What can government do for entrepreneurship?
Posted by GEW/USA staff
Apr 15, 2009
The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council has released its annual list of the best and worst places to do business, based on a comprehensive analysis of tax burdens. In general, they’re seeing state and local governments levy one tax after another, hindering...
Turning Bacon Bits Into Social Media Success
Posted by GEW/USA staff
Apr 14, 2009
Lately, it seems like Facebook is trying to define my hobbies. It offers me suggestions on what music I should listen to and what causes I should support. What television shows I should start watching and what products I should buy. And each suggestion is backed...
New York City to host the 1st annual Entrepreneurial Week
Posted by GEW/USA staff
Apr 09, 2009
The first annual New York City Entrepreneur Week will be held April 20-24, uniting over 2,000 entrepreneurs, local investors, service providers, financiers and technology and business experts.
Now is the Time to Fail?
Posted by GEW/USA staff
Apr 08, 2009
Tim Jackson, a leading venture capitalist in Canada, isn’t giving money out to many start-ups these days through his company Tech Capital Partners. But it’s not frugality that is holding him back. He firmly believes that capital is not what is needed in this...
Everything's Not Waiting for You Downtown
Posted by GEW/USA staff
Apr 07, 2009
Much to the chagrin of Petula Clark and other downtown enthusiasts, the Brookings Institute released a study today showing that the lights are getting brighter in the suburbs, not the city. In fact, between 1998 and 2006, 95 out of 98 Metro areas saw a decrease in...
Recession=Entrepreneurial Opportunities
Posted by GEW/USA staff
Apr 06, 2009
Carl Schramm, president of the Kauffman Foundation–which funds Entrepreneurship Week USA–explains the opportunities a recession can present for those with an entrepreneurial spirit.
Innovation starts with universities
Posted by GEW/USA staff
Apr 03, 2009
A recent article from Forbes says businesses, governments and universities must work together to bring new technologies to market. But the key to such innovation is universities, and how they teach a new generation the tools of entrepreneurship.
DC-area youth create their own summer jobs
Posted by GEW/USA staff
Apr 02, 2009
With summer jobs just as hard to come by these days as year-round jobs, D.C.-area youth are taking matters into their own hands. Using IPhones, landscaping and an entrepreneurial spirit, they’re finding a way around the recession. And if the...
When it comes to planting business roots, think small
Posted by GEW/USA staff
Mar 31, 2009
In the tightening economic climate businesses are looking for any way to scale down expenses. For many, this means scaling down the size of the city businesses are calling home. Offering lower costs of living and higher standards of living, BusinessWeek ...
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