I’ve long wondered: If/when cleantech comes back into vogue, what will it look like? The underlying trends — a world of constrained resources for 9 billion people by 2050 — continue to chug along, as solar panels and wind turbines grow and electric vehicles begin to make a dent.
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RRF replenishment effort fails; Wisconsin tax measures signed into law
While last week brought one headline with bad news, Wisconsin had its own small measure of good news.
With Russia’s attack on Ukraine, what your small business needs to watch out for
You may be wondering how events in Ukraine affect you or your business.
Rising costs and how to manage them
For restaurants, every input is getting more expensive. Although you often hear these increases are “transitory,” that is not the case.
What happened to the RRF?
The Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF), a $28 billion relief program, was implemented in spring 2021 to help the struggling independent restaurant industry offset losses from COVID-19.
Embracing technology: It’s not just for the big chains
he pandemic has helped usher in (aka forced) a new era in the restaurant business, one that has seen successful restaurants ditch the traditional business model.
Extraterritorial jurisdiction: What to do with competing legal requirements
If trade tensions continue, companies may increasingly find themselves subject to competing compliance obligations, demanding a careful review of applicable compliance policies, procedures and practices.
Economic Coercion
Funny how it doesn’t take long to coin a phrase. I’ve been warning about Economic Coercion for years.
Tariff Engineering
Effective Duty Mitigation Strategies In its simplest terms, tariff engineering means an importer is allowed to make a product in a way that the lowest possible duty rate applies at time of importation.
Shop Small, Shop Sooner: It’s a ‘win-win’ situation
This holiday season, Shop Small and Shop Sooner go hand in hand.
We’re borrowing, with permission, an idea from our neighbors at the Iowa SBDC to encourage supporting local businesses in all the ways possible.