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November 8, 2010
Issue no. 438

 Global Entrepreneurship Lights Up Across the Globe

denmarkSince it was launched in 2008 by the Kauffman Foundation and Enterprise UK, more than 18,000 partner organizations joined the global movement to shape the next generation of entrepreneurs. In its still short life, GEW has established a solid and ongoing presence in more than 100 countries -- and counting. During the same time period, over 10 million people around the world have participated in GEW activities and 2010 promises to boost that total to tap even more human capital and breathe life into new startups. While the majority of nations this year will start Global Entrepreneurship Week on November 15th, some countries are conducting their celebrations a week or more in advance due to an important Muslim holiday, Eid al-Adha, falling on November 16th.  [More]

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From the Policy Dialogue on Entrepreneurship Blog

Why New Growth Companies Aren’t Going Public
New Report Outlines Causes of Market Distortions Choking Recovery and Preventing New Growth Companies from Going Public. Derivatives known as "ETFs" are the true culprits in artificially setting stock prices and posing threats to market stability. [More]

Angels’ Decreased Appetite for Seed and Start-up Investing
Historically, angels have been the most significant source of seed and start-up capital for entrepreneurs. Unfortunately, angels seems to have a much more cautious approach to investing lately.  [More]

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 from last week. [More]

This Week in Entrepreneurship Policy
After an election night that predictably returned the Republicans to the majority in the House while Democrats hung on to a slim margin in the Senate, members will look to return to Washington for official business next week.  [More]

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