The Washington Post recently asked people what they thought would help encourage more people in the US to create inventions. Here is what they had to say: Revolutionize the American education system Reform the patent process Innovation is not just for the talented few Media platforms for competition Public sector creativity Do you agree?
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Stltoday: It’s an economic issue, and a pair of recent studies make clear just how important immigrants’ role is in creating new businesses in this country. The Partnership for a New American Economy calculates that immigrant business owners employ one in 10 U.S. private-sector workers, and notes that they started more businesses in recent years,
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Entrepreneurs in Maryland, keep a lookout for a big bus that may head your way, reports Baltimore Business Journal. Startup Maryland, a statewide initiative to highlight and support entrepreneurs, kicked off a three-week bus tour on Tuesday starting in Ocean City and ending at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia Sept. 28. Pitch Across Maryland will
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Triple Pundit: “It’s a good time to be a female entrepreneur,†says Caitin Berens of Inc. Indeed, women-owned businesses have grown by over 54 percent since 1997 at a rate 1.5 times that of the national average, according to a recent American Express OPEN study. Nearly one third of all businesses (or 8.3 million) are
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We often hear about the benefits of a microloan overseas, but how do they help American entrepreneurs? Entrepreneur has the story of one woman who found the funding she needed thanks to Accion. What was the application process like? I applied online in late April. That first step was a very nonthreatening one. One of
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Instead of going to China, Bruce Cochrane set up his business in the US to give Americans jobs. His actions grabbed the attention of the President, and he was invited to the President’s recent State of the Union address, reports KTVZ Bend. Cochrane interrupted years of business consulting in Asia to reopen a furniture factory
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