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Competitiveness

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation publishes content on competitiveness and related issues. Find and access current and archived items in our database. 

Arizona 2011

Economic Growth
Competitiveness
Education
Data
General Foundation

Arizona’s Place in the Rankings
1st Higher-ed Degree Output
3rd Academic R&D Intensity
5th Business Birth Rate
7th Entrepreneurial Activity
7th Gross State Product Growth
10th Small Business Lending
12th Long-term Job Growth
13th State and Local Tax Burden
13th Small Business Survival Index
13th Productivity Growth
13th Job Placement Efficiency
13th High Speed Broadband Intensity
14th Higher-ed Efficiency
15th High-tech Share of All Businesses
19th Economic Output Per Job
19th STEM Job Concentration
24th High Speed Broadband Availability
25th STEM Job Growth

Oregon 2011

Economic Growth
Competitiveness
Data
General Foundation

Oregon’s Place in the Rankings
1st Higher-ed Efficiency
3rd Productivity Growth
5th Gross State Product Growth
10th Business Birth Rate
10th Academic R&D Intensity
11th Transportation Infrastructure Performance
14th Business Tax Climate
14th High Speed Broadband Intensity
15th Export Intensity
16th STEM Job Concentration
16th Entrepreneurial Activity
18th Economic Output Per Job
24th High-tech Share of All Businesses

Virginia 2011

Economic Growth
Competitiveness
Data
Innovation
General Foundation

Virginia’s Place in the Rankings
1st High-tech Share of All Businesses
3rd STEM Job Concentration
3rd High School Advanced Placement Intensity
7th STEM Job Growth
10th Economic Output Per Job
10th Productivity Growth
12th Gross State Product Growth
12th Business Tax Climate
12th Educational Attainment
12th Transportation Infrastructure Performance
14th Per Capita Income Growth
14th Small Business Survival Index
15th Long-term Job Growth
16th Short-term Job Growth
18th State and Local Tax Burden
19th High Speed Broadband Intensity
20th Higher Ed Efficiency
20th High Speed Broadband Availability
22nd Business Birth Rate
24th Cost of Living

Entrepreneurship 101

Amir Syed
Economic Growth
Competitiveness
Education
Entrepreneurship
February 12, 2010
General Foundation

If you think about it, every person will inevitably require managing money. Credit, money management, and savings discipline are all an everyday and integral component for operating a successful adult life. So how is it our youth not receive basic and consistent financial education? Believe me, I agree that history, science, mathematics, and language arts are important, but in my opinion, money management is more important.

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