Mass. program helps foreign entrepreneurs create jobs

Mass. program helps foreign entrepreneurs create jobs

BOSTON – Boston and its environs boast world-class universities and a bustling innovation economy. People from all over the world travel to the Hub to study, but after graduating, many highly skilled and well-educated foreigners learn that they can't remain in the U.S. legally.

This amounts to a significant loss for Boston and the region, according to Jeffrey Bussgang, a Harvard Business School senior lecturer and venture investor who has spoken out on the issue. He has also come up with a local solution.