What ( insert your city or state name here ) can learn from the Israeli model to boost entrepreneurship

When it comes to promoting entrepreneurship, “the Israeli model” is the one to emulate.

While Houston is not a Silicon Valley, or even an Austin, it has come a long way in cultivating a small but vibrant entrepreneurial scene in the last decade. But there’s always room for improvement, and we might be able to learn some lessons from Israel, of all places. First, there is this conclusion from an Economist article on the mostly-sad story of government strategies for cultivating entrepreneurship:

by Tory Gattis

Full Story: http://www.newgeography.com/content/001413-what-houston-can-learn-israeli-model-boost-entrepreneurship

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Start-up nation : the story of Israel’s economic miracle / Dan Senor and Saul Singer. http://books.google.com/books?id=dT_pQ1lq1eUC&dq=Start-up+nation+:+the+story+of+Israel%27s+economic+miracle+/+Dan+Senor+Saul+Singer.&source=bl&ots=8CBh_mHcDk&sig=0qdQfNSsOjPKI5Cgg-etWV__vA4&hl=en&ei=T3N1S4awFI_CsgPQ8v3KCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CBIQ6AEwAQ