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Venture For America Wants To Create 100,000 New Jobs By Matching College Grads With Startups

Andrew Yang founded Venture for America to get recent college graduates to work at startups rather than take positions in finance, consulting, and law. And he's focusing his efforts in such economically depressed areas as Detroit, Providence, and New Orleans.READ»

Conversations You Won't Overhear This Fall

As the summer ends and real work begins again, no one--from oil barons to politicians--is saying the things they should be saying.READ»

Entrepreneur-Sourced Ideas For Reducing Barriers To Business Creation

The Small Business Administration recently traveled around the U.S. to talk to thousands of entrepreneurs, investors, and others about the barriers they face in starting businesses--and how to get rid of them. SBA Administrator Karen Gordon Mills shares the results from "Startup America: Reducing Barriers," a new report. READ»

What Is Undermining USA Job Creation?

What key factors are undermining job creation in the USA? What must be done to turn this situation around?READ»

Socially Conscious Cookies from South Africa

As part of her MBA training, Alicia Polak had an internship in South Africa with the United Nations. This  was 1999; she learned everything she could about the culture, the economy, and how she as an American could make ...READ»