There have been a lot of great posts contributed by students to the Inside Entrepreneurship Blog recently! Please browse the posts’ summaries below and click the link to any of the full articles you are interested in.
Small Businesses Incentivized to Go Green by Lisa Dang: Small businesses and start-up companies incur a variety of costs to operate their businesses. However, no matter the size of a business, energy consumption ranks among the top five business expenses. This post explores the Inflation Reduction Act and its tax credits for solar energy and electric vehicles.
No One Wants to Commute by Eric Le: As COVID restrictions phase in and out, it is hard to predict the necessity of an office space. Many businesses and organizations are transitioning to full-time remote work. When they do, they must decide whether to terminate their commercial leases early. This post explores how these decisions are impacted by surrender obligations, written lease termination agreements, and security deposits.
Conducting a Risk Assessment for Your New Business by Jaiden Moore: Running a business involves a variety of risks. These risks may completely dismantle a business or seriously damage it. This post explores risk identification, analysis, and review for new businesses.
Preventing Problems: A Trademark Guide by Tessa Brandsema: For many busy entrepreneurs, building an intellectual property portfolio is not at the top of their priority list. However, this is a mistake. This post explores the importance of trademarks, how to conduct trademark research, and the enforcement of trademarks.
Tone Down the Black by Brandon Garner: The ability to secure funding is pivotal to having a successful start-up phase. Funding is commonly obtained through Venture Capital. This post explores the implicit bias faced by black entrepreneurs by looking at its history, current impact, and possible solutions to the problem.