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	<title>Innovate Arkansas &#187; Business Climate</title>
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		<title>The Iceberg Offering Free Coworking Space Through February</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2012/02/07/the-iceberg-offering-free-coworking-space-through-february/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:55:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Iceberg in Fayetteville, the region's new coworking space, is offering free rent through February for those who sign up now. Move in starting Feb. 15, and get the remainder of the month free of charge. ]]></description>
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		<title>Techpreneurship: Could 2012 Be the Year of the Startup in Arkansas?</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2012/01/17/techpreneurship-could-2012-be-the-year-of-the-startup-in-arkansas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Arkansas over the past 10 years or so, a steady march has been underway toward creating a robust venture ecosystem.]]></description>
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		<title>The Startup Lawyer: SOPA/PIPA&#8217;s Effect on Arkansas Technology Entrepreneurs</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2012/01/16/the-startup-lawyer-sopapipas-effect-on-arkansas-technology-entrepreneurs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:41:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Startup Lawyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Controversial proposed legislation in the U.S. Congress will directly impact Arkansas technology entrepreneurs. The bills target online piracy by seeking to curb the pirating of U.S. copyrighted material through the internet.]]></description>
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		<title>Techpreneurship: Safe Diving in the Option Pool</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2012/01/05/techpreneurship-safe-diving-in-the-option-pool/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2012/01/05/techpreneurship-safe-diving-in-the-option-pool/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:28:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamerine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So how can the equity motivator best be used? How can equity be offered to key team members that will be fair to the founders, fair to investors and fair to team members?

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		<title>Techpreneurship: 2011 Predictions &#8211; Final Grades</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2011/12/31/techpreneurship-2011-predictions-final-grades/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2011/12/31/techpreneurship-2011-predictions-final-grades/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamerine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I sit here on this final day of 2011, it seems like a final grade card for  my 2011 predictions is in order.]]></description>
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		<title>Little Rock Makes Milken Top 20; Research Park in Motion</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2011/12/22/little-rock-makes-milken-top-20-research-park-in-motion/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2011/12/22/little-rock-makes-milken-top-20-research-park-in-motion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:49:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Encouraging news for The Rock: Wheels turn on plans for the city's planned research park, and Little Rock makes the top 20 in Milken's Best Performing Cities list.]]></description>
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		<title>New Venture, myDealsCompass, Looking for Feedback</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2011/12/02/new-venture-mydealscompass-looking-for-feedback/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2011/12/02/new-venture-mydealscompass-looking-for-feedback/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:38:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Douglas Hutchings, of Silicon Solar Solutions and Arkansas Business 20 in Their 20's fame, is involved with a just-launched venture that he believes has "potential to really take off."]]></description>
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		<title>Silicon Valley Had Important Innovators; What About Arkansas?</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2011/11/14/silicon-valley-had-important-innovators-what-about-arkansas/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2011/11/14/silicon-valley-had-important-innovators-what-about-arkansas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:46:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Online Degree asks an interesting question: Who are the most important Silicon Valley innovators not named Steve Jobs? Which gets us to thinking....who are Arkansas' most important innovators?]]></description>
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		<title>Techpreneurship: So You&#8217;re Ticked Off at Wall Street? Try TTAGG&#8217;ing Something</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2011/11/03/techpreneurship-so-youre-ticked-off-at-wall-street-try-ttagging-something/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2011/11/03/techpreneurship-so-youre-ticked-off-at-wall-street-try-ttagging-something/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:08:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamerine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wouldn't it be amazing if you could scientifically tap the wisdom of the crowd (or maybe the transactions of the crowd) and make real-time stock predictions far better than even the best "One-Percenter" Wall Street Analysts and Traders? ]]></description>
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		<title>Techpreneurship: Gone in 60 Seconds Post Game Show</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2011/11/03/techpreneurship-gone-in-60-seconds-post-game-show/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2011/11/03/techpreneurship-gone-in-60-seconds-post-game-show/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:32:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamerine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Curious about the G60 presentations but couldn't pull yourself away from the World Series? Check out video of the contestants slinging it on the Connect Arkansas website.]]></description>
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