In this issue...

• A Message from Carlos Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce: Grant Reform Will Strengthen Communities
  

• Creating Systems for Entrepreneur Support
  by Erik R. Pages, EntreWorks Consulting

• Building Innovation-Driven Regional Economies in Small and Mid-Sized Metro Centers
  by Walter H. Plosila, Battelle

• Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Rural America
  by Brian Dabson, Rural Policy Research Institute

• Kentucky’s Rural Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program: An In-Depth Look at How It Works
  by Cheryl Stone and Mel White, Eastern Kentucky University Center for Economic Development, Entrepreneurship and Technology

  
  Special Section: Technology Transfer

  • The Importance of Networks and Capacity Building in Technology Transfer and Commercialization
    by Carl Schramm, The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

  • Best Practices in University Technology Transfer
    by Diane Palmintera, Innovation Associates

  • A 21st Century Model for Engineering Education
    by C. L. Max Nikias, USC Viterbi School of Engineering

  
  

• Turning the Corner: Trends in Angel Investing
  by John May, New Vantage Group and Angel Capital Association

• Growing Ohio’s High Performance Economy
  by Bruce Johnson, Lieutenant Governor, State of Ohio and Director, Ohio Department of Development

• Replanting the Economic Forest in Northeast Ohio
  by Ray Leach, JumpStart Inc.