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Chicago (Press Release – January 12, 2011) – The Clean Energy Trust today announced 10 finalists will compete March 1 for a $100,000 grand prize at the second annual Clean Energy Challenge in Chicago.

The finalists come from six Midwest states and represent a broad range of technologies in the clean energy sector, including biofuels, renewable energy, energy efficiency and carbon containment.

Just as movies are made outside of Hollywood and cars are built outside of Detroit, entrepreneurs, startups, and venture capitalists are present in places other than Silicon Valley.

Worldwide, there are business-friendly environments that are conducive to expansion of technological advancements.

Business loans, angel investors and venture capitalists - in many cases, these three entities are determining the success or failure of small businesses across the country.

Getting a new business running sometimes means investing large sums of money, and when entrepreneurs don't have the cash to make their visions reality, many turn to venture capitalists.

Here is a look at where these deals are being approved, and which industries are commanding the highest investments.

(PRESS RELEASE – January 14, 2011) – Good news from the venture panel at the January Consumer Electronics Show (for panel details pls see bit.ly/gOoGoV)

Jacksonville, Florida (PRESS RELEASE – October 1, 2010) – Adams Online Ventures, a local business and technology firm, is launching a new program designed to assist local businesses and create jobs in the Jacksonville area.

A lovely juxtaposition of two articles at TechCrunch this weekend: One expressed concern about discrimination against older workers in the computer industry; the other said that if women weren't successful in the tech industry, it wasn't men's fault.

(H/T to @jmhodges, whose Twitter posting provided inspiration for the title.)

Nine venture-backed companies went public in the first quarter of 2010, raising $936 million, more than double the amount raised during the fourth quarter of 2009, according to data from Thomson Reuters.

But to really get a sense of the improvement, look back to the first quarter of 2009, when not a single VC-backed company went public.

Venture capitalists invested more money in U.S. startups during the first three months of 2010 compared with a year earlier, a sign of increasing optimism that the economy is improving.

(American Gastroenterological Association) The American Gastroenterological Association is taking the lead in gastroenterological innovation by conducting "Fostering Innovation and Technology in Digestive and Metabolic Diseases." This first of its kind conference brings together physician innovators and key opinion leaders, medical device companies, insurance executives, government officials, venture capitalists and investors to discuss emerging and innovative technologies for digestive disorders, diabetes, obesity and related conditions.