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	<title>Innovate Arkansas &#187; mcarter</title>
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		<title>Traits of the Successful Entrepreneur</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/07/29/traits-of-the-successful-entrepreneur/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:05:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What are your best traits, Arkansas entrepreneurs? Patience? Perseverence? Rugged good looks? Let us know what you think are the top three traits of a successful entrepreneur. ]]></description>
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		<title>Will Internet Overtake Health Care in VC Arena?</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/07/26/will-internet-overtake-health-care-in-vc-arena/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:50:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In recent years, VC funding has weighed more heavily toward health care in terms of dollars. But CB Insights reports that gap is narrowing, and in fact, more actual deals were made in the internet sector in the 2nd quarter of 2010.]]></description>
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		<title>Techies Migrating to Middle America?</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/07/20/techies-migrating-to-middle-america/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More and more, high-tech workers on the coasts are pining for the Heartlands, where they think life is better and less expensive.]]></description>
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		<title>BlueInGreen to Help with Oil Spill Cleanup</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/07/19/blueingreen-to-help-with-oil-spill-cleanup/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/07/19/blueingreen-to-help-with-oil-spill-cleanup/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:35:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[BlueInGreen has developed technologies that provide oxygenation and ozonation of fresh water. The government is counting on the firm to adapt its techniques to salt water, providing much needed oxygen to areas of the Gulf impacted most heavily by the spill.]]></description>
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		<title>Arkansas Venture Forum Announces Keynote Speaker, Extends Deadline to Apply</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Arkansas Venture Forum has announced its keynote speaker, Howard Morgan, and extended its deadline to apply for the chance to be a presenting company to July 20.]]></description>
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		<title>Good Information in CB Insight&#8217;s VC Activity Report</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/07/15/good-information-in-cb-insights-vc-activity-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Q2 2010 Venture Capital Activity Report]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Almost $6 billion was invested in 612 companies during the second quarter. The report includes data, trends and much more. Very interesting and well worth the time. Print it out and take it home.]]></description>
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		<title>Inc.&#8217;s July/August Issue Devoted to Entrepreneurs</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/07/15/incs-julyaugust-issue-devoted-to-entrepreneurs/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/07/15/incs-julyaugust-issue-devoted-to-entrepreneurs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:06:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[How Business-Plan Competitions Reward Innovation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Immigrant Advantage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Inc. magazine's July/August issue is all about entrepreneurs. Some really good, informative reads. Such as The Immigrant Advantage,   How Business-Plan Competitions Reward Innovation, and How States Can Attract Venture Capital. ]]></description>
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		<title>Outsourcing Jobs Going to Jonesboro</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/07/13/outsourcing-jobs-going-to-jonesboro/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/07/13/outsourcing-jobs-going-to-jonesboro/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The next time you seek IT support over the phone for a product or service and expect to be directed overseas to an Indian accent on the other end of the line, don't be surprised to recognize a northeast Arkansas lilt in that customer-service voice.]]></description>
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		<title>Arkansas Patents Updated; We Like the Stun Baton</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/07/09/arkansas-patents-updated-we-like-the-stun-baton/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/07/09/arkansas-patents-updated-we-like-the-stun-baton/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/?p=1499</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Arkansans may not produce at the volume of a California or Texas, obviously, but they are a creative lot. INOV8's Patent of the Month for June is Billy Pennington's stun baton.]]></description>
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		<title>Techpreneurship: The New Gulf Oil Boom</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/07/09/techpreneurship-the-new-gulf-oil-boom/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/07/09/techpreneurship-the-new-gulf-oil-boom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oil and water really don't mix very well.  At this point, the clean-up may take a generation. From this great adversity, tremendous opportunity appears. ]]></description>
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