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Why The Future Of US High-Tech Is Bright

YoungUpstarts

Take software developers as an example. Coming up with an idea for a new piece of software, developing it, and testing it is expensive. Yet once the software is coded, it can be reproduced millions of times at virtually no cost. This article was first posted in The Financialist.].

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How to Avoid Common Payroll Mistakes in Your Small Business

Up and Running

In a payroll program, an employer must follow the payroll laws of the state they inhabit. For example, under California law , the minimum wage must be $14.00 Dissatisfied employees won’t work hard to impress you, leave your start-up in droves and write bad reviews for your company. The amount paid to employees each pay period.

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Can a California company have unpaid interns?

Startup Company Lawyer

On April 7, 2010, the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) issued an opinion letter addressing the requirements employers must meet in order to have unpaid interns in compliance with California law. The DLSE’s new opinion letter concluded that all six criteria also must be satisfied in California.

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Startup Nation: The Best Startup Capitals for Entrepreneurs in 2023 

ReadWriteStart

Like over in California, competition here is hot, and demand for high-tech innovation from food, climate tech, and agri-tech is constantly growing. Both these cities provide an almost futuristic approach to next-generation innovation in terms of technology, with agri-tech, food tech, IoT, and digital software taking the lead.

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5 Effective Sales Tax Tips For Your Growing Business

YoungUpstarts

Additionally, if you have an e-commerce site or use a point-of-sale system for your mobile or brick-and-mortar locations, make sure you regularly perform software updates to ensure your system is using current rates for in- and out-of-state transactions. Then, set a second reminder for the actual filing due date. Confused yet?

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

Both Sides of the Table

He came to the United States in 2001 to study Software Engineering at Auburn University. By 2006 he had received proper authorization to move back to the US to join a company in the town I grew up in: Sacramento, California. We then moved our Chief Software Architect over. I hope that didn’t have a stature of limitation!

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Massacre at IBM

Steve Blank

Long before there was the Lean Startup, Business Model Canvas or Customer Development there was a guy in Santa Barbara California who had already figured it out. The inspection- system GM decided to use it for his fourth-generation system, an 18-month program. We asked, “Given all that, what problems are you having?”

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