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Invest in women to ignite innovation
Every March, we celebrate International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month as a global celebration of women’s achievements. And in the startup ecosystem, there’s a lot to celebrate—women are trailblazing and innovating at unprecedented rates.
Startup News Digest 03/22/24
Bipartisan tax legislation needed by startups remains in Senate limbo
Startup News Digest 03/15/24
Rule takes effect restricting startups’ ability to hire contract labor
Startup News Digest 12/08/23
Supreme Court hears about dangers of state social media laws, including to startups
Startup News Digest 09/22/23
Startups say acquisitions are beneficial, shouldn’t be made harder.
Startup News Digest 09/15/23
Women startup leaders call on Congress to expand child tax credit.
Startup News Digest 08/25/23
EU content rules take effect for big platforms; startups on the clock.
Startup News Digest 08/18/23
Congressional Startup Day brings together lawmakers and their startup constituents.
Startup News Digest 08/11/23
Canada digital tax threatens global framework, startup competitiveness.
Startup News Digest 08/04/23
The Big Story: Bipartisan legislation to build AI resource for startups, researchers. A recently introduced bill would create government AI resources for startups and bolster needed talent in the field. The bipartisan bill—the Creating Resources for Every American To Experiment with Artificial Intelligence Act of 2023 (CREATE AI Act)—formally establishes the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) which will provide compute, datasets, and educational resources for startups, students, and academics. The legislation comes amid rapid growth of AI technology and will improve the competitiveness of U.S. startups.
Startup News Digest 06/30/23
The Big Story: Supreme Court strikes down Biden student loan relief plan. The Supreme Court this week struck down President Biden’s student loan relief plan that would have canceled up to $20,000 in student debt for qualified borrowers. The decision, while not unexpected, is a blow to the millions of Americans riddled with student debt, and individuals whose debt acts as a barrier to pursuing entrepreneurship.
Startup News Digest 06/09/23
The Big Story: Startups call on Congress to fix R&D expensing. Lawmakers in both chambers of Congress took steps this week toward addressing a critical tax issue impacting startups’ bottom lines: a recently enacted change to how startups expense research, development, and experimentation costs. House and Senate lawmakers held two hearings this week exploring how the tax code, including incentives around R&D impact small businesses and startups.