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Discovering the ideal conditions for entrepreneurs to succeed is a topic widely researched in today’s economy. Most researchers will agree that having access to capital, a culture conducive for risk, and skilled workers are key components. A new report from the Technology CEO Council (TCC) adds that powerful and affordable new technologies, and companies that harness them, are at a greater advantage than ever before when it comes to driving job creation. The report points to

Countries that put significant resources into supporting clean tech innovation are rewarded with more emerging and commercialized clean tech companies, according to Coming Clean: The Global Cleantech Innovation Index 2012 — a new report from the Clean Tech Group, LCC. The U.S. placed fifth out of 38 countries, with the top score for several indicators including research and development funding, general innovation drivers (i.e., Entrepreneurial culture and “general innovation

The U.S. must increase the access to three elements help small businesses thrive and restore U.S. competiveness, according to a new report from the Center for Public Policy Innovation (CPPI) — Restoring U.S. Competitiveness: Creating Jobs and Unleashing the Potential of Small Businesses through Technology and Innovation. The key elements include: Access to Capital — Gaining access to capital is an obstacle for all small businesses. However, the U.S. must work to connect local

The Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC) released a new report that uses real-time labor market information data (web-based job advertisements) to analyze the U.S. manufacturing sector for the first half of 2011. Using Labor Insight, a web tool that aggregates data about web-advertised job openings, co-authors Lauren Gilchrist, Ken Poole and Mark White highlighted several important characteristics of anticipated manufacturing hiring: Manufacturers posted nearly

April 2010 Report: To view the archive of Connecticut IT Job Trends Reports click here. Other reports seem to agree.  See below clips from this Associated Press article: BOSTON (This region covers Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and part of Connecticut.) Business conditions improved. Retailers reported positive sales results and are cautiously optimistic about the outlook. Manufacturers saw improved demand for products, including furniture, fabricat

Industries driving the increased demand in Connecticut are Financial Services and Healthcare.  Other industries are still holding back. Download Skillproof IT Connecticut Report March 2010 To view the archive of Connecticut IT Job Trends Reports click here. Good news here for IT, but even with new jobs like this, CT Unemployment Rates Rise: The state Department of Labor says in January, Connecticut added 2,300 new jobs to its total employment. That’s cause for optimism that