{"63875":{"#nid":"63875","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Innovations in Economic Development Forum","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/stip.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Program in Science, Technology and Innovation Policy\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(STIP)\u0026nbsp;welcomes Brian Headd, an economist with the U.S. Small Business Administration\u0027s Office of Advocacy, to speak on \u201cSmall Business Dynamics and Job Creation: Facts, Obstacles and Best Practices.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/stip.gatech.edu\/?page_id=11\u0022\u003EInnovations in Economic Development Forum\u003C\/a\u003E brings together faculty, other researchers, students, economic developers, and policymakers to discuss leading-edge ideas and practices in economic development and innovation policy. The theme for the spring: \u0022It\u0027s All About the Jobs: Creating Quality Jobs in a Time of Economic Recovery.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESTIP is sponsored by the Georgia Tech School of Public Policy and Georgia Tech\u0027s Enterprise Innovation Institute\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith the unemployment rate remaining stubbornly high, small businesses, and their ability to generate new jobs, have been receiving focused attention from local, state and federal governments.\u0026nbsp; Understanding how these businesses form, grow and end can suggest ways to increase their chances for survival and expansion.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Program in Science, Technology and Innovation Policy welcomes Brian Headd, an economist with the U.S. Small Business Administration\u0027s Office of Advocacy, to speak on \u201cSmall Business Dynamics and Job Creation: Facts, Obstacles and Best Practices\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"\u201cSmall Business Dynamics and Job Creation: Facts, Obstacles and Best Practices\u201d"}],"uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2011-01-26 12:09:17","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:53:56","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2011-02-02T11:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2011-02-02T13:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2011-02-02T13:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2011-02-02 16:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2011-02-02 18:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2011-02-02 18:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1182","name":"General"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"290","name":"Economy"},{"id":"3655","name":"Innovations in Economic Development Forum"},{"id":"11756","name":"Program in Science"},{"id":"626","name":"public policy"},{"id":"11757","name":"Technology and Innovation Policy"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:cprsevents@innovate.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELynn Willingham\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEnterprise Innovation Institute\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-0730\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}