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Rebooting America
Nov 09 2012
Senator Warner spoke today at Reboot America, a summit focused on how startups, corporations, and policymakers can collaborate on private sector solutions to public sector challenges and helping to create jobs in the fields of energy, education, health care, national security, and more.
Crowdfunding a Startup
Oct 17 2012
“Crowdfunding has the potential to not only change the way that startup businesses access capital, but to allow entrepreneurs to create and keep jobs in places like Danville or Roanoke,” Senator Warner said today in Arlington at the first of a series of events that he’s holding to help Virginia entrepreneurs better understand how crowdfunding can be a tool for business growth.
Senator Warner hosts 2nd annual Young Professionals Summit
Summit draws more than 300 young Virginians
Oct 01 2012
Moving Virginia forward to continued success in a global economy should not include losing sight of important local and statewide connections. That’s what Senator Warner, a co-founder of Nextel and former venture capital investor, told more than 300 young people attending the second annual Virginia Young Professionals Summit in Richmond on Saturday.
Cybersecurity bill a step in the right direction
Aug 01 2012
Senator Warner spoke today on the Senate floor advocating for passage of the Cybersecurity Act, which would work to protect U.S. computer networks from cyberattacks. There have been several high-profile incidents recently, including attacks on websites such as LinkedIn and Yahoo, as well as attempted cyber attacks every day against all sorts of government networks.
Virginia Chamber supports Startup 2.0
Jul 31 2012
The Virginia Chamber of Commerce is supporting Senator’s Warner’s bipartisan Startup 2.0 legislation, which would help support and grow small businesses and innovative start-up companies.
Senator Warner held a series of town hall meetings, toured small businesses and threw the opening pitch at a collegiate league baseball game during a weekend of travel across southside Virginia.
Rochester Business Journal: Startup strategy
Jun 01 2012
A bipartisan quartet of freshman senators on Capitol Hill has taken on two challenges: bolstering America's position as the world's most entrepreneurial nation and proving that Congress can get something done in an election year. It's a toss-up which challenge is the tougher one.
To see the results of self-defeating U.S. immigration policies, you need only open your browser to www.canadavisa.com. There, you’ll see a shrewd neighbor fishing for talent at U.S. expense.
The new variant includes key provisions of the old bill that were highlighted in a previous blog post, such as creating STEM and entrepreneur immigrant visas to attract and retain human talent. A new provision, however, makes the Startup Act 2.0 even more potentially beneficial to the national clean energy innovation agenda.
This week, a bipartisan group of Senators has introduced a summer sequel worth watching in what they’ve dubbed “Startup Act 2.0.” This legislation would take one more big step in giving young businesses three crucial ingredients for success: talent, time and money.
