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Mid-Sized Businesses Optimistic on Strength of Revenue, Job Growth

May 02, 2014
Employment and revenue growth in the U.S. middle market during the first quarter of 2014 underscore optimism among business leaders and executives in the space, according to the most recent report from the National Center for the Middle Market.
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Enabling Startups to Innovate Globally

Jake Colvin National Foreign Trade Council
May 01, 2014
Should startups care about global markets?
Kavita Shukla thinks so. Through her company, Maryland-based Fenugreen, she has exported Freshpaper—a product that prevents food waste by keeping produce fresh for up to four times longer—to dozens of countries around the world.  On their own accord, Fenugreen evangelists have taken her innovation everywhere from Haiti to Malawi.
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Curiosity Didn’t Kill The Cat, It Created The Mousetrap

Patrick Hanlon Thinktopia
April 30, 2014
Chimpanzees do it. Birds do it. Rubberneckers do it.
“Everybody is curious,” declares Dr. Henry Weisinger, author of the bestseller Nobody’s Perfect. “It’s an instinct that is hard-wired. To explore or investigate our environment is life-enhancing. Organizations interested in what their people are doing, are more resonant. On an individual and organizational basis, people need to ask themselves, when was the last time they did something to spark their interest?”
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Doctors Will Play New Roles as Wearable Tech Evolves

Dr Peter D Weiss Rodeo Drive Womens Health Clinic
Grayson Brulte Brulte Company
April 29, 2014
As wearable health and wellness technology begins to flood the market, could consumers rely too heavily on these devices and apps to make decisions about the state of their own health care without consulting a doctor?
Yes and No.

Yes, because consumers could conclude false assumptions based on health data that they don’t fully comprehend.
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Educating Executives for Disruption

Jeremy Jurgens World Economic Forum
April 28, 2014
Much has been written about how technology is transforming education. Still, more has been written about how technology is driving disruption in business. Less explored is a question posed by the intersection of those ideas: how can technology help business leaders to educate themselves about potentially disruptive opportunities and threats?
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Four Steps to Increasing Women in Manufacturing

Pamela Kan Bishop Wisecarver Group
April 25, 2014
The number of women currently holding manufacturing jobs in the United States is at its lowest point in more than 40 years, according a Joint Economic Committee report. The report shines a light on the reality that we are not making progress when it comes to increasing the number of women represented in the manufacturing sector.
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Printing a Path to Better Healthcare

Mike Hoge GE
April 24, 2014
Additive manufacturing established early roots in the healthcare industry more than 20 years ago by creating implantable devices, hearing aids and affordable orthodontics.  Recent advances that create even stronger materials have provided new opportunities.
Freed from the boundaries of traditional materials, additive manufacturing allows engineers to design more organically, optimizing weight-to-strength ratios with design flexibility.  The process also has the benefits of using less material and producing less waste.
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Report: Germany’s Clean Energy Spending Outpacing Returns

April 24, 2014
Germany, once an undisputed frontrunner in the clean energy revolution, is on the verge of losing its foothold in the international race to go green, according to a recent report that evaluated the energy and climate policies of 24 select countries.
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Intellectual Property is Key Economic Factor in Free Trade Deal

Dr Nam D Pham Ndp Analytics
April 23, 2014
President Obama’s trip to Asia this week to promote the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has significant ramifications for the future of the U.S. and global economy. Yet, the TPP negotiations between the United States and Japan leading up to his trip have stalled with little progress in sight. This setback reveals the difficulty of negotiating a free trade treaty between two countries, let alone twelve.
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Bonding for Clean Energy Progress

Mark Muro Brookings
Lewis Milford Brookings Institution
April 22, 2014
With Washington adrift and the United Nations climate change panel again calling for action, the search for new clean energy finance solutions continues.
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