Building a Business
Congress Should Help Small Businesses Deter Patent Trolls
The patent trolls are the only stakeholders who benefit from vague and unclear threats to sue for patent infringement.
Scott Shane | Page 2
Professor at Case Western Reserve University
Scott Shane is the A. Malachi Mixon III professor of entrepreneurial studies at Case Western Reserve University. His books include Illusions of Entrepreneurship: The Costly Myths That Entrepreneurs, Investors, and Policy Makers Live by (Yale University Press, 2008) and Finding Fertile Ground: Identifying Extraordinary Opportunities for New Businesses (Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005).
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By overcoming market failure in the development and financing of early-stage technology, the SBIR program makes possible commercial activity that would not otherwise have occurred.
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Any time you match sellers with buyers, you have to ensure both sides of the deal are growing proportionately.
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Because of a range of factors, those looking for a rebound in entrepreneurship have a long wait.
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The Legacy of Communism Still Influences Beliefs About Entrepreneurship
Twenty-five years years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the residents of former communist countries still tend to hold more negative views of entrepreneurship than their counterparts elsewhere.
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Since 2009, fewer Americans say their schools encourage the development of entrepreneurial principles.
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New Locations Are Being Opened, But By Established Businesses
The fall in new company starts does not necessarily mean that the American economy is less dynamic than it used to be, or that Americans are opening up new establishments at a lower rate than they did in the late 1970s.
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Small Business Is Using More Contractors
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Small Business Credit Still Not Back to Pre-Recession Levels
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When calls for consumer protection come from competitors, policymakers should be cautious.
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Venture Capital Is In a Recovery, Not a Bubble
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Stimulating entrepreneurship means accepting more inequality. Policy intervention needs to understand that.
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Jobs, Not Obamacare, Are Helping the Uninsured
Before Americans start celebrating a drop in the number of uninsured, you first have to look behind the numbers.
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Entrepreneurs approach decision-making differently. But is that nature or nurture?
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Focus on Opportunity, Not Income Inequality
Elected leaders are looking in the wrong place. All Americans want is equal opportunity.
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The desire for the government to provide care has been waning. And that was well before the ACA took effect.
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Only comprehensive reform will prevent businesses that produce the same profits through the same activities from paying vastly different tax rates.
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