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Startup America Partnership

WASHINGTON, DC, Aug 23, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- The Startup America Partnership, an organization working to help young companies grow in order to create jobs in America, today announced the appointment of its founding board members, eleven of America's most successful and highly-regarded entrepreneurs. At the first board meeting convened yesterday, members offered strategic guidance to the Partnership on bringing the private sector together to provide startups with the resources they need to start and scale their organizations.

The Partnership also announced that four iconic U.S. corporations have become the organization's first sponsors: American Express OPEN, Dell Inc., Intuit Inc., and Microsoft Corp. These companies join the founding partners, the Case and Kauffman Foundations, to provide financial support and other strategic resources to help the Partnership maximize the success of America's entrepreneurs, and ultimately strengthen America's competitiveness in an increasingly global world.

 

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