Kauffman Foundation News (1/26/12): Growthology: Entrepreneurship and the State of the Union

Growthology Blog on the Role of Entrepreneurship

in the State of the Union Address

Growthology blogger (and Kauffman Foundation Research Director) Dane Stangler wants to make sure viewers didn’t miss the significant implications of one topic mentioned in President Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night: the vital role that new companies play in economic growth.

“This may have been a reference to the Startup Act, versions of which have been introduced in both the House and Senate. Even so, any mention by the president of the vital role that new companies play in economic growth is noteworthy, especially because, as many claim, public celebration of entrepreneurs is an important cultural attribute.”

Read the entire post here…>> http://www.growthology.org/growthology/2012/01/president-obama-promotes-entrepreneurship.html