Why Minnesota Can’t Afford to Lag Behind 32 States Any Longer Do you know which states are investing in early stage companies? Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota,...

If you have a great idea – whether in the creative, charitable or entrepreneurial vein – where do you get the money to launch? You can pull from your own pocket. And most do – at least to get things going initially. Companies like Medtronic and non-profits like CaringBridge started at least initially with founder...