Innovation in the U.S. relative to new companies seeking patents will experience yet more government "largesse" when it comes time to innovate. The Commerce Department has recently seen a way to expedite the process...for a fee, of course.

The stages are being set for the upcoming IPO markets to have a distinct rebound from the moribund past two years as companies are looking to venture out and create much needed liquidity for long suffering shareholders.

August is shaping up to be the busiest month for M & A in recent memory.

The threshold of $200 billion worth of deals worldwide was attained for the year. It appears that business leaders are feeling pretty good about themselves although the economy is bogged down and the stock market is not much better suffering through its usual summer malaise.

Credit for small businesses? A tough sell if you're a business person looking for that expansion capital, (if there is such a thing), or money for whatever needs there are.

by Rex Danford, Executive Vice President, Corporate Development, NuQuest Inc. - A successful entrepreneur once suggested, "Don’t read the daily newspaper because catastrophe and troubles are all they sell you." None of it really impacts you or running your business.

A recent study by the Federal Reserve shows that U.S. companies are holding more cash in the bank than any time on record, which underscores worries about the financial markets and the sustainability of the economic recovery.

Our law makers have come to their senses! Innovation in America has been granted at least a four-year reprieve, thanks to the far-sighted efforts of a bipartisan group on the Senate Banking Committee. Wow, what a revelation! The government actually listens to their constituents!

The U.S. IPO market is finally getting up and stretching its legs after a long hibernation with tech firms at the lead. In March, of the 13 companies that launched IPO's, half of them were technology firms. As per the most recent SEC filings, of the 79 deals readying for the market, 26 are tech related deals.

The government is against the entrepreneur! As much as I hate to politicize my blogs, this one can't go unnoticed! Senator Christopher Dodd's 1,400 page financial reform bill contains provisions for business start ups to raise capital that are so onerous that makes it nearly impossible. How?