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University of Miami's Innovative Launch Pad Entrepreneurship Program

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In 2008 the University of Miami started a student entrepreneurship program called Launch Pad.  Magazine has a nice Launch Pad summary and Business Week also covers it in an article on youth unemployment.   Unlike most academic entrepreneurship programs, it's not a major or set of courses.    Inc. .  This

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Book Review: The New Geography of Jobs

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  This thesis is similar to Richard Florida's views, which are covered in his 2008 bestseller Who's Your City.   You can also read a book excerpt in Salon Magazine , and Brookings has a pretty good review. are thriving, while cities without these attributes are falling behind.

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Foreign Born in the US Workforce

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Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   This is little changed from 2008, but up from 14.5%   Again, this is little changed from 2008 but up from 49% in 2004.    Foreign born workers comprise about 15.5% million workers. 

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More on the Growth of Small Farms and Local Food

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Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it. If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it.

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An Overview of the Non-Profit Sector

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Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it. If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it.

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The Structural Shift to a Contingent Workforce

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Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it. If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it.

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