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		<title>Study Says Startups Responsible For All U.S. Job Growth</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/07/07/study-says-startups-responsible-for-all-us-job-growth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:28:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is job growth in the U.S. created entirely by startups? Is the economy that stagnant? According to U.S. Census Bureau data and analysis by the Kauffman Foundation, the answer to both questions is yes. ]]></description>
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		<title>Techpreneurship: Making the Home Solar Numbers Work</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/07/01/techpreneurship-making-the-home-solar-numbers-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamerine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Time for some basic capital budgeting math.  What conclusion does any wise techpreneur come to when the payback period for a home solar system capital purchase is 20-plus years and the expected useful system life is 10 to 12?? ]]></description>
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		<title>Techpreneurship: Technology Venture Showcase is June 16th</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/06/10/techpreneurship-technology-venture-showcase-is-june-16th/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:09:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamerine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Innovate Arkansas has teamed with the Harrison Chamber of Commerce and NorthArk to host the Innovate Arkansas Technology Venture Showcase lunch in Harrison for the first time ever.]]></description>
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		<title>Techpreneurship: Is My Idea Any Good?</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/06/03/techpreneurship-is-my-idea-any-good/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamerine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the understanding this highly creative period won't last forever, Techpreneur's need to seize the moment.  Some structure and a process of idea validation have to be used or else all of that creative thrust never finds a useful vector...]]></description>
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		<title>Techpreneurship: Strive for Meaning and Do It Right</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/05/27/techpreneurship-strive-for-meaning-and-do-it-right/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 15:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamerine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Acumen Holdings came out this week with the announcement of a major "do-good" project.  In conjunction with Razorback Athletics, it is organizing an event to pack in excess of 2 million meals for Haiti relief in less than 24 hours!

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		<title>Techpreneurship: DWR Governor&#8217;s Cup Recap</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/05/20/techpreneurship-dwr-governors-cup-recap/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/05/20/techpreneurship-dwr-governors-cup-recap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 08:09:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamerine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Incredible. That best describes the results from this year's Donald W. Reynolds TriState Business Plan Competition in Las Vegas.

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		<title>Techpreneurship: Leadership Succession &#8211; We&#8217;re Not Immortal</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/05/13/techpreneurship-leadership-succession-were-not-immortal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 14:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamerine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chances are one of the last things most Techpreneurs think about is "who will replace me if I get hit by a truck, struck by lightning, eaten by a shark, abducted by aliens, or just freak out and decide to pursue enlightenment in Tibet?"  ]]></description>
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		<title>Techpreneurship: Elevator Pitch 101</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/04/07/techpreneurship-elevator-pitch-101/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/04/07/techpreneurship-elevator-pitch-101/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamerine</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/?p=1064</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Scarcity...Money...Time...Patience.  Investors and customers suffer from a serious case of acute and chronic scarcity.  So you think you're going to get an hour of their time to sell your concept, business plan, technology, product, or service to them?  ]]></description>
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		<title>Techpreneurship: Recap &#8211; &#8220;Building the Arkansas Innovation Economy&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/03/11/techpreneurship-recap-building-the-arkansas-innovation-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/03/11/techpreneurship-recap-building-the-arkansas-innovation-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamerine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ingredients for Arkansas to be a worldwide center of excellence in renewable energy technology are right here before us, right here in our backyard. ]]></description>
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		<title>Techpreneurship: Integrity Matters</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/03/04/techpreneurship-integrity-matters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:52:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamerine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As techpreneurs, we continuously claw our way across a minefield of scarcity. The scarcity of funding, scarcity of talent, scarcity of customers, and scarcity of time define the daunting challenges all early-stage ventures face.  ]]></description>
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