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The Federal Reserve Main Street Lending Program: Terms and Key Considerations
April 14, 2020 | Advisory | By Joseph Price, Joseph J. Ronca
This article discusses the Federal Reserve’s Main Street Lending Program, including eligibility; impacts on debt service, capital structure, and strategic planning; and potential obstacles under existing debt and other agreements.
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IRS Issues Guidance for CARES Act Employee Retention Credit
April 3, 2020 | Alert
Read about recently issued IRS guidance related to the employee retention credit enacted in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act.
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The CARES Act: A Summary Overview of Federal Tax Changes Affecting Businesses
April 1, 2020 | Alert | By David Salamon
This alert provides an overview of how the CARES Act, signed on March 27, 2020, eases tax burdens on businesses to increase their short-term liquidity as they deal with impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Small Business Loans for COVID-19 Economic Disaster Relief
March 30, 2020 | Alert | By Sahir Surmeli, Joseph Price, Joseph J. Ronca
This alert describes two types of relief loans available to small businesses suffering due to COVID-19: Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and SBA EIDL loans.
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MintzEdge Entrepreneur Perspective: Startup Space
February 25, 2020 | Podcast
In this episode of MintzEdge’s From the Edge podcast, David Ponraj, a physicist-turned-analyst-turned-entrepreneur, tells Aditya Perakath, a physicist-turned-Mintz attorney, how he started his current venture: a startup designed to help other startups succeed.
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MintzTech Connect Upcoming Events — January 2020
January 27, 2020 | Article | By Daniel DeWolf, Samuel Asher Effron
Learn about upcoming events for start-ups, entrepreneurs, and the tech community.
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MintzTech Connect Industry News — January 2020
January 27, 2020 | Article | By Daniel DeWolf, Samuel Asher Effron
This issue of MintzTech Connect includes tax guidance on the treatment of virtual currencies, a “how-to” for writing gender-neutral agreements, and a podcast on the basics of venture debt.
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How to Write Gender-Neutral Contracts
January 27, 2020 | Article | By Kati P. Strzelczyk
In this article, Mintz attorney Kati Pajak provides guidance on how to adjust contract language to be gender-neutral.
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MintzEdge 101: FDA for Start-Ups
January 14, 2020 | Podcast | By Samuel Asher Effron, Benjamin Zegarelli
In this episode of MintzEdge’s From the Edge podcast, Sam Effron speaks with Ben Zegarelli of Mintz about considerations for new medical device, pharmaceutical, or other health regulated start-ups and strategies for how to prepare for FDA oversight.
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MintzEdge Entrepreneur Perspective: Una Ryan Guides Entrepreneurs from Startup to Exit
November 26, 2019 | Podcast | By Jeremy Glaser, Terri Shieh-Newton
In this podcast, Una Ryan, a successful life sciences entrepreneur and investor, shares her fascinating story of how she came to the United States and became a successful life sciences entrepreneur, investor, and artist – and offers important tips to help entrepreneurs achieve success.
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IRS Provides Additional Guidance on the Tax Treatment of Cryptocurrency
November 21, 2019 | Alert | By David Salamon
This alert takes a detailed look at the additional guidance issued by the IRS on October 9, 2019 on the tax treatment of cryptocurrency.
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MintzEdge 101: The Value Of Mentors – John M. Morris, Vistage Chair
November 7, 2019 | Podcast | By Jeremy Glaser
In this podcast, Jeremy Glaser discusses with John Morris the value of mentors and the role they can play in both early stage and later stage companies.
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MintzTech Connect Industry News — October 2019
October 15, 2019 | Article | By Daniel DeWolf, Samuel Asher Effron
This issue of TechConnect covers common Equity Incentive Plan mistakes and profiles event data analytics company Vivastream and Gas It Up, a start-up focused on mobile gasoline delivery.
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MintzTech Connect Industry News — Spotlight on Gas It Up
October 15, 2019 | Article
Gas It Up set out to solve an obvious problem: No one likes to fill up their vehicle with gas! Not only is it inconvenient, especially in inclement weather, but filling up at a gas station can also be unnecessarily expensive and unsafe — exposing you to potential credit card fraud and an increased risk of physical harm. The solution? High quality, cost-competitive fuel, delivered directly to your vehicle.
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MintzTech Connect Upcoming Events — October 2019
October 15, 2019 | Article | By Daniel DeWolf, Samuel Asher Effron
MintzTech upcoming events - October 2019
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MintzTech Connect Industry News — Spotlight on Vivastream
October 15, 2019 | Article
Using Vivastream, an event data analytics platform, companies that host their own events or exhibit at a third party industry event can learn more about attendee behavior: What was each attendee interested in? How does this compare to their stated interests? Which content and topics did they find most engaging?
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Five Common Equity Incentive Plan Mistakes
October 11, 2019 | Article | By Sebastian E. Lucier
Equity Incentive Plans (aka, Stock Option Plans) are a standard feature in nearly every start-up. Although the basic concept (granting an equity interest to an employee or other service provider) is simple enough, there are a few administrative and legal technicalities that need to be respected. Below is a list of five common mistakes that start-ups make when administering their Equity Incentive Plans.
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Venture Debt 101: A Discussion of the Basics and Key Considerations
October 9, 2019 | Podcast | By Will Perkins
In this episode of MintzEdge’s From the Edge podcast, Will Perkins speaks with Phil Gager of Stifel about venture debt.
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California’s New Independent Contractor Law — What Your Emerging Growth Business Needs to Know
September 23, 2019 | Podcast | By Jeremy Glaser, Jennifer Rubin
In this episode of MintzEdge’s From the Edge podcast, Jeremy Glaser speaks with Jen Rubin about AB 5 — California’s recently enacted law banning most types of independent contractors, the financial impact of that law on start-ups and emerging growth employers, and the changes in hiring methods employers need to make now in order to comply with the law’s provisions.
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From The Edge: Ben Stone and Skillist Co-founders on Disrupting the Job Application Space
September 12, 2019 | Podcast
In this episode of MintzEdge’s From the Edge podcast, attorney Ben Stone talks to Ananth Kasturiraman and Caroline Fay, co-founders of Skillist, about how their company connects employers with untapped talent in order to increase the efficiency of the labor market.
Skillist addresses underemployment through a skill-based, identity-blind online process. Find out what we miss when we rely entirely on resumes for job applications, how a new platform addresses unconscious bias in hiring, Skillist’s backstory, and more in this exciting podcast.
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Skillist addresses underemployment through a skill-based, identity-blind online process. Find out what we miss when we rely entirely on resumes for job applications, how a new platform addresses unconscious bias in hiring, Skillist’s backstory, and more in this exciting podcast.
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