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		<title>Techpreneurship: Y Combinator &#8211; Could Its Model Work in Arkansas?</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2009/11/05/techpreneurship-y-combinator-could-its-model-work-in-arkansas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamerine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Y Combinator force multiplier is that they couple-seed investment with something of much greater value - proven expertise.]]></description>
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		<title>16th-annual UA Business Forecast Luncheon is Jan. 29</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The University of Arkansas' Sam Walton College of Business will host its 16th-annual Business Forecast Luncheon on Jan. 29 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the John Q. Hammons Convention Center in Rogers.]]></description>
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		<title>Kathy Deck: Growth, Yes, But Muted</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2009/11/03/kathy-deck-growth-yes-but-muted/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2009/11/03/kathy-deck-growth-yes-but-muted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[She believes Arkansas has been comparatively insulated from the recession due to its local nature -- Arkansans tend to serve themselves and their neighbors in greater proportion than other parts of the country.]]></description>
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		<title>Jeff Gardner, Arkansas Business CFO of the Year Awards</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2009/11/03/jeff-gardner-arkansas-business-cfo-of-the-year-awards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:21:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Commerce Arkansas is hopping. Arkansas Business named its three CFOs of the year; Windstream CEO Jeff Gardner provided the luncheon keynote address, and several hundred Arkansas business leaders are perusing the exhibits and networking pavilions at the Statehouse Convention Center in downtown Little Rock.

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		<title>Tough Times Will Lead to Best of Times</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2009/11/03/tough-times-will-lead-to-best-of-times/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:41:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the morning session, Little Rock commercial real-estate magnate Hank Kelley offered his take on the current environment. While it included its share of gloom and doom -- nationwide, the commercial real estate market is down 26 percent with another 14 to go, he said -- Kelley offered a glimpse of the silver lining.

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		<title>Commerce Arkansas Off to Good Start</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2009/11/03/commerce-arkansas-off-to-good-start/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Windstream announced a major acquisition this morning, and it just so happens Windstream CEO Jeff Gardner is providing the luncheon address.

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		<title>Techpreneurship: Learning from the Pros</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2009/10/29/techpreneurship-learning-from-the-pros/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2009/10/29/techpreneurship-learning-from-the-pros/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamerine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[LinkedIn has become the number one business-professional focused social-media site.  They have north of 50 million subscribers and are making money (what a novel idea!).]]></description>
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		<title>Arkansas Patent of the Month</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2009/10/27/arkansas-patent-of-the-month/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2009/10/27/arkansas-patent-of-the-month/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biotechnology, Bioengineering and Life Sciences]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alex Biris]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arkansas saw six patents issued this past week, which represents a 2009 weekly high.]]></description>
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		<title>Entrepreneurs: Commerce Arkansas Is Nov. 3</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2009/10/22/entrepreneurs-commerce-arkansas-is-nov-3/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2009/10/22/entrepreneurs-commerce-arkansas-is-nov-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:59:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The best part of Commerce Arkansas isn't the opportunity to hear experts in the field share their experiences and offer advice or even the networking opportunities. The best part of Commerce Arkansas is the price...it's free.]]></description>
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		<title>Techpreneurship: Revenue Forecasting, the Key to Credibility</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2009/10/22/techpreneurship-revenue-forecasting-the-key-to-credibility/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2009/10/22/techpreneurship-revenue-forecasting-the-key-to-credibility/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamerine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The temptation of Techpreneurs to estimate their revenue growth as an insignificant fraction of total market potential creates an almost guaranteed ride on the ejection seat out of an investor's office.  So what's the alternative?

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