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Legislators OK Angel Investment Tax Credit, other startup incentives
A pair of bills of particular interest to the local startup scene passed final reading in the Nebraska unicameral on Wednesday. Legislators approved the Angel Investment Tax-Credit Act and the Business Innovation Act as well as a couple of other bills with implications for entrepreneurs. The Angel Investment Act (LB389) gives 35-percent (40 in distressed…
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Special Series: ‘Talent and Innovation Initiative’ – Business Innovation Act
(Editor’s Note: In this four-part series, Tom Chapman breaks down four bills that are a part of Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman’s “Talent and Innovation Initiative.”) The purpose of LB 387 is to encourage and support the transfer of technology and innovation to create high growth, high tech companies in the state. There are essentially six…
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Special Series: ‘Talent and Innovation Initiative’ – Internship Bill
(Editor’s Note: In this four-part series, Tom Chapman breaks down four bills that are a part of Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman’s “Talent and Innovation Initiative.”) The Nebraska Internship Bill provides a matching grant to private, for-profit employers who add internship jobs that did not exist prior to the program. The goal of the program is…