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Opinion: Seeding an Economy of Greater Equality

(Oct. 19) -- While economists, public opinion and the media go back and forth on the recession's status, recent poverty figures in the U.S. remind us of how severely it has already taken its toll. The poverty rate for Hispanics and African-Americans nationally has climbed to more than 25 percent -- approaching levels more...

Researchers Find 'Entrepreneurship Genes'

(Sept. 17) -- For 40 years, the tidy and completely plausible argument for why people start their own companies dealt with the entrepreneur's life experiences. Academics felt that start-ups often, well, start up because of what their founders had been exposed to: the rugged individualism preached by the entrepreneur's...

Opinion: Blowing Africa's Vuvuzela

(Aug. 6) -- The World Cup showcased Africa's ability to host a contest of world-class scale and stature. It was a boon to South Africa's economy -- the flood of foreign fans and huge investments into infrastructure will boost the nation's GDP by an estimated $2 billion this year. The event created an estimated 160,000...

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Women & Co: 5 Tips for Entrepreneurs Starting a Business

Linda Kempkin had a vision to help women entrepreneurs quickly secure a strong Internet presence for their new businesses.

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Getting Cynical About Corporate Do-Gooders

It seems like there are so many people looking for reasons to be critical and doubtful about businesses that are striving in some way to make a difference.

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Scott Gerber: What I Told Congress to Do to Help Entrepreneurs

I submitted the following remarks for the record during a roundtable discussion on entrepreneurship held by the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on April 18, 2012.

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Murray Low: 12 Outrageous Business Plans (PHOTOS)

The Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center's annual A. Lorne Weil Outrageous Business Plan Competition encourages Columbia Business School students to explore creative entrepreneurial ideas that are sufficiently ambitious in scope and scale to be considered "outrageous."

Entrepreneurship News From the Web

05/30/12 Local entrepreneur recognized ... Source: The Herald-Sun - Durham NC A Durham-based entrepreneur focused on business training for veterans and minorities was recognized in Washington, D.C., for his work helping to organize an upcoming hiring fair at Fort Bragg.
05/30/12 Business Leaders Take on New Initiative Source: The Pilot - Southern Pines NC What are the significant levers that Moore County needs to pull to accelerate innovation and entrepreneurship, and is it feasible?
05/29/12 SBDC Offers Free Business Workshops for Entrepreneurs... Source: The Fillmore Gazette - Fillmore CA All workshops are held at EDC-VC, 1601 Carmen Dr., Ste. 215, Camarillo.
05/29/12 7 Business Mistakes Serial Entrepreneurs Never Make... Source: Forbes "Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself."
05/29/12 Training for startup businesses offered Source: Edison Sentinel - Edison NJ UCEDC, a nonprofit economic development corporation, is offering an intensive six-week workshop for those with start-up businesses who are in the idea/planning phase or have been in operation for less than a year.

Background on Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship is the act of being an entrepreneur or "one who undertakes innovations, finance and business acumen in an effort to transform innovations into economic goods".

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