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Moving America's Small Business & Entrepreneurs Forward. This White House report is a comprehensive look at what investments the Obama Administration has made to keep small businesses moving forward.
EDA and USDA Rural Jobs and Accelerator Challenge $15M multi-agency competition to spur job creation and economic growth in distressed rural communities. Funded by EDA, USDA, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and the Delta Regional Authority (DRA). 11 other federal agencies will provide support. Proposals are due on May 9, 2012.
The President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness releases their 2011 Year End Report, Roadmap to Renewal. The report's recommendations include the following; Invest in Our Future through initiatives in Education and Innovation, Build on Our Strengths through Energy policy and Manufacturing, and Play to Win with Regulatory and Tax adjustments.
The Council on Competitiveness releases Make: An American Manufacturing Movement. The report puts forth a strategy detailing five critical challenges and offering solutions to address them; support innovation from start-up to scale up, expand exports and reduce the trade deficit, harness American Talent, achieve productivity though Smart Innovation and Manufacturing, and create advantages through Supply Networks and Advanced Logistics.
Commerce Department releases COMPETES Report: A Roadmap for Strengthening U. S. Competitiveness. The report addresses such topics as tax policy, trade policy, the health of the manufacturing sector, I.P. regimes, STEM education, export promotion, and others.
Revving Up American's Innovation Engine. Susan Hockfield, co-chair of the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership speaks about how to improve American's Innovation Economy.
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INEAP: The Interagency Network of Enterprise Assistance Providers
A network of people whose mission is to assist small businesses through collaborations and partnerships that enable more effective service delivery and implementation.
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Upcoming INEAP meeting: International Trade Center
May 23, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Clara Asmail, Senior Technical Advisor, MEP, presents "Funding Growth Projects: Small Manufacturers Capital Access Report" at the INEAP April 25th meeting.
Olga Dominguez, Assistance Administrator, Office of Strategic Infrastructure welcomes INEAP to NASA.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Acting Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank today announced a partnership to encourage the creation of domestic manufacturing jobs and opportunities for U.S. suppliers through transportation investments.
The Department of Commerce’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) will help to ensure manufacturers meet the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (U.S. DOT) strict “Buy America” and “Buy American” standards, connecting U.S. manufacturers and suppliers for work on highways, railways and transit projects, and in the process help to create jobs.
The E3: Economy, Energy and Environment is a collaborative initiative among five federal agencies; Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Commerce, Department of Energy, Small Business Administration, Department of Labor
ExporTech, An Export Acceleration System for Achieving Profitable Growth for Manufacturing Companies.
Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee, presentation by John Larsen at the May 2012 meeting.
Federal Trade Administration's Tariff Tool. New online tool that highlights and simplifies tariff benefits of Free Trade Agreements for American Businesses.
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms, presentation by Bill Bujalos, of the Mid-Atlantic Trade Adjustment and Assistance Center at the May 2012 meeting.
Metrics Presentation, Presented by the American University Kogod School of Business MBA students: Ralph Kirkpatrick, Anthony Frazier, Adrian Montgomery, Raashi Binjrajka, Lee Brindle and Andres Bu Soto at the April 2012 meeting.
Supporting Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses, Presented by Christy McFarland at the INEAP April 2012 meeting. The National League of Cities (NLC) conducted a multi-year effort to better understand how local governments can support growth in small businesses, startups and entrepreneurs, building off of research and identification of innovative local practices. This document builds on research conducted by NLC and the insights of experts, city leaders, and practitioners from across the country.
Funding Growth Projects, Clara Asmail and Doug Devereaux presented information on capital access for manufacturing companies at the INEAP April 2012 meeting.
US Patent and Trademark Office Intellectual Property Assessment Tool. Demonstrated by John Calvert at the INEAP March 2012 meeting. This is a web-based tool designed to asses IP knowledge and to provide personalized training resources for small and medium sized enterprises and inventors.
General Services Administration Programs, Jiyoung Park's presentation at the INEAP February 2012 meeting.
NASA's Green Engineering Initiative, Ted Biess's presentation at the INEAP January 2012 meeting.
Florida's Space Coast Clusters and Colorado's ACE Regional Innovation Cluster, Linda Fowler's presentation at the INEAP January 2012 meeting.
Virtual Incubation Network Initiative, Charles Stewart Mott and AACC. The Virtual Incubation Network effort encourages the creation of more start-up businesses through virtual business incubation services and supports by community colleges and their partners.
Program Evaluation and Metrics for the SBAPresentation by the Optimal Solutions Group, LLC
Supply Chain Finance Guarantee ProgramPresentation by Charles Tansey, Small Business Programs, Ex-Im Bank
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