There’s no doubt that the interest in entrepreneurship has seen a boost over the past half decade. With so many people laid off from their careers, many are looking to entrepreneurship as a means to better financial security. They no longer want to put their financial wellbeing in to the hands of another company that […]
After months of encouraging jobs reports, the number of new jobs to come online in March of 2012 plummeted. This is just one example of how difficult the nation’s economy is to navigate since the 2008 and 2009 crisis.
Recently the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation announced that it was contributing $50,000 to the Utility Technology Challenge. This competition awards a $100,000 prize to the company that has the best new product that employs green technology in the utility sector with a submission deadline of January 31st.
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is one of the largest foundations in the world and their lobbying power for small business development and the empowerment of entrepreneurs is unmatched. Recently they offered a four part plan for small business development to Washington law makers and although many believe that it makes sense in the current […]