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Startup News Digest 11/08/24

Startup policy outlook under second Trump term

Startup News Digest 11/08/24
#StartupsEverywhere
Emma Peters
#StartupsEverywhere: Los Angeles, Calif.

Executive coaching should be accessible to anyone who is interested, but oftentimes scaling the education is not practical. With her company Zella Life, co-founder Remy Meraz is democratizing professional development using AI. We sat down with her to discuss AI, independent contractors, and more. 

#StartupsEverywhere: Los Angeles, Calif.
#StartupsEverywhere
Emma Peters
#StartupsEverywhere: Philadelphia, Pa.

After working in the financial sector for over 20 years, Mical Jeanlys-White founded her own company, WealthMore, a wealth tech with a focus on tackling a key financial barrier—wealth building and management. Her company leverages technology to connect everyday Americans with accessible wealth management services, aiming to provide wealth creation for all. We sat down with her to discuss her journey in raising capital, navigating tax policy, the evolving role of AI, and more.

#StartupsEverywhere: Philadelphia, Pa.
#StartupsEverywhere
Emma Peters
#StartupsEverywhere: Bentonville, Ark.

Vance Reavie is no stranger to entrepreneurship. Using his knowledge from previous ventures, he created an AI platform that intelligently automates manual marketing and merchandising workflows and content generation processes for brands and retailers. We sat down with Vance to discuss the startup ecosystem in Arkansas, AI policy and regulation, grant opportunities, and more. 

#StartupsEverywhere: Bentonville, Ark.
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Emma Peters
#StartupsEverywhere: Anchorage, Alaska

Founded in 2017, 60Hertz set out to tackle critical challenges in maintaining microgrids and renewable energy systems, particularly in remote regions like Alaska. Now active in eight countries, the company provides advanced maintenance technology through its SaaS platform. In this blog post, we dive into 60Hertz’s journey, from early capital-raising hurdles to success with government grants, and explore the future goals of this innovative company.

#StartupsEverywhere: Anchorage, Alaska

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Startup News Digest 03/15/24

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Startup News Digest 03/15/24

Rule takes effect restricting startups’ ability to hire contract labor


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Startup News Digest 03/08/24

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Startup News Digest 03/08/24

House passes package expanding capital access for startups


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Startup News Digest 12/15/23

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Startup News Digest 12/15/23

Tens of thousands weigh in on net neutrality rulemaking 

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Startup News Digest 12/08/23

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Startup News Digest 12/08/23

Supreme Court hears about dangers of state social media laws, including to startups

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Startup News Digest 12/01/23

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Startup News Digest 12/01/23

Digital taxes on the horizon, Canada likely to be first

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Startup News Digest 08/18/23

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Startup News Digest 08/18/23

Congressional Startup Day brings together lawmakers and their startup constituents.

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Startup News Digest 08/04/23

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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.

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Startup News Digest 06/30/23

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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. 

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Startup News Digest 06/09/23

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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.

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Startup News Digest 06/02/23

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The Big Story: House passes capital formation bills. The House passed several bills this week to improve capital access for startups, including by providing educational resources on capital raising options for underrepresented small businesses and another to broaden the pool of potential startup investors.

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Startup News Digest 05/26/23

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Startup News Digest 05/26/23

The Big Story: EU data ruling further imperils transatlantic data flows. A decision this week by a major EU privacy regulator is adding to uncertainty over companies’—especially startups’—already tenuous ability to store and process user data from EU users in the U.S.

 

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