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16 December 2011 – The Startup America Partnership, a private initiative geared to encourage the formation of fast-growing new businesses, is kicking into high gear.

The group, chaired by AOL founder Steve Case and led by CEO Scott Case (no relation), held the first meeting of its all-star board last week and announced it had garnered the promises of services worth nearly $1.2 billion for emerging businesses from more established companies.

Startup America met at the White House, and it's been linked with government efforts to boost entrepreneurship, though officials of the organization say they are nonpartisan. Instead, said Scott Case in an interview with Portfolio.com, the group aims to leverage the power of networking with such existing organizations as the Kauffman Foundation, the Entrepreneurs Organization, and incubators and accelerators such as TechStars and Y Combinator to rapidly add more fuel to the startup scene.

Read more at [Portfolio.com].

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