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Below is a list of articles and press releases relating to First State Innovation and our mission.
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June 1, 2011 - Seven Cringe-Worthy Business Plan Mistakes - Follow these tips to dodge some of the most common planning pitfalls. Read Article

February 28, 2011 - How Entrepreneurs Led the Way to Revolution in Egypt. Read Article

January 27, 2011 - The Five Things You Must Do Before Approaching Any Investor. Read Article

December 20, 2010 - The Young Entrepreneur's Generation Gap Challenge. Read Article

November 26, 2010 - What's Missing from the Jobs, Jobs, Jobs Debate - Authored by Delaware Governor and Honorary FSI Co-Chair Jack Markell. Read Article

October 15, 2010 - The U.S. Ranks Favorably in Global Entrepreneurship. Read Press Release

September 16, 2010 - Making Eco-Innovation Work - How GE, Nike and GM are making environmental innovation a core part of their business strategy. Read Article

September 15, 2010 - Raising Venture Capital: 7 Tips. Read Article

August 12, 2010 - Betting on Incubators to Create Jobs - The number of programs that nurture startups is at a record level. Read Article 

July 29, 2010 - Small Business Bill Falters on Senate Partisanship. Read Article

June 22, 2010 - Ten Ways to Measure A Startup's Progress - Here's what investors look for in promising young companies. Read Article

June 15, 2010 - House Passes Tax Cut for Small Business - Investors would be free of capital gains taxes. Read Article

May, 2010 - Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity 1996-2009 - The Kauffman Index reveals important shifts in the national level of entrepreneurial activity and shifts in the demographic and geographic composition of new entrepreneurs across the country. Read Report

May 6, 2010 - How Big Business Can Regain Legitimacy - Harvard Business School competitiveness guru Michael E. Porter urges large organizations to invest in small businesses in inner cities. Read Article

April 28, 2010 - How Governments Should Spur Entrepreneurship - Don't pick winners - facilitate experimentation. Read Article

March 12, 2010 - Pushing for More High-Growth Startups - A new study finds the top-performing 1% of young companies account for roughly 40% of the new jobs created annually. Here are ideas for encouraging more. Read Article

March 10, 2010 - The Stimulus Plan: A Year Later - It seems most of the government's $787 billion went to states and big companies. So what's left for small businesses? Read Article

February 20, 2010 - America's Most Promising Startups . . . View Slideshow

January 24, 2010 - And the World's 2009 Patent Winners Are . . . Read Article

January 23, 2010 - Innovation's Accidental Enemies - Leaders who demand proof that a new idea will work inadvertently stifle innovation. There's a better way to react to brainstorms. Read Article

January 12, 2010 - Delaware Business: Sanosil Announces New Castle Expansion - Sanosil, which presented as part of First State Innovation's "Clean-Tech Forum for Alternative Energy Investors and Entrepreneurs," is expanding its footprint in Delaware, aided by a loan from the State. Read Article

December 23, 2009 - Negotiating an Angel Round Term Sheet - Ten provisions you can almost always expect to see in a term sheet, as well as the parameters of such provisions in negotiations. Read Article

December 14, 2009 - Break Down the VC Barrier - Landing investors takes a lot of persistence and a little luck. Here's how these entrepreneurs did it. Read Article

December 11, 2009 - Streamlining Innovation - HP Labs Director Prith Banerjee discusses the company's corporate innovation strategy. Read Article

October 27, 2009 - Fisker Makes Bold Move into Delaware - Fisker Automotive's arrival in Delaware today could herald a new era of automaking, one in which electricity takes the place of gasoline and nimble startups compete with established giants for market share. Read Article

October 26, 2009 - 7 Tips to Score VC Cash - Venture Capitalists Tell Us What it Takes to Win Funding in this Environment. Read Article

October 21, 2009 - Economic Recovery Remakes U.S. Venture Capital Map. Read Article

October 21, 2009 - Obama's Small-Bank Plan - The Administration Makes an Attempt to Increase Small-Business Lending. Read Article

September 24, 2009 - Commerce Secretary Locke Announces New Commerce Initiatives to Foster Innovation & Entrepreneurship - This new office at the Federal level is very much aligned with the mission and ongoing activities of First State Innovation. Read Press Release

September 1, 2009 - Entrepreneurs Turn to Alternative Financing - With bank lending standards not loosening any time soon, asset-based lenders, factors, and merchant cash advance providers are filling the void. Read Article <!--/DECK-->

August 15, 2009 - Delaware's Industrial Employment Declines 8.6%, According to Manufacturers Directory - MNI reports Delaware lost 4,090 industrial jobs and 31 manufacturers between May 2008 and May 2009, the sharpest decline MNI has ever reported in the thirteen years it has been tracking the state's industry. Read Article

July 7, 2009 - Netscape Founder Starts Venture Firm - The man who popularized the Web browser has started a venture capital fund to back the next generation of new technologies. Read Article

July 1, 2009 - Can We Innovate Our Way Out Of Recession? - Yes, but it will take lots of strategic alliances among many players to pull it off. Read Article

June 15, 2009 - Entrepreneurship's 10 Commandments - Care of venture capitalist, consultant and Apple software evangelist Guy Kawasaki. Read Article

June 10, 2009 - Coalition of Business, Labor, Academia and Bioscience Groups to Promote Medical Innovation, Spark Economic Growth - "We Work for Health" (WWFH) of Delaware is a unique network of partners dedicated to protecting and fostering medical research and innovation in Delaware - and throughout America. Read Article

June 1, 2009 - Coalition of Business, Labor, Academia and Bioscience Groups to Promote Medical Innovation and Spark Economic Growth - University of Delaware study demonstrates economic impact of biopharmaceutical and related sectors. Read Article

May 11, 2009 - Secrets to Surviving the Recession - Insights and strategies to take entrepreneurs from recession survival mode to prosperity. Read Article

May 7, 2009 - The 15 Most Creative States - Forbes' list of the most creative states in the US ranks Delaware at #9. Read Article

April 16, 2009 - The Pros of Planting Startups in Smaller Cities - Quality of life and local incentives can lend a competitive advantage to entrepreneurs when they need it most. Newark was selected as Delaware's top city for startups! Read Article

April 14, 2009 - Google Launches Venture Capital Arm - Google's venture capital arm will invest in a diverse array of industries, including the consumer internet, software, clean tech, and health care. Read Article

March 31, 2009 - Fantastic Advice for Angel Investors - A recap of the first AngelConf. Read Article

March 31, 2009 - Top Ten Reasons to Start a Business in a Recession - Here's why starting in a recessed economy may give your business a better shot. Read Article 

March 9, 2009 - An Entrepreneur Stimulus Plan - The President must include entrepreneurs on his advisory council to help stimulate the economy. Read Article

March 9, 2009 - Don't Fall Victim to the Triangle of Entrepreneurial Finance - Your business finances impact your personal finances. Discover how to manage them together. Read Article

February 23, 2009 - The Angel Investing "Market" Circa February, 2009. Read Article

February 11, 2009 - Obama Needs A Secretary of Innovation - Federal relief alone won't sustain the economy. A new Cabinet position would help to sharpen the focus on the innovation needed in the U.S. - and worldwide. Read Article

February 11, 2009 - Stimulus Won't Affect Small Businesses Much - Little in the package for them, but help may come from consumer spending. Read Article

January 14, 2009 - Eight Mistakes that Doom Startups - What not to do when starting a business. Read Article

December 24, 2008 - Year in Review 2008: Flameouts and Bailouts - Entrepreneur.com's list of 2008's lovable (and not-so-lovable) losers. Read Article

December 21, 2008 - SevOne Looks Overseas - Newark, Delaware-based company with close ties to First State Innovation, the Delaware Technology Park, and the University of Delaware looks to launch in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Read Article

November 19, 2008 - Best Small Businesses to Start - Learn from the examples of entrepreneurs who've succeeded in these hot start-up areas. Read Article

November 19, 2008 - Taking the Pulse of Entrepreneurship - Will increased layoffs lead to the creation of more businesses? The lead researcher of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor explains why it's possible. Read Article

November 3, 2008 - Strategic Diagnostics Inc. Announces Partnership with the University of Delaware and the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center to Develop Cancer Assays - Learn how Christiana Care and the University of Delaware, led by Bob Laskowski, CEO of Christiana Care Health System and Patrick Harker, President of the University of Delaware, will be collaborating to develop biomarkers that detect prostate cancer metastasis. As First State Innovation Board Members, Dr. Laskowski, Dr. Harker, and their organizations are helping to lead the way in this important research and economic development. Read Article

October 24, 2008 - Small Business Owner's Guide to the Election - Restoring the health of the U.S. economy will dominate the domestic agenda of the next President, whoever he is. Read Article

October 18, 2008 - Nightmare on Main Street? - While much of the focus has been on Wall Street lately, how are the nation's small businesses coping? Read Article

September 26, 2008 - The Credit Crunch and Small Business - Amid the widespread crisis, even healthy small businesses are feeling the squeeze. But some banks see an opportunity to lend. Read Article

September 18, 2008 - McCain and Obama on Small Business Issues - Where McCain and Obama stand on small business issues, and where they differ. Read Article

September 18, 2008 - Can America Invent Its Way Back? - "Innovation Economics" shows how smart ideas can turn into jobs and growth - and keep the U.S. competitive. Read Article

September 4, 2008 - Another Voice Warns of an Innovation Slowdown - Does the United States as a whole still foster the kind of innovation necessary to develop groundbreaking technologies and sustain economic growth? Read Article 

August 11, 2008 - Build Delaware into Bigger Economy - Ernest Dianastasis, Chairman of First State Innovation, shares his views on how Delaware's new Governor can increase the economy during one of the most challenging economic times in our history. Read Article

August 11, 2008 - How Angels Are Playing A Fallen Economy - They may have less to invest, but America's startup backers are pooling their capital to do as many deals as ever. Read Article

July 23, 2008 - Game Designer Sees A Place to Grow - Read about how McNeill Designs, one of the companies FSI has been working with, plans to become a major player. Read Article

July 23, 2008 - Hiscox Study Reveals the DNA of an Entrepreneur - Study finds that American entrepreneurs are optimistic toward taking risks. Read Article

July 16, 2008 - An Entrepreneur's Most Important Asset - Why maintaining liquidity is so critical. Especially now: In a recession, the illiquid perish. Read Article 

May 28, 2008 - FSI to receive $500,000 federal grant - Grant to help startups find capital Read Article

April 2, 2008 - N.J., Pa. among top 10 states for high-tech jobs - New Jersey added more high-tech jobs than Pennsylvania in 2006, but the jobs Pennsylvania added were enough to improve its ranking in high-tech employment, according to a report released Wednesday. Read Article

March 30, 2008 - Why Phila. economic future looks so bright - Philadelphia has become a place of choice in this mega-region and in the United States as a whole. Read Article

February 8, 2008 - New Consortium of Public and Private Entities Formed to Drive Regional Small Business Economy - Mike Bowman, Delaware Technology Park President and Chairman, announced today the formation of the DelACCESS Consortium to help drive regional small business growth in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Read Press Release

February 7, 2008 - Yet2.com Announces Record Quarter - Yet2.com, global premier provider of intellectual property scouting and licensing services, disclosed today that during Fourth Quarter 2007, it completed a record number of technology licensing transactions. (FSI Board Member, Ben duPont is president of yet2.com) Read Article

December 30, 2007 - First State boasts first-class thinkers - Achievements in 2007, goals for 2008 are numerous among Delaware's thriving business community. (FSI Board Member, Bob Laszkowski is featured in this article) Read Article

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