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A Good Answer in a Business Plan Contest

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I already said I was the judge in the story above, and the business was Green Valley Solar , which ended up in third place, and impressed the heck out of the five of us tasked with judging that track. They’re from the University of Arkansas. First, because they came out ahead of Green Valley Solar.

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The National Science Foundation Innovation Corps – What America Does Best

Steve Blank

He asked tough questions about why the government not private capital should be doing this. government, American researchers in academia and risk capital can do together. Principal Investigator: Nilanjan Banerjee University of Arkansas. The National Science Foundation Innovation Corps combines the best of what the U.S.

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What Is a Benefit Corporation?

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Now, you can create a benefit corporation in: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington D.C., with many more states in the pending legislation phase.