Entrepreneurs are a powerful economic force. They create jobs, grow businesses, and develop the innovations on which America thrives. In order to enable entrepreneurs to thrive, the current presidential Administration is committed to reducing barriers to entrepreneurial success.

On January 31, 2011 President Obama announced the launch of the Startup America initiative to celebrate, inspire, and accelerate high-growth entrepreneurship throughout the nation. Learn more about the panelists: Aaron K. (Ronnie) Chatterji, Aneesh Chopra, Sean Greene, and Todd Park by reading their bios here. Follow Startup America on Twitter.

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Photo of Startup America panel at SXSW 2011 by Kirk Lockhart.