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Forget Presidential Politics: Here’s How We Create Jobs — And How You Can Help

Gust

Yet a series of issues have come to the forefront in recent years, each of which could have a meaningful impact on the future of tech entrepreneurship — and hence job creation and economic growth — in America: Immigration. That presents the tech entrepreneurship community with a genuine opportunity to influence outcomes.

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Raising Awareness about Entrepreneurship as an Economic Development Strategy

Ecosystem Builder Hub

“Communities seeking to grow their economy need to understand the impact entrepreneurship and small business play in economic growth.” — Grow Your Own: Entrepreneurship-based Economic Development for Local Communities, Dell Gines, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Identify Potential Allies.

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Why I support Chris Quinn

This is going to be BIG.

She came to a Startup Weekend and gave a speech about how New York wasn''t doing such a great job supporting tech entrepreneurship. Since then, her staff has been open and extremely responsive with regards to issues around tech and entrepreneurship. I first met Chris Quinn in person three years ago. or "Hope things turn out ok."

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Melinda French Gates Sets Path to Empower Women Globally

American Entrepreneurship

Hauwa Ojeifo , founder of a movement that gives mental health a voice in Nigeria, so those with mental health conditions can tell their stories and co-create solutions. Overall, improvement in women’s health could add as much as $1 trillion to the global economy by 2040. She founded She Writes Woman.

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The New Business Preservation Act and the Tradition of U.S. Federal Government Support for Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital

Ian Hathaway

The ERISA “Prudent Man” Rule (1970s) Two policy changes occurred in the 1970s that significantly improved the environment for entrepreneurship and venture capital to thrive—opening up both the supply and demand channels. Final Remarks Absent the unprecedented U.S. Finally, the U.S.

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IFC launches new platform to bolster digital economy in Africa, Middle East, Central Asia, and Pakistan

AsiaTechDaily

This will be used to strengthen venture capital ecosystems and invest in early-stage companies in order to address development challenges through technological innovations in climate, health care, education, agriculture, e-commerce, and other sectors.

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Fundamentally altering antitrust laws will harm US startups and slow the economy

TechCrunch

Acquisition is an attractive and common exit opportunity that contributes to the health of our economy. This continued investment is a key driver of economic growth and has helped startups create jobs more than five times faster than more established companies. A dozen former top U.S.