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Massachusetts is the state best prepared to compete in a global, innovation-based economy, according to a report released Thursday by the Kauffman Foundation, an entrepreneurial advocacy organization, and the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, a technology thinktank.

Based on an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data, the report from the Kauffman Foundation found that companies that were less than five years old created nearly two-thirds of net new jobs in 2007....

Conducted soon after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the recession is "very likely over," the Kauffman Foundation survey found that two-thirds of entrepreneurs and would-be entrepreneurs believe the economy is heading in the wrong direction....

Paul Kedrosky, senior fellow at the Kauffman Foundation, argues that entrepreneurship is the key to getting us out of this economic mess.

He talks with Tess Vigeland about the biggest obstacles facing new businesses.

Kauffman Foundation, New Economy Initiative for Southeast Michigan Partner to Boost Region's Economy
The three-year, $9.25 million economic-recovery initiative will leverage Kauffman's FastTrac and Urban Entrepreneurship Partnership programs to help minority automotive suppliers transition to new industries and boost entrepreneurship in the region....