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Newsroom: National News Archive 2005
July 3 - 9, 2005
When
Entrepreneurs Risk It All and Lose
New York Times - New
York,NY,USA
... A study commissioned by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation in
Kansas City, Mo., which supports entrepreneurial education, found
that almost one in five ...
Minority businesses: Think global
Bradenton Herald -
Bradenton, FL
... Robert Litan, vice president for research and policy at the
Kauffman Foundation. "In our studies, minorities show more interest
in entrepreneurship than whites ...
Supreme Court goes hands-off on innovation
Financial Times -
London,England,UK
...to be: do no harm. Whenever it could, the court left technology
alone - giving markets a role in shaping the innovation economy...
Big Media's Power Plays
New York Times - New York,
NY
The legal battles over the future of copyright in the digital age
are often cast as innovation versus the status quo, and in many
ways, that's true...
SJ State fosters image as `other' incubator for entrepreneurs
San Jose Mercury News - San
Jose, CA
Stanford University may hold the reputation as the local start-up
factory, but don't rule out the entrepreneurship of students at
other area universities...
Entrepreneurship: Be realistic about raising money for your big idea
Pittsburgh Post Gazette -
Pittsburgh, PA
...Jack Roseman, who taught entrepreneurship for 13 years at
Carnegie Mellon University, is director of The Roseman Institute, a
subsidiary of Buchanan Ingersoll...
Tech entrepreneurs say Internet as digital commons endangered
North County Times -
Escondido, CA
A pair of Supreme Court rulings this week is stoking fears that the
Internet is becoming an ever-more centralized platform for
entrenched corporate interests -- the antithesis...
In Silicon Valley, jobs leave even as profits rise
International Herald
Tribune - France
...of economic recovery in this region, Wyse is emblematic of its
economy, in which... boom-and-bust history, marked by repeated
cycles of innovation and renewal...
July 10-16, 2005
Kauffman Fellows Program Partners with British Government to Help
Enhance VC and Entrepreneurship in Europe
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... In July 2002, the Program spun out from the Kauffman Foundation
and created the Center for Venture Education, a non-profit,
post-graduate educational institute ...
Nanotech in US: Find More Molecule Geeks Soon or Lose Out
Always On - USA
We’ve gotten cocky over the years, coming to feel that it’s almost
inevitable that the U.S. should lead in major new technologies...
This is nonsense...
President Discusses Education, Entrepreneurship & Home Ownership ...
Whitehouse.gov (press
release) - USA
...this organization... shows the entrepreneurial spirit deep within
the hearts of the founders of this organization and the people who
are carrying on the proud tradition...
Bill would give universities research boost
Albany Democrat Herald - Albany, OR
... "This is a significant piece of legislation for Oregon's
innovation economy to provide funding for entrepreneurial education
and proof-of-concept efforts to...
Valley a hotbed for small startups
Tri-Valley Herald -
Pleasanton, CA
... Melville's report, "Wellspring for Entrepreneurship and
Innovation: The Changing Economic Role and Responsibilities of the
Tri-Valley Region," crunched more ...
Entrepreneurial Spirit Meets the Philanthropical
New York Times - New York,
NY
... in Bethesda, Md., a real estate marketing and consulting firm,
has donated about $90,000 to the National Foundation for Teaching
Entrepreneurship, a nonprofit ...
Workforce urged to adapt for success
phillyburbs.com -
Philadelphia,PA,USA
... "If American workers do not adapt to the global economy, the
workers themselves will lose and America will lose as well...
"Innovation is the key," Chao said...
Global Strategies For Minority Firms
Black Enterprise - New
York,NY,USA
... Sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the report
shows that between 1982 and 1997 African American businesses grew
annually by 6.4%, but during...
Wanted: Homegrown businesses, global links
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Milwaukee,WI,USA
... One UEP innovation already is up and running on the Internet,
where would-be ... in Kansas City, said Daryl Williams, director of
minority entrepreneurship at the...
Don't believe the hype when it comes to state rankings
The State - Columbia, SC
... According to the Economic Policy Institute, 34 states can
trumpet that they rank in the top 10 of business...
Bankruptcy law ensnares businesses
St. Petersburg Times - St.
Petersburg, FL
Although recent reforms aimed to crack down on consumers, they may
also place a hidden restraint on the creation of small businesses...
Who are these women?
Cincinnati Enquirer -
Cincinnati, OH
They make up the largest share of our region's population but just a
sliver of its leaders. They are thundering past other local
residents...
The Economic Promise of Nanotechnology
Black Enterprise - New
York, NY
As a U.S. senator, I have championed several initiatives over the
past several years... Perhaps none was more exciting than sponsoring
the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research & Development Act...
It will pay to be creative, nimble in the 'conceptual age'
Boston Globe - Boston, MA
As thousands of jobs go overseas to Asia, the resounding response
from twentysomethings is, "Who cares? I wouldn't want one of those
jobs anyway." To this fresh-faced workforce tech jobs look boring...
Making
a profit, making a difference
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Milwaukee, WI
... "It's not enough to be a minority and be passionate about
entrepreneurship.". ... He grew up on the north side and returned
years later as a state policy-maker and ...
SBA
Announces Web Chat Series for Small Business Owners
entrepreneurs.about.com -
USA
The US Small Business Administration is launching a live Web chat
series on entrepreneurship beginning in July. The monthly chat ...
July 17-23, 2005
Obstacles in the road towards hydrogen economy
ResearchResearch - UK
Creating a hydrogen-based economy to reduce US dependence on
imported oil is a realistic prospect but there are a number of
technical barriers to overcome...
'Bucks' offered for ideas
Franklin Favorite -
Franklin, KY
... from the Central Region Innovation and Commercialization Center
and Western Kentucky University's Center for Entrepreneurship and
Innovation, which operate a ...
Area JA chapter wins award
Quad City Times -
Davenport, IA
... David Chernow, president and chief executive officer of JA
Worldwide, added, "Innovation and entrepreneurship is at the core of
what we teach, so it is fitting...
Path to success
paved with hard work
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Milwaukee, WI
... A recent report by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, based
in Kansas City, Mo., recommended that minority-owned businesses
develop "aggressive growth ...
Unprecedented National Program Launches Kansas City Center to
Encourage Minority Entrepreneurship
PrimeZone (press release) -
Los Angeles, CA
... PRIMEZONE) -- The first pilot program in a nationwide effort to
develop one-stop economic empowerment centers to support minority
entrepreneurship and business ...
Telecom laws need to be updated
Town Hall - Washington, DC
... and economic growth, to renew America's global competitiveness
and to put consumers, rather than the government, in charge of our
innovation economy...
Venture capital heats up
in 2004
MSNBC - USA
A total of 608 startup and early stage companies got their first
round of venture capital in 2004, according to a special analysis of
the "MoneyTree Survey ...
Aspiring Amesbury: developing a creative economy for the future
Merrimack River Current -
Beverly, MA
...Amesbury - a town known for its industrial innovation - is now
re-inventing itself into a community that values its cultural
assets...
Microsoft Courts Hollywood Allies
Los Angeles Times - CA
...Humbled by Apple's success in music, the tech giant mends fences
with the film world as it tries to conquer the home entertainment
market...
July 24-30, 2005
Angel Investor Groups Gain National Recognition among Top Private
Equity Investment Firms...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco, CA
... investor groups," according to Marianne Hudson, executive
director of ACA and entrepreneurship director of the Ewing Marion
Kauffman Foundation, which sponsors ...
Smart cos show `intrapreneurial` spirit
Business Standard - India
Steve Jobs, Apple chief executive... prepared for it in part thanks
to a company culture in which innovative opportunities are spotted,
nurtured and championed...
Generalists Succeed as Entrepreneurs According to Stanford Business
School Research
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco, CA
... entrepreneurship is at odds with the intuition of those who
believe that entrepreneurs are technical specialists who base their
new companies on innovation...
Women,
Small Business Associations Call for Affordable Health Care
The Heartland Institute -
Chicago, IL
... and Entrepreneurship Council, the US Chamber of Commerce, the US
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Women Entrepreneurs Inc., and Women
Impacting Public Policy...
NE slips to 3d place in venture investing
Boston Globe - Boston, MA
... The venture-capital survey, which gauges the financial fuel of
the innovation economy, was sponsored by the PricewaterhouseCoopers
accounting firm, the...
U.S. Senate Confirms Three for Positions at Commerce Department
Press Release - U.S. Department of Commerce
The U.S. Senate today confirmed by voice vote David A. Sampson as
Deputy Secretary, John J. Sullivan as General Counsel and William
Jeffrey as Director for NIST...
Immigrants, minorities show spirited entrepreneurship
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
- Fort Wayne,IN,USA
By Alan VerPlanck. Nearly 30 years ago I "temporarily" moved to Fort
Wayne. It was a convenient place to start a career; my wife ...
S.
Florida teeming with new businesses
Miami Herald - FL,USA
An FIU study found that South Florida is sizzling with start-ups,
but hinted that need, not pure entrepreneurial spirit, may be at
work...
Tech Vendors To Congress: More R&D Help, Please
InformationWeek -
Manhasset,NY,USA
WASHINGTON -- Technology innovation and targeted federal R&D
investments are critical to US competitiveness in a global economy,
industry executives told ...
Poll: Apple most creative company
Webindia123 - India
... evolution of the economy toward creativity, companies throughout
the world are deconstructing Apple's success in design and
innovation, BusinessWeek reported...
New Purdue Center to Make Protecting Environment Profitable
AScribe - USA
... Entrepreneurship leading to industrial partnerships for testing
and commercialization of the technologies ... Engagement involving
policy analysis, regulatory ...
Black women branch out as owners
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort
Lauderdale, FL
... success.". Edwards and Hill are among the fastest-growing
demographic group involved in entrepreneurship in the United States.
Between ...
Who thought up famous brands?
Cincinnati.com -
Cincinnati,OH,USA
... "The state of innovation in Ohio's small and medium
manufacturing organizations is ... Vogel, he says matter-of-factly,
is a key part of juicing Ohio's economy...
College: Good time to try out a business
Seattle Times - United
States
... According to the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a nonprofit
that supports entrepreneurship, at least 1,500 colleges and
universities provide training for ...
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