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Litan looks at “Better Capitalism” in Kauffman Sketchbook (Video)
Among many of the major innovations that characterize modern life — cars, computers and air conditioning, for instance — Robert Litan sees a common thread. “They were all introduced in the marketplace by an entrepreneur, by a new firm,” Litan says. “We need an economy that generates these new firms.” In a video released last…
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Senators unveil Startup Act 2.0, aim for spike in companies, jobs (Video)
Four U.S. Senators, including Jerry Moran of Kansas, on Tuesday introduced Startup Act 2.0, a piece of bipartisan legislation designed to jumpstart the economy through the creation and growth of new businesses. Startup Act 2.0 builds on the original Startup Act, which was introduced to the senate by Moran and Mark Warner (D-Va.) in December…
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Kauffman Foundation unveils Startup Act, aims to spur economy
Days after releasing findings from a study that showed lagging job creation from new businesses, the Kansas City, Mo.-based Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation today outlined a new initiative aimed at jump-starting startups and, in turn, the economy as a whole. (Image, left, from kauffman.org.) Kauffman president and CEO Carl Schramm and vice president of research…
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