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For many years, only the top 2 percent of Americans could invest in startup companies due to excessive regulations. Ryan Feit made it his goal to change that. And now he has built SeedInvest, a company that opens access to more than 240 million would-be investors. "One of the
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Within the next couple of years, you likely will be able to buy a highway-ready 3D-printed car from one of the most innovative automobile startups in the world. Local Motors is currently working on the LM3D, and it could fundamentally change the way we think of car manufacturing. It all
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It looks like Uber may come out on top in a recent regulatory fight with Massachusetts. But Bay State lawmakers appear undeterred in their quest to strangle the innovation economy. Their next target? Airbnb. Many cities are already taxing Airbnb as hospitality businesses, forcing homeowners that rent out empty rooms
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With the recent crash of gas prices, consumers have found themselves with hundreds of extra dollars to spend. A new report by the JPMorgan Chase Institute sheds some light on what we're spending it on. "The Consumer Response to a Year of Low Gas Prices" examined
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Can your state pay its bills? In coming years, a surprising number of states may be in trouble. A new report by the Mercatus Center sheds new light on the state of finances for all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Researchers Eileen Norcross and Olivia Gonzalez looked at several measures
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Education is in desperate need of reform — and startups and nonprofits are leading the way. One organization that is tackling literacy development with an innovative solution is CommonLit. Founded by Michelle Brown after her experience teaching 7th grade English at a high-poverty school in rural Mississippi, the organization aims to
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Recent news reports have been highlighting what frequent travelers have realized for some time now: the security screening process at our nation's airports is a disaster. While airports are starting to warn people to arrive three hours before their flight, videos of security lines stretching throughout the airport
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We often think of government regulations as important and valuable, keeping us safe and protecting us from fraud. But did you know the cost of these regulations could be up to $15,000 per family? That's one finding of a new report by the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI)