Lesa Mitchell

If you're looking for a way to boost economic growth in the U.S., start with some of the country's key assets: great universities, full of people doing excellent research. What could help significantly are new ideas and further efforts in the areas of (a) spotting the research that could have...

It would be an understatement to say that business plan competitions are sweeping the country. They are sweeping every country.

The University of Trinidad and Tobago -- a new university, serving this tiny island nation from a campus still under construction -- already has sponsored its third annual UTT...

This much is known: The next round of economic recovery and growth in the U.S. will be led by new companies. The statistical evidence on that point is clear. While big, established firms employ the most people, it's the high-growth startups -- the new firms on their way...

Last Thursday marked the start of the implementation phase of the new health-care law: children can no longer be denied coverage because of pre-existing health conditions and children also can be covered by their parents' policies until the age of 26. Whatever one thinks of the new law, there's one...

In his first Oval Office speech last week, President Obama said "the time to embrace a clean energy future is now." Indeed, clean energy has untapped potential to drive the economy and create thousands of new jobs throughout the United States. But in order to realize a goal that has...

While historians and commentators will analyze President Obama's first 100 days, entrepreneurs will likely remember the administration's 107th day, when a key step was taken to further unleash our country's entrepreneurial potential.

On May 5th, First Lady Michelle Obama announced the creation of a White House Social Innovation Fund, with...