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For the spin-out agenda to get more traction, it seems necessary that existing players from charities and private companies get involved – and quickly – because the biggest danger for those already out there is that this movement remains small and peripheral.
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If the better players in the third sector rival private companies in attracting investment for new spin-out ventures, it is very easy to see charities being selected as preferred partners over social enterprises and mutual ventures.
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Two of the councils which we at Stepping Out are working with are seriously considering seeking partners for the spin-out of part of their in-house services – a joint venture as opposed to creating one that's standalone.
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If a well-known name is seen to be willing to risk its reputation on a spin-out, it encourages others to get involved.
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Each new NHS spin-out becomes part of Circle with the employee share of the company kept at the same level – around 50%.
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New York-based SpectraWatt, a solar spin-out from computer chip manufacturer Intel, also filed for bankruptcy.
Mason Inman: The Climate Post: Tar Sands Pipeline Gets Green Light in Environmental Review Mason Inman 2011
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The company is a spin-out from Dolby Laboratories Inc.
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At the time of whatever action is determined with the PC business, then if it's a spin-out it will be my intent to lead that, he said.
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As an academic and entrepreneur, I am seriously concerned by the damage which this EPSRC prioritisation will cause to many university departments of chemistry, vibrant industries and fragile new spin-out companies in the UK, he told the Guardian.
Chemistry cuts will do 'irreparable' damage, top scientists warn 2011
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Supporters of spin-outs would argue, correctly, that new spin-out ventures which are employee-owned, locally focused and not just a branch or a project of a national organisation would be a better partner to a local authority.
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