President Unveils FY 2012 Budget
The White House sent President Obama's proposed budget for FY 2012 to Congress earlier today--weighing in at $3.7 trillion. With
Republicans looking to poke holes in the plan, Jack Lew, Director of
the Office of Management and Budget, will appear at several
congressional hearings throughout the week to defend it. In advance of
those hearings, Lew appeared on the White House website with a quick
overview of what the budget hopes to accomplish. [More]
FastTrac Leading to Start-ups and Job Creation Across the Nation
Kauffman
FastTrac programs in New York and Michigan are leading to new business
starts – and the jobs that come along with them. Following an intense
entrepreneurial education program initiated by Mayor Michael Bloomberg
in March 2009, 1,000 NYC entrepreneurs have graduated the program. [More]
This Week in Entrepreneurship Policy
The
steady stream of congressional hearings continues, featuring a review
of President Obama’s proposed FY 2012 budget by a number of committees,
including the Budget Committees on both sides of the Capitol. [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]
