February 5, 2013 by Danny Schreiber
Washington, D.C. Individuals from Iowa and Nebraska's startup communities are in Washington, D.C. today to participate in a private meeting with administration officials. Organized by the Startup America Partnership, the event is set to focus on the importance of fostering vibrant startup communities throughout the U.S. Iowa and Nebraska have joined nine other startup regions (states), including Arizona, Colorado … read more
February 5, 2013 by Danny Schreiber
Washington, D.C. Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation CEO Tom McDonnell will be joined by Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran and others today in Washington, D.C. for the Kansas City, Mo.-based organization's fourth annual State of Entrepreneurship Address. Following the 30-minute address at 11 a.m., a five-person panel at noon is expected address challenges and opportunities in financing new … read more
November 21, 2012 by Danny Schreiber
Washington, D.C. Sen. Jerry Moran used the occasion of Global Entrepreneurship Week last week as an opportunity to take the floor of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday and make another pitch for Startup Act 2.0, a bill he co-sponsored to "address critical needs facing entrepreneurs today." The senator from Kansas opened his pitch, as he has done before, by telling the story of entrepreneurship in his home state. "In Kansas … read more
July 24, 2012 by Guest Contributor
Washington, D.C. (Guest post by Terry Roberts.) When I first heard about TechStars hosting an abbreviated version of the 90-day accelerator program, I thought, "Sweet! Tell me more!" Then I saw that it was three days, it would be hosted at Georgetown University, and that it was geared specifically towards Veterans. That's when I felt goose bumps. Before I knew it, I was on a plane to D.C. to attend the first inaugural TechStars Patriot Boot Camp. You see, entrepreneurs are a rare breed who "…(go) to … read more
July 19, 2012 by Danny Schreiber
Washington, D.C. Over the next two days in Washington D.C., Terry Roberts has one goal: build relationships with the staff, mentors and alumni of TechStars, the Boulder, Colo.-based startup accelerator. Roberts, a Columbia, Mo. native and a former active-duty Marine, is part of the accelerator's first Patriot Boot Camp, a "TechStars-like" experience that began Wednesday. "I know it's only three days," Roberts said in a phone interview earlier this month … read more
July 18, 2012 by Paige Yowell
Washington, D.C. With weeks left in the second session of Congress, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released his Senate Judiciary Committee hold July 11 on H.R. 3012, the bill also known as the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act. Introduced to the Senate in September by a handful of Republican and Democrats, the bill will now have a chance to be heard on the Senate floor. It passed the House overwhelmingly in November with a vote of 389 to 15. H.R. 3012 would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country quota for employment-based immigrants and would increase the per-country quota for family-sponsored immigrants, allowing more high-skilled immigrants to obtain visas. … read more
June 15, 2012 by Paige Yowell
Washington, D.C. Startup Act 2.0, a bill introduced last month by a group of U.S. Senators that included Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas, aims to make success come easier to entrepreneurs, allow businesses to recruit bright minds from all over the world and retain foreign college graduates who want to start businesses in the U.S. The original Startup Act, introduced in December of 2011, didn't garner enough votes to pass due to concerns about loosening immigration laws. The second version of the bill is cosponsored by a group of several Republican and Democratic senators. Here are a few of the provisions of the bill designed … read more
May 23, 2012 by Michael Stacy
Washington, D.C. Four U.S. Senators, including Jerry Moran of Kansas, on Tuesday introduced Startup Act 2.0, a piece of bipartisan legislation designed to jumpstart the economy through the creation and growth of new businesses. Startup Act 2.0 builds on the original Startup Act, which was introduced to the senate by Moran and Mark Warner (D-Va.) in December but didn't progress beyond that. The new Startup Act also draws from components of the AGREE Act … read more
April 6, 2012 by Guest Contributor
Washington, D.C. Amazing day yesterday. Leap2 was one of 10 startups from across America that were invited to be a part of the signing of the JOBS Act. During my day, I walked to the White House with the CEO of the Startup America Partnership, Scott Case, and it was during my walk that Scott and I talked about the Act and what it potentially meant for America. To that end, I let him know that I spent several years in D.C. 16 years ago, and at that time I left feeling … read more
February 13, 2012 by Michael Stacy
Washington, D.C. As promised last week when we published an initial recap of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation's State of Entrepreneurship Address, we now have the full video of the proceedings for your viewing pleasure. At the event, which took place on Thursday in Washington, D.C., Benno Schmidt, the Kauffman Foundation's interim president and … read more
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