Are bank closures back? ??SR&ED vs. Company Project ??we interview Loless Blue Beauty ?? and more
Welcome to Reinventing R&D! This week, we unpack the Republic First closure ??, dig into SR&ED qualification ??, interview Amanda Horn of goLoless Blue Beauty ??, and more.
Republic First Bank was recently seized by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) , marking the US’s first federally managed bank closure since 2024 and giving many in the finance space a bout of deja vu.?
We explain why this latest closure differs from the trio of bank seizures in 2023, and how businesses can diversify their capital strategy to ensure operational runway in the face of unforeseen bank closures.
While your product and R&D teams are always striving to do their best work, activities that add value to your business aren’t by default eligible for Scientific Research & Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax credits.
We unpack the difference between a Company Project and an SR&ED project and why it’s important to work with a knowledgeable partner to qualify your claims.
You’ll often hear that diving headlong into entrepreneurship requires bravery. But as Amanda Horn shows, it’s also about conviction, believing in your abilities and the outcomes your innovation can help drive.
Whether it's mentors like Amanda, accelerators or incubators within the Blue Economy ecosystem, or R&D tax credit solutions like Boast , people—not products—make all the difference.?
Check out our full interview from the ?? What The Tech ??podcast.