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Newsroom: National News Archive 2005
October 2 - 8, 2005
Technology park to feed innovation
Columbia Missourian -
Columbia, MO
One day in the foreseeable future, people will be able to stop at
businesses south of Columbia to buy soybeans genetically altered to
help prevent cancer and ice that can freeze at 74 degrees...
Corporate Spin-Offs Can be a Powerful Source of Economic Growth...
Inside INdiana Business
(press release) - Indianapolis, IN
Eli Lilly start-up, InnoCentive, is a company that uses a network of
scientists and researchers to solve problems posted by client
companies on a proprietary web...
Disney
Online and Kauffman Foundation's 'Hot Shot Business' Exposes
'Tweens' to the Excitement and Challenge of Entrepreneurship
PrimeZone (press release) - Los Angeles, CA
...One of the tens of millions of kids who play Disney Online and
the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation's Hot Shot Business game each
year (www.hotshotbusiness.com...
Getting rid of the old
alphabet soup
MSNBC - USA
... across different sectors of the economy. The same Senate Bill
838 that created Oregon Inc. also allots $7 million for ONAMI to a
new Oregon Innovation Fund...
Drexel,
Penn, and Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern PA Form
Nanotechnology Commercialization Group...
PrimeZone (press release) - Los Angeles, CA
...The NCG will provide commercialization services to NTI-member
institutions through an Inter-Institutional Agreement with Penn for
all nanotechnology patents...
Going bankrupt (and just in time)
Seattle Times - United
States
...File bankruptcy now, before the law changes! That's the message —
or exhortation — that attorneys are making across the country, in TV
commercials, print ads and mailings...
Getting down to business at UC
Cincinnati Enquirer -
Cincinnati, OH
...Through courses in business and entrepreneurship, she hopes to
make some serious money. Maybe even pay back some of that Miami
tuition...
Creative economy
Foster's Daily Democrat -
Dover, NH
...In the words of Rhode Island economic development specialist Kip
Bergstrom: "A creative economy puts its marbles on innovation -- and
that's our future if...
NWACC developing programs for local entrepreneurs
Benton County Daily Record
- Bentonville, AR
...Planning the Entrepreneurial Venture is a product of the Kauffman
Foundation and will go through its pilot run beginning Oct. 10...
An AP Member Exchange
Dateline Alabama -
Birmingham, AL
...teach the rose peddlers customer service and principles of
entrepreneurship, as well... The city is aiming for a progressive
policy in addressing complaints about...
Madison entrepreneurial climate draws raves
Wisconsin State Journal -
Madison,WI,USA
... hottest" nationwide midsize city for entrepreneurship. The
October issue of Entrepreneur, using data from the nonpartisan
National Policy Research Council ...
October 9 - 15, 2005
Entrepreneurship network is evolving
BusinessNorth.com - Duluth,
MN
... An evaluation of entrepreneurship development in Duluth/Superior
and on the Iron Range concludes the effort has the supportive
components needed for developing ...
Small Business Survival Index 2005 Ranks the States...
PR Newswire (press release)
- New York, NY
...the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council)
released its tenth annual rankings of the states according to their
respective public policy climates for small business and
entrepreneurship...
Amazon.com Names Nonprofit Innovation Award Winner; DonorsChoose...
Finanzen.net - Germany
...As one of tenfinalists for the Nonprofit Innovation Award,
DonorsChoose generatedmore than $790,000 in online donations at
Amazon.com. As the winner...
Boot Camp No Longer Must For Freshmen
Howard University Hilltop
(subscription) - Washington, DC
... The Institute for Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Innovation
(ELI) is still an important part of the Howard freshman experience,
but the changes have made...
MIT Deshpande Center Primes the Pump for Commercial Innovation
PR Newswire (press release)
- New York,NY,USA
Entrepreneurial Expertise Plus Small Cash Grants Help Research Teams
Advance Their Ideas and Raise $36 Million in Venture Capital...
Bright light at Cupertino's Clairvoyante
Twin Cities Business
Journal - Minneapolis, MN
... Brown Elliott, founder and chief technology officer of
Cupertino-based Clairvoyante Inc., is reaping awards for innovation
and entrepreneurship, most recently ...
“Hot Shot
Business” Exposes 'Tweens' to Entrepreneurship
Kauffman Foundation (press
release)
... one of the tens of millions of kids who play Disney Online and
the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation’s Hot Shot Business game each
year...
Op-ed:
Foreign Students Who Study Engineering Deserve Citizenship
Inc.com - New York, NY
...China is producing far more engineers and scientists than the
United States is often cited as a major threat to America's
continued prosperity. The problem is real, but in many ways, it is
misunderstood...
75
Reasons to Be Glad You're an American Entrepreneur Right Now
Inc.com - New York, NY
Let's compare notes. Here's our tally of the diverse ways the
culture, the economy, and entrepreneurship's own history are
combining to make this a great time--the best time...
Small Business
Drives Inner City Growth And Jobs SBA Office of Advocacy
U.S. Small Business
Association (Press Release)
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Small businesses are the drivers of inner city
economies and job growth, according to a new study released today by
the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
The report documents the dynamics of America's inner city economies,
which are larger and more active than is generally understood.
Development initiative targets rural Iowa
Des Moines Business Record
- Des Moines, IA
... through its daily work as a small business development center,
found that rural regions, though still filled with innovation and
entrepreneurship, are not the...
Health savings accounts help save money
Chicago Sun-Times - United
States
Amid the generally bad news about rising health-care costs and the
growing number of uninsured is positive news that shares broad
optimism: Health Savings Accounts, or HSAs...
We've got raw material -- now we need faith
TheNewsTribune.com
(subscription) - Tacoma, WA
... It'sa place governed by innovation and a welcoming of
differences, and I found it ... s message that Tacoma's status in
the dawning creative economy will rely...
From 'Aha!' to entrepreneurship
Toledo Blade -
Toledo, OH
THE CHANCES of an individual successfully marketing an invention are
slim, experts say. But several area inventors seem to be beating the
odds...
Enterprise Village groundbreaking marks Junior Achievement expansion
McKeesport Daily News -
McKeesport, PA
... "We've been going into the schools and teaching them about
business and entrepreneurship and now we'll be able to do even
more...
Invest wisely
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza -
Incline Village, NV
... This year's conference will also include a presentation from the
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a foundation that encourages
entrepreneurship across America ...
Inside Entrepreneurship: Tips for assessing the value of a business
Seattle Post Intelligencer
- USA
... Find more Inside Entrepreneurship columns at seattlepi.com/venture.
Send questions about small business management or raising money ...
Small Businesses Largest Holders of Patents
Inc.com - New York, NY
... leaner, meaner, and more focused on brining a particular
technology forward," said Chuck Wessner, director of Technology
Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the ...
October 16 - 22, 2005
Startup cost of life-sciences plan pegged at $645 million
Kansas City Star - MO
... Members of the Blue Ribbon Task force, convened by the Greater
Kansas City Community Foundation and the Ewing Marion Kauffman
Foundation to advance higher ...
Do You
Have a Dream? Entrepreneurship Is the Way To Pursue It
Local Tech Wire - Fort
Mill, SC
... for your clients and your people. What advice would you give to
a woman considering entrepreneurship? Be sure you have obtained ...
New graduate program links medical research, entrepreneurship
Purdue Exponent - USA
The Biomedical Entrepreneurship Program, a joint venture between
Purdue's Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue's Krannert
School of Management and ...
Lending A Hand
BusinessWeek - USA
... The Partnership is a joint project of the National Urban League,
the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the Business Roundtable, and
various federal programs...
Communities challenged to engage local entrepreneurs
Grand Rapids Herald Review
- Grand Rapids, MN
“There are people all over rural America who are breaking out and
doing things in a very creative way,” said Craig Schroeder a senior
associate at the Rural Policy Institute...
Minority firms must think bigger
Chicago Defender - Chicago,
IL
With minority set-asides and other such programs continuing to face
budget pressures, as well as legal and political challenges,
minority-owned businesses need to adopt new growth strategies...
MIT Deshpande Center Awards $600,000 to Five Faculty Research ...
PR Newswire (press release)
- New York,NY,USA
... It serves as a catalyst for innovation and entrepreneurship by
supporting MIT research through grants ranging from $50- 250K, a
Catalyst Program of volunteers ...
Q&A With Joe
Kraus: From Excite.com to Wikis
MarketingProfs.com
(subscription) - Los Angeles, CA
Joe Kraus is a serial entrepreneur. A founder of Excite.com, he is
now heading up a new venture, JotSpot, a venture-backed Wiki
company. He recently spoke with Nathan Kaiser...
Stroke of innovation inspiration at work on campus
Journal and Courier Online
- Lafayette,IN,USA
Twenty-five years ago, colleges and universities were seldom
described as engines of economic development. Professors and
researchers were seldom described as entrepreneurs. Now...
October 23 - 30, 2005
Entrepreneurs -- missing link in training medical scientists
San Francisco Chronicle -
United States
... of science into clinical application, then they must learn to
appreciate the opportunities for learning and discovery that
entrepreneurship represents...
Governor impressed by entrepreneurship, wireless technology
Muncie Star Press - Muncie,
IN
... about the Building Better Communities initiative designed to
bring economic development and urban planning, technology, business
entrepreneurship and charter ...
Firms See Savannah as Alternative to Going Offshore
Creative Coast Initiative -
Savannah, GA
... "We're quietly tapping people around the world to tell them
about Savannah's innovation economy and selecting the kind of
economy we want," he said...
The Effects of International Entrepreneurship Policy
PR Newswire (press release)
- New York, NY
... These findings are at the heart of Global Perspectives on
Entrepreneurship Policy, issued today by the Office of Advocacy.
Releasing ...
Making the US a friendlier place for engineers
National Center for Policy
Analysis - Dallas, TX
... Reforming immigration policy is only half the story, however ...
youth to choose technical careers by promoting the link between
science and entrepreneurship...
Teaching the Startup Mentality
BusinessWeek - USA
...while driving innovation from within." Now students are picking
up the ownership mentality through all sorts of methods -- from
entrepreneurship minors...
Entrepreneurship programs encourage students to explore business...
The Gateway - Omaha, NE
We live in an age of business and entrepreneurship. Every time you
turn on the television or take a detour down a street you see ...
NFIB: Ten Ways a Small-Business Owner Can Avoid Legal Trouble
Wisbusiness.com - Madison,
WI
... in case of a lawsuit. Lawsuits can severely hurt small
businesses, new business formation and job creation. While there are
no guarantees ...
Opportunity knocks for inner-city businesses
Raleigh Triangle Business
Journal - Raleigh, NC
... Adams is the former director of the Center for Urban
Entrepreneurship at Boston's Pioneer Institute. He says the study
should convince policy makers to "throw...
A state of decline
Boston Globe - United
States
... leading industries with the skilled labor, innovative capacity,
and ''Yankee ingenuity" that have made Massachusetts a leader in the
global innovation economy...
State's economy needs more business support of start-ups, experts
say
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
(subscription) - Milwaukee, WI
... assistant, does a protein assay in a lab at PhysioGenix at 10437
Innovation Drive in ... needs more of if it is to compete for
higher-paying, knowledge economy jobs ...
Latinos said to fill more business
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,
AZ
... The data, issued by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation of
Kansas City, Mo., give a broader look into microbusinesses than US
Census figures capture...
Billionaires share business wisdom
Pioneer Press - St. Paul,
MN
...Thomas' brand new School of Entrepreneurship in downtown
Minneapolis on Thursday to hang on every word of Schulze, the
billionaire founder of the...
R&D MAGNET: Fund can help Michigan attract new businesses
Detroit Free Press - United
States
... into the economy, the fund is an essential tool to compete with
states that have followed California's model of attracting research
and innovation via its...
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