The Buzz On Business
16th Nov 2006, 10:44 GMT
IMMIGRANTS CAPITALIZE ON OPPORTUNITY: Immigrants have fueled the U.S. entrepreneurial economy, starting one in four venture-backed companies since 1990 and two in five in high technology, according to a study being released today by the National Venture Capital Association trade group. The study, which is set to be hand-delivered to members of Congress this morning, marks the group's first attempt to quantify the contribution of immigrant executives and engineers.
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