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Tips to perfect the communication between you and your staffers from Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council, and Scott Case, CEO of the Startup America Partnership.

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Steve Case, U.S. CTO Aneesh Chopra, and NEC Director Gene Sperling use Google's new-ish social tool to talk about Startup America on behalf of the White House

Ctrl+Alt+Compete, a new documentary that debuts later this year, explores start-up culture through the lens of five entrepreneurs. (And you can watch it for free.) First there was Shark Tank

If Startup America is to succeed, it needs start-ups to eschew the Bay Area. But there's no shortage of skeptics in the idea a "Silicon Prairie" will emerge

Tomorrow AOL co-founder Steve Case will meet with Obama and his Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. Watch the video for a preview of his job-creation recommendations.

We're excited to announce the agenda for Innovation Uncensored San Francisco and 3 new speakers, including: Padmasree Warrior, SVP, Engineering & CTO, Cisco Seth Priebatsch, Chief Ninja, SCVNGR Lauren Anderson, Innovation Director, Collaborative Consumption The event is fast approaching which means space, precious space, is running out. As in the past, the size of the event is limited because we want all the innovators in the room to have direct access to one another to foster inspiration and networking. Sign up now to secure a seat -- our discounted registration price expires this Friday, September 23rd ! Here's a quick glance at the agenda.* Innovation Spotlight Mark Pincus, Founder, CEO & Chief Product Officer, Zynga How Do We Coexist?

EdSurge--a weekly handbook for the "edsurgents" of the digital education revolution--is sharing notable news with Fast Company every week.

Back in the 1910s, my Grandpa Jack was working in a shoe store, but he had bigger aspirations. So, he put a few machines in the back of the store and made socks and stockings on the side. As business picked up, he started building his own textiles factories, one of which I worked at during college.

A few months back, the White House announced the creation of Startup America , a public-private partnership to accelerate entrepreurialism in the U.S., chaired by AOL cofounder Steve Case. Now Case's old business partner, former Time Warner CEO Jerry Levin, is helping start a health-specific variation on Startup America, called Startup Health

For some businesses, social impact can be measured by the size of the checks they write. For others, the mission is woven directly into the business. The Classic Example Founded in 1988, Seventh Generation started as a mail-order company for green household products

Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today

The 17 national laboratories in the U.S.--including notables like the Argonne National Lab, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, and Los Alamos National Lab--are innovation machines, holding a total of 15,000 patents. Problem is, it costs tens of thousands of dollars for private companies to license the technologies, not to mention countless hours spent on paperwork.

Once again , the White House wants to hear ideas about innovation in general and eliminating impediments to startups in particular from you Fast Company readers. [video_twistage 1] On March 23, from noon-12:40 p.m. EST, Fast Company senior editor Nancy Cook will travel to the White House with your questions in tow to moderate the panel, "Startup America--Reducing Barriers." It's part of the White House's Startup America initiative, which began with an executive order in January by President Obama, instructing federal agencies to identify and take steps to reduce old or burdensome business regulations.