship Policy
The Joint Economic Committee meets Tuesday for a hearing to examine the road to economic recovery, plus a few budget hearings in Science & Technology and the Small Business Committee. [More]
Educating the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs
As the nation seeks solutions to joblessness, policymakers and the media have been looking at the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), an organization that has skillfully been tapping on our youth's inventiveness and entrepreneurial potential through entrepreneurship education. [More]
Recognizing Student Contributions to Solving World Problems
A new national competition, The Extraordinary Stories Student Awards, will link student science and engineering projects with a set of challenges outlined by the National Academy of Engineering. [More]
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