Cory Booker, mayor of Newark, N.J., speaks to Christine Lagorio about Waywire, the video-sharing startup he co-founded, and what the federal government can do to foster entrepreneurship. [Inc.]

J.D. Harrison writes that small businesses owners are uncertain just how the Affordable Care Act will affect their companies. [The Washington Post]

The Associated Press looks at six small business issues up for debate in Congress. [Associated Press]

Returns on the CalPERS’s $460 million investment in clean-tech funds have been disappointing, according to Yuliya Chernova. [The Wall Street Journal]

An Oregon company wants to sell customized drone-defense systems to consumers concerned about protecting their privacy, Catherine New writes. [The Huffington Post]

Fark.com founder Drew Curtis talks about beating patent trolls at their own game (video). [Bloomberg Television]

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