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Roughly half the people in Wisconsin are thinking about starting a business or have started a business, according to a new study of the state’s entrepreneurial climate. The study, “ A Medium for Growth: The State of Entrepreneurship in Wisconsin,” reported the strikingly high figures after surveying 1,144 randomly selected households across the state last year.
Entrepreneurship: A Candidate's Guide
This Candidate's Guide (pdf), developed by the National Committee on Entrepreneurship, seeks to provide you with some ideas about how to promote entrepreneurship in your town, region, district, or state. It consists of several parts including: • A review of what entrepreneurs do and how they can positively affect local and national economies • Key issues for entrepreneurs: what do they want? • What can you do to help?
High Stakes Game of Risk: How to Attract More Federal Dollars to Southeastern Wisconsin: March 2006 Wisconsin Public Policy Forum Regional Report
Wisconsin can do better in terms of attracting federal investment, the report says. Some people say Wisconsin does poorly because it lacks a large defense industry or representatives on Congressional appropriations committees. But the report says community leaders can take action to attract federal dollars. It recommends the region be more aggressive by promoting larger projects, investing more local funds in such efforts, and doing a better job of marketing existing local efforts that are doing well. Click here for the full report.
Growing The Nation's Biotech Sector: State Bioscience Initiatives 2006
Prepared by the Battelle Technology Partnership Practice and SSTI this report provides a comprehensive look at the state of America’s biosciences industries. The numbers are impressive---overall, the biosciences sector employs 1.2 million people with an average annual wage of nearly $66,000. Click here to read the report.
Entrepreneurship Research Portal
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a major sponsor of research on entrepreneurship, has a clearinghouse for understanding entrepreneurship across disciplines - Entrepreneurship Research Portal. The portal provides research, as well as listings of events and data sets targeted to the entrepreneurship research and policy community. The portal also allows users to submit research, events or calls for papers to be included on the site.
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