Economists around the world emphasize the benefits of integrating more women into the workforce. While we are seeing slow growth in women’s presence in many sectors, the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields at the core of innovation seem… Continue Reading
This month the McNair Center is spotlighting Rice entrepreneurs to celebrate National Entrepreneurship Month. To kick off our series, we sat down with Andrew Maust, operations manager for East-West Tea. East-West Tea East-West Tea began in the spring of 2016 as a… Continue Reading
Weekly Roundup is a McNair Center series compiling and summarizing the week’s most important Entrepreneurship and Innovation news. Here is what you need to know about innovation this week: Microsoft Puts Slack in Cross Hairs with New Office Chat App Nick… Continue Reading
Weekly Roundup is a McNair Center series compiling and summarizing the week’s most important Innovation and Entrepreneurship news. Here is what you need to know about entrepreneurship this week: Clocking In: Small Business and Overtime Regulation Catherine Kirby, Research Assistant,… Continue Reading
Clocking in: Small Business and Overtime Regulation What is the New Overtime Regulation? On December 1, 2016, the Labor Department will officially institute new regulations on overtime eligibility for workers. Announced on May 17, the new rules require business owners to… Continue Reading
FTC Takes an In-Depth Look at Patent Assertion Entities; Three angles to look at Google’s Pixel phone: design patents, antitrust, copyright; What’s New with the Changes to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Rules of Practice; Lex Machina releases data on design patent litigation showing strong correlation with trademark infringement actions; and Self-driving car startup cancels first product because dealing with regulators and lawyers “isn’t worth it”. Continue Reading
Weekly Roundup is a McNair Center series compiling and summarizing the week’s most important Innovation and Entrepreneurship news. Here is what you need to know about entrepreneurship this week: Big Problems for Small Practices Catherine Kirby, Research Assistant, McNair Center… Continue Reading