PDE-News (5/3/11): Entrepreneurship on Campus

Entrepreneurship on Campus
I hope that like me, you have had the chance to witness the burgeoning phenomenon of entrepreneurship curriculum in American higher education. More and more, students have the opportunity to explore entrepreneurship on campus. In the process of creating entrepreneurship programs, universities have become more entrepreneurial themselves. This is great news. Colleges and universities are natural incubators of creativity and new ways of looking at things. And this new reality might mean that colleges and universities are better preparing students for success in the American economy where more professionals need to make their own jobs. Read more…>> http://www.entrepreneurship.org/en/Blogs/Policy-Forum-Blog/2011/May/Entrepreneurship-on-Campus.aspx

From the Policy Dialogue on Entrepreneurship Blog
Low Costs & Optimism Lure Immigrant Entrepreneurs Back to India, China
As the immigration debate continues without much hope of resolution in the near future, high-skilled immigrant entrepreneurs from India and China are turning away from the US and heading home. Read more…>> http://www.entrepreneurship.org/en/Blogs/Policy-Forum-Blog/2011/May/Low-Costs-Optimism-Lure-Immigrant-Entrepreneurs-Back-to-India-China.aspx

Stirring Up the Startup World
Startup Weekend has helped educate more than 30,000 entrepreneurs at some 475 events worldwide, facilitating the launch of more than 650 new startup ventures around the globe. Read more…>> http://www.entrepreneurship.org/en/Blogs/Policy-Forum-Blog/2011/May/Stirring-Up-the-Startup-World.aspx

Baton Rouge Entrepreneur Wins Ticket to ‘Big Omaha’
Baton Rouge entrepreneur Wendy Overton is packing her bags for Nebraska after winning a ticket to Big Omaha, the sold-out conference on innovation and entrepreneurship to be held May 11 - 13, 2011. Read more…>> http://www.entrepreneurship.org/en/Blogs/Policy-Forum-Blog/2011/May/Baton-Rouge-Entrepreneur-Wins-Ticket-to-Big-Omaha.aspx

This is Not the American Dream
Americans are more dependent on the federal government than ever before. According to USA Today, 18.3 percent of the nation’s total personal income was a payment from the government for Social Security, Medicare, food stamps, unemployment benefits and other programs in 2010. Read more…>>http://www.entrepreneurship.org/en/Blogs/Policy-Forum-Blog/2011/April/This-is-not-the-American-Dream.aspx

This Week in Entrepreneurship Policy
As major media outlets continue to show wall-to-wall coverage of the death of Osama bin Laden, Congress carries on with a relatively light collection of hearings that are of interest to followers of the entrepreneurial economy. Read more…>> http://www.entrepreneurship.org/en/Blogs/Policy-Forum-Blog/2011/May/This-Week-in-Entrepreneurship-Policy-May-02.aspx

A Look Back at Innovation Daily
Each day, Innovation Daily checks the pulse of global innovation — courtesy of Innovation America. Here, we take a look at a handful of relevant stories it compiled over the last two weeks. Read more…>> http://www.entrepreneurship.org/en/Blogs/Policy-Forum-Blog/2011/May/A-Look-Back-at-Innovation-Daily-2602.aspx