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Understanding High-Tech, High-Growth Entrepreneurship Ecosystems (view source)
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There are several networks of tech hubs around the country and around the world, including Google's North American Tech Hub Network [https://www.googleforentrepreneurs.com/startup-communities/the-north-america-tech-hub-network/] and 1776's Startup Federation[http://www.1776.vc/startup_federation/].
[[Image:Hubs Plot 1_Cropped.png|frame|2000px||Map of notable tech hubs in North America]]
'''Notable tech hubs in North America:'''
#IT ($3.25 Billion)
===Top U.S. Venture Capital Firms ===(from Forbes[http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2015/03/25/midas-top-ten-list-2015/], by most exists (successful) exits since January 2014)===
#Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers
#Bessemer Venture Partners
==Micro-Finance==
Micro-finance institutions are banks that give small loans to individuals or groups with low interest rates. The clients of micro-finance institutions are often lower-income households and small business owners looking for micro-loans to expand or create a small business venture. Currently, micro lending in the developing world is significantly more prolific than in the United States or in other developed countries, due to a combination of policy and market obstacles. Though not exclusively, micro-finance institutions are often linked with non governmental organizations, social entrepreneurship, and nonprofit ventures in an attempt to stimulate economic activity and job creation in developing communities. (Sterner and Murdoch, 2001)
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