This is real money, and you are the most important part of the show. Tweet us ali velshi and mrs. Facebook at ali velshi. The offensive against Palestinian Militants in gaza has come to the fourth day and the overall death toll is over 100 palestinians. Twothirds have been civilians. Rocket attacks on israel from gaza has caused some israeli injuries and property damages but no fatalities. They turned on a siren in response to a possible incoming rocket but operations were back to norm ten minutes later. By contrast in the gaza strip goods and services have been paralyzed by the airstrikes. This comes at an economic toll. To understand better whyer lets take a look at the map. Gaza and the west bank. Two enclaves that israel claimed in the 1967 war. Squeezing gaza commerce the Unemployment Rate for the palestinians in gaza stands at over 40 . Unemployment for the 2. 8 million palestinians living in the west bank stands at 18. 2 , half of gazas because more aid and private investment gets through israeli restrictions into the west bank than into gaza. But the west banks agriculture and manufacturering are still hampered by a series of Israeli Military roads and settlements that restrict the movement of palestinian goods. The income per capita was 2,810. Israel by comparison is an economic powerhouse. It is considered an high income economy and by 2013 the Gross National . Was 34,120. 12 times the palestinian figure. Unemployment stands at 5. 9 . It has a to flourishing tech sector that rivals silicon valley. And despite the fighting israels economy is expected to grow. For the latest we turn to al jazeeras nick schifrin. Even in normal situations its difficult for goods and services and to get through the gaza west bank. What has happened in the last ten days . Reporter as you said, everything has been completely shut off. A lot of here call their reality inside of gaza like living in a prebecause of the nay valley blockade in the medicine tore rainan see. Thithis is not only gaza, but egypt has been blocked and in the west bank you saw a couple of weeks of intensive action that the largest israeli action in the west bank in about a decade following the abduction and murder of three teenage israeli settlers. That was a pinpointed operation of people that israel wanted to throw into jail and looked for the teenagers. If you look at the head life, and certainly it does i, life goes on. In certain communities the sirens go off and they have to run to the sheryls, but israeli commerce is not stopping. Reporter yes, there are two points that are important. One, the nature of the rocket attacks. Only 2 to 3 of all of those rockets that were talking about reach populated areas. Loose of them are falling into fields. Yes, there is a lot of fear and tension in the israeli communities. But the risk to israeli, the people, and commerce, business, thats why the engine keeps churning, and israel really is a powerhouse. It really does have a very Strong Economy that can with stand these kinds of robert attacks so far as the rockets arent hitting things like tel aviv downtown or some of the site of its military. What has been the move of the gaza and the west bank, israel and what do you see happening over the next couple of days . Reporter its probably not smart for me to guess whats happening but all the indication from hamas i saying no one wants to stop and the strikes will continue. As for the people here in this Little Community that is one of the most densely populated places on the planet. There is extreme fear. Right now on the street there is absolutely nobody. Nobody thinks its safe to walk on the roads. Even today empty, empty, empt streets. Then you have people from neighboring communities who show up to pay their requests. Then you have an aftermath of a strike, drone or f16. We werent share today. The images are grizzly. You get over that notion of extreme fear and extreme anger, the shock. The things that were raining down, thats what they have tonight. Michael than tonight. Thank you, we appreciate it. There is a new movement to change bureaucracy and innovation. Thats coming up. Plus the Old School Industry that cant find enough workers fast enough. That story and more as real money continues. Aljazeera america presents the killing of journalist is a question directed to society they are impartial. If you wanted to be a good journalist in iraq, you have to risk your life. They observe. And report. Kidnapping is a very real problem. Journalists on the front lines. Sometimes that means risking death getting the story, no matter what it takes thats what the forth estate is all about. Is all about. Its hard to imagine two more different cultures than start ups and the bureaucracy of government. But in an effort to modernize outdated institutions dozens of cities say agencies have started championing entrepreneur in Residence Programs. We checked out one of these model programs near the heart of innovation itself, silicon valley. Lisa Marie Martinez has made it through life without sight just fine holding down a fulltime job and raising a family in the San Francisco bay area with only the guidance of her cane. But when she needs t to catch a flight, she finds her hardfought independence haslost. You can navigate through an airport. As a blind person i cant do that. Reporter but a collaboration between a San FranciscoInternational Airport and start up called indoors sponsored by the entrepreneurship in Residence Program hopes to change that we want to realize a project where everybody going through San Francisco airport can use our technology. Reporter hannes installed 800 small disks that can be tracked by the users smart phone, visually impaired travelers can access audio instructions directing them where they want to go. Indoors is one of 200 companies who applied for the entrepreneurship in Residence Program, they then selected start ups to partner with. They developed Cutting Edge Solutions to existing problems. From air quality to improved services for blind travelers at sfo. Its been a great experience. To sit down across the table and talk with guys indoors. They came in with assumptions. We had assumptions. We talked about what we can do and cant do. Reporter each partnership was given 16 weeks toe complete their projects and an unheard of timeline for slow. Moving bureaucracy of government. By the end of 16 weeks our goal is to have that showcased through demo day. Reporter the chief invasion officer and creator of a city program that brings a novel twist on the privatepublic partnership. How do you work with government . Who should you workin work with to solve problems. And from our side how do we tap in to this rich set of companies and individuals that can help solve problems. Reporter nath said all the start ups participating in the program volunteer their time pro bono, and the city gave access to valuable technology for free. Steve said the work he did was worth 100,000 alone. But for indoors and other start ups the commercial lure of Big Government contracts was too good to pass up. We have ideas like installing our solution at the city hall, basically at every government building, there are many places in San Francisco and the bay area which could profit from our solution. Its important to remember that entrepreneurship is an ecosystem, not a precipice. Reporter steve blank now teaches entrepreneurship at Stanford University and uc berkeley. While he applauds the efforts, blank said instead of bringing in driveby entrepreneurs, Government Agencies would be better off teaching their own employees to be innovative. Entrepreneurship culture takes much longer than one cycle to build. If there is no internal entrepreneurship dna, once the entrepreneurs leave youre left with no change in that organize. Reporter it may be an uphill battle but said the citys entrepreneurship in Residence Program is a first step. Its not going to happen overnight. It is a process. But by opening ourselves up, sharing data, by opening up our processes, by saying, hey, we need help in solving this, we can make this a much more collaborative effort. Reporter nath said the world bank and the president s office in mexico are creating similar programs. The Computer Technology company dell is taking a different approach. Its been working with state legislators to establish entrepreneur programs across the country. So far bills have passed in two states, texas and virginia with action in several others. We asked about the advantages of embedding entrepreneurs in government. Entrepreneurship is an incredibly important part to dell. We say we need your assistance not just in us doing our business but helping us communicate with government. After listening to the entrepreneurs was to launch a campaign for entrepreneurs in residence in agencies across the country. It allows an entrepreneurial seat at the table when decisions are being made at a particular agency. But more importantly it also allows that entrepreneur to serve as an advocate for other entrepreneurs trying to break through the red tape of state bureaucracies to take advantage of the many programs that may exist but they just dont have time or the resources to access. What about the argument that to be fair maybe the state agencies ought to be adding consumer positions as well, and is this an entrepreneur to cut through the red tape that is there in the first place. Reporter that is actually anent point. The revenue for the resident, its one thing for a Government Agency to set aside x number of dollars to try and encourage growth in the entrepreneurial sector in their state. Its an entirely different thing for a Startup Company to figure out how to access that money. The role of the entrepreneur would be to help the Startup Community access those services. It wouldnt be to cut red tape to regula regulations. Only to market and capital. How does it benefit the government, though . Another excellent question. The government is a large bureaucracy that sometimes has a hard time shifting direction or taking advantage of new innovations. The entrepreneurial in residence could help aid the agencies in which they sit to diversify their viewpoints and diversify the way in which they approach business. Bringing that Entrepreneurial Energy and spirit into aen agency and help them think outside of the box. It all sounds great, but what is in it for dell . Why make the investment as opposed to letting somebody else do this. That is the question we get when we go to state legislature. That is the question when we took this legislation to congress. Two answers to that. First, entrepreneurship is a part of dells dna. Michael started this company in his dorm room at the university of texas. So entrepreneurship is part of who we are. Thats particularly true now that michael has taken the company private. It is not only built into our culture. It is built into our expectations of how each and every one of us do our daytoday job. Thats number one. Second, we have over 10 million entrepreneurs as customers. As i said at the beginning we went out and were trying to listen to those customers and what they need. Bottom line we have the entrepreneurs back and were willing to spend capital to demonstrate it. Any fear of the bureaucracy getting in the way of this grand vision . Oh, yes, that is always a concern. But by bringing an entrepreneur who has had success in the private cit industry inside, that will help prevent this program from being dragged down from the bureaucracy its trying to prevent. Chris, thank you for coming on the program. Thank you very much for having me. Two of the biggest names in the Tobacco Industry are talking about a merger. Reynolds and lorillard are considering merging. It would require the company to sell some brands or assets to pass antitrust scrutiny. Reporter the u. S. Trucking Industry Needs more people behind the wheel, and if the industry cannot find drivers soon there will be a cost to all of us. President obama has been enlisting some of the nations biggest company. Apple, at t and cocacola promise to pay its suppliers within 15 days. The speedy pay off i will allow them to invest in higher workers. The program used for Government Contractors launched three years ago has effected 137,000 Small Businesses and sped up the payment of more than 1 billion. What if we told you that some of those Big Companies could learn a thing or two from americas mall Business Owners . Well, thats the conclusion of three business professors who visited businesses in an rv and rental car. The new book penned by the three men back road lessons entrepreneurs, executives and Small Business ownest. Mike, what are some of the lessons that you picked up on the road from some of these Small Businesses. Like you said, the Small Businesses, they really need help in getting going further, and our mba concepts were not reaching them because we didnt have case studies about Small Businesses. We went out on the road to learn from those Small Businesses, and we got a variety of different insights from strategies they were using to run their businesses. Scott, what were some of the insights that surprised you the most . A really good one came from gps source in pueblo, colorado. This is a Small Company beating some of the big guys in the gps systems in cargo planes. What theyre good at is facilitating internal communication. They get the sales people and engineers to talk to each other. One of the great lines we heard at gps source was that there was only one water cooler at this company. Sales and engineering cant help but to run into each other and share how to help their customers better. There are so many Small Businesses out there where people dont have mba experience. What is the crucial thing that enables them to be successful. They have this experience, and they have local knowledge and connection with their communities. This can help businesses run better and meet their customers needs better. We talked to mike bodart who runs hushes Sporting Goods in indiana. And histocking school colors, brown and orange, and you didnt have those colors in, the big guys wont have the information to do that on a local level. And columbus is not far from indiana university, and you have to stock the crimson colors at the right time as well. Absolutely. What are some of the other businesses that stood out, scott . Another interesting one was a Company Called prodo outside of atlanta. They make the misting systems that go in the supermarkets produce aisle. The thunder, lightening and spray on the vegetables, theyve been able to take over a large market share by completely redesigning how they work. Instead of rubber tubes that they have to put together, they have lego pieces that snap together. Again, you guys teach at prominent business schools, but for folks who cant go get their mba, what are some of the lessons that you believe are important for them that they can pick up from your book . I think in our book we say the right answer to every strategic question is it depends. That sounds very poor advice, but it really is important to understand the fundamentals of your market, the fundamentals of your customer, and adapt to those specific situations. Dont be sold on the five things you can do to make your business successful. It really requires deep understanding of your market. Is there agility that you need to have in particular for Small Businesses starting up. Agility, passion, creativ creativetivety, we saw so much of that when we were out on the road. The Small Business people we talked to without fail were creative and passionate. When it got time for us to leave they almost didnt want to stop talking about their business because there were so thrilled to have someone there listening to their successful stories. We talk about wage stagnation in america. Did you pick up anecdotes on that on the road and what wages in smaller towns may look like over the next several years . Youll need to see expansion of Small Business for wages to increase. A lot of Business Owners had opportunities of different people to hire. Once that happens then youll see more of a wage increase. So trig. Mike, and scott thank you so much. The book is roadside mba i assume you guys got along most of the time on this trip . Um, yeah you dont have to answer. If youre looking for a job right now, can you drive a big truck . Coming up, the drive to get more americans to take the wheel. 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