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KPMG Weighs in on Green Technology (Sept 2008)

by Erik on July 18, 2009

in Alternative Energy,Green Tech,Sustainability

In a survey released in September 2008 by KPMG, the audit, tax and advisory firm, two-thirds of those polled said that green technology investment is sustainable. Almost all said they expected venture capital for start-ups producing these technologies to continue to increase in 2009. Half predicted an increase of 20 percent or more over 2008 [...]

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Recession sends Americans to the Internet

by Erik on July 16, 2009

in Internet,Recession

It’s not just family and friends that Americans are turning to for advice and support to cope with the prolonged recession; many have found a counselor in the Internet. More than two-thirds of American adults — or 88 percent of U.S. Internet users — went online for help with recession-induced personal economic issues and to [...]

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Teenage Entrepreneurs, Building Their Own Job Engine

by Erik on July 6, 2009

in Economy,Entrepreneurship,Jobs,Recession,Unemployment

Unemployment for 16- to 19-year-olds is at its highest rate since 1992 — at 22.7 percent in May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is causing some teenagers to rethink their notion of work and to embrace entrepreneurship. “This is a generation raised to believe they can do anything, and the first to [...]

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