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A Role for Entrepreneurs in Haiti
 Haitians have received help from governments, the private sector and the philanthropic community around the world to deal with the awful devastation, but the long term goal of rebuilding a nation and constructing institutions from scratch will require sustained commitment to the country. I can't think of a better group to enlist in this task than Haitian entrepreneurs. The needs of the businesses affected in this region are extraordinary, but so is their potential to become agents for restoration.
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From the Policy Dialogue on Entrepreneurship Blog
Senators Introduce 'Startup Visa' Legislation
Last week, Senators John Kerry, D-Mass., and Richard Lugar, R-Ind., introduced legislation to drive job creation and increase America's global competitiveness by helping immigrant entrepreneurs obtain visas to the U.S. [More]
This Week in Entrepreneurship Policy
A couple hearings on each side of the Capitol, including one on "Restoring Credit to Main Street: Proposals to Fix Small Business Borrowing and Lending Problems" as well as a look at the FY 2011 R&D budget proposal for the Department of Energy. [More]
New Online 'Energy Innovation Network'
The Kauffman Foundation has launched an online "Energy Innovation Network" to help close the gap between energy innovations and increasing consumer demand. [More]
DARPA's Approach to Innovation
PDE staff were on hand for the Woodrow Wilson Center and MIT's Innovation Policy Discussion Group meeting. Our report of the event-DARPA's Approach to Innovation-follows. [ More]
Pediatric Medical Device 'Idea Campaign' Launched
In an effort to stimulate early stage innovation, the Kauffman Foundation launch an eight-week online "idea campaign" to encourage innovations and collaborations to meet the growing medical needs of children. Parents, doctors, researchers, entrepreneurs and others have eight weeks to post and vote on innovative ideas for children's medical devices. [ More]
Entrepreneurship, a Social Phenomenon
Writing for the Stanford Social Innovation Review, Carl Schramm, president and CEO of the Kauffman Foundation, explains the dangers of using the modifier 'social' to describe only some forms of entrepreneurship. [More]
A Look Back at Innovation Daily
Each day, Innovation Daily checks the pulse of global innovation -- courtesy of Innovation America and its founder, Rich Bendis. Here, we take a look at a handful of relevant stories it compiled from the last week. [More]
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