This week, we continue our analysis and recommendations on Indiana’s $1B investment in innovation through industry initiatives. To read through each part of our series to date, start here. The Indiana Economic Development Council’s 4^th area of focus states:

In April and June, we published blog posts about changes in overtime laws for the white collar exemptions set to take effect on December 1, 2016 (see Changes in Overtime Laws are Coming and Update: Changes in Overtime Laws are Coming). Yesterday, an Eastern District of Texas Judge issued a nationwide injunction barring the implementation of the new overtime rules.  This means that for now, the salary thresholds for the white collar exemptions remain unchanged and are not increasing.

During the last month, our firm has been outlining what Indiana’s $1B investment in innovation means and our recommendations for how to most effectively use it in secondary and higher education. This week, we will be discussing the third area of focus on the Indiana Economic Development Corporation’s list and detailing our recommendation for what we believe would be most beneficial to future entrepreneurs. Here is how the State plans to foster growth among co-working spaces, incubators and innovation centers:

Over the past few weeks, we have both outlined what the investment entails, and gave our recommendations for how the funding can make an impact at secondary education programs. This week, we will be dissecting the second area of focus on the list, and giving our recommendation for what we believe would be most beneficial to entrepreneurs. According to the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, this includes

For the past few months, we have been discussing the questions companies should consider when initially considering a joint venture or merger (see Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3). In our final installment of this series, we will go over what questions will help determine the financial health of a prospective business partner’s company.