Our Innovation Economy is the envy of the world. It is the source of all net new job creation in the U.S. and has been for the last 30 years. These are the high wage, export oriented, knowledge based jobs which have the powerful job multiplier effect throughout the economy.
Which is why we call the Innovation Economy the most important part of the overall U.S. economy.
Yet the Innovation Economy- comprised primarily of intensely focused, budget short, high growth companies - has no real, focused voice in D.C.. It has neither the time nor budget to compete with big business and big labor for attention. As any major industry, it has unique and special needs. And it has been in decline for the past few decades.
