CAE’s policy agenda to revitalize American entrepreneurship
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Regulation is essential to healthy market economies, but it isn’t free or without consequence.
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The U.S. tax code presents a number of obstacles for startups – obstacles that can be the difference between survival and failure.
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CAE Joins 22 Other Innovation and Small Business Organizations in Letter to Congressional Leadership Urging Restoration of the First-Year Expensing Provisions of Section 174 of the U.S. Tax Code
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Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS), Tim Scott (R-SC), and Mark Warner (D-VA) introduce the Expanding American Entrepreneurship Act
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America's AI Policy Must Include Startups
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How China and the CHIPS and Science Act Create New and Urgent Opportunity for High-Skilled Immigration Reform
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May 2021
Entrepreneur-Led Economic Development: A New Strategy for Generating Local Growth
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February 2019
The Ascent of Women-Founded Venture-Backed Startups in the United States
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Latest Thinking
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July 16, 2024
The NO BOSS Act Strengthens American Entrepreneurship – and Policymakers Should Do More
- Capital
- Regulation
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February 7, 2024
Comment Letter to FTC Regarding Proposed Changes to Hart-Scott-Rodino Pre-Merger Notification Rules
- Regulation
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December 11, 2023
To Get More Capital to Women Founders and Entrepreneurs of Color, Amend Section 3(c)(1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
- Regulation