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Female Founder Interview: Latina Leader Elizabeth Colón

The Startup Magazine

But NAWBO also works tirelessly in Washington D.C. Elizabeth: Metaphrasis Language & Cultural Solutions is an award-winning interpreting and translation company located in Chicago that I founded in 2007. to advocate for the 11.6 million women-owned businesses it represents.

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US Economic Risks (Sept 2010): Impact on Investors & Entrepreneurs

Both Sides of the Table

And when you further strip out any employment created by government stimulus that is uncertain to continue going forward we know that the country is not creating enough jobs. This coupled with government intervention of companies “too big to fail” were the blight that led to Japan’s “ lost decade.” We’d have to hit 2.5%

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Visit to Case Foundation and Startup America

David Teten

On February 16, I visited Washington, DC, where I attended an HBS Club of DC lunch on the Case Foundation and Startup America. Although they focus on initiatives that leverage technology, they engage in a wide spectrum of cross-sector collaborations with for-profit, government, and non-profit institutions.

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Washington Out Of Control

Altgate

Translation: the US government just bailed out the hedge fund industry to the tune of $200 billion! I think it’s time the government stopped picking winners and losers because it’s clear it’s being done based on lobbying dollars spent and not for any rational reasons. It’s a $200 billion program.

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What Policymakers Don’t Understand About Small Business

VC Adventure

Policymakers in Washington, D.C., Thousands of small businesses are probably gone for good because of the failure of the federal government to act quickly enough. The result was 117,000 fewer companies in 2014 than there were in 2007. The text of our latest OpEd is below. fail to understand fundamental changes in the U.S.

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Former DC Mayor Adrian Fenty Joins Andreessen Horowitz as Special Advisor

Ben's Blog

Adrian is best known as the iconic former mayor of Washington, D.C., Through efficiencies and a spotlight on accountability, student achievement rose 14 points in reading and 17 points in math since 2007, unprecedented gains in D.C. This is a guest post by Margit Wennmachers, partner at Andreessen Horowitz.

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Going Global: How Huddle Handled The Challenge

ReadWriteStart

governments. When Huddle started back in 2007, CEO Alastair Mitchell tells us, it was a “bedroom startup with a team of two.” ” In seven years, it has grown to employ more than 150 people in London, San Francisco, New York and Washington, D.C.

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