ThomasNet News reports that states vary in their degree of “friendliness” to entrepreneurs, with some offering more favorable conditions than others. Some of the key criteria in determining the small business and startup climate in a particular state are capital gains and corporate income taxes; property, sales, gross receipts and excise taxes; local operational costs; […]
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The Library of Congress recently made headlines by announcing an unusual acquisition: every public tweet ever sent on Twitter. Cleverly, it made the announcement by Twitter — and the interest brought the library’s servers to a standstill, reports WalletPop. In the humming computer stacks in the James Madison Memorial Building of the Library, preserving digital
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It seems that there’s a unique restaurant business idea inside of every geopolitical crisis. Conflict Kitchen is a take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries that the United States is in conflict with. The food is served out of a take-out style storefront, which will rotate identities every 4 months to highlight another country.
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“Small businesses are the future of America,” said New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in NYC. ReadWriteWeb reports that Bloomberg described New York City as “the place to come” for entrepreneurs and startups, announcing that the city-sponsored NYC Entrepreneurial Fund had made its first investment in local startup MyCityWay. Bloomberg
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Last month, the government unveiled the new $100 bill – a colorful, high-tech Benjamin that features a 3-D security ribbon, color-shifting ink and a bunch of other bells and whistles that should frustrate counterfeiters. The new hundred, which will enter circulation next year, was greeted with mixed reviews. Some loved the color and “magical” features.
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Seven years ago, the revamped $20 bill debuted with a colorful new look and a slew of high-tech security features. Answers.com takes a look back at the history of the “double-sawback” to uncover five things you probably didn’t know about the bill: 1. The average circulation life for a $20 bill is 25 months. 2.
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According to Mashable.com, the U.S.’s proposed Financial Reform bill could place some pretty tough constraints on angel investors, possibly upsetting the balance of early-stage venture capital for tech startups. A report got into the nitty-gritty details of the massive bill and uncovered some stipulations that would definitely affect the early-stage investment market, possibly making raising
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The United States Patent and Trademark Office struggles with a major backlog of patent applications. According to a story in The New York Times, inventors of green technology may have a leg up. Under a program that started in December, they can request that their patents be put through an accelerated queue. The purpose of
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Benjamin Franklin still appears on the $100 bill, but he’s got a few new bells and whistles alongside him, reports The Washington Post. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke unveiled the redesigned C-note, which includes new security features designed to weed out counterfeit versions of the most copied piece
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Before 1970, when the first Earth Day occurred, no federal laws barred companies from releasing toxic chemicals into the air and water. Today, that seems almost difficult to imagine. As people celebrate Earth Day’s 40 anniversary today, USA TODAY takes a look backward and shows how much environmental progress has occurred. In the animated video,
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