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August 25, 2023
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Business Growth
AI for Accounting: Benefits, Use Cases, and Best Practices
August 14, 2023
AI solves accounting challenges by automating routine tasks, improving accuracy, and generating real-time insights.
accountants, accounting, AI, Artificial Intelligence, growth, Machine Learning, playbook, SRED Resources, startup, startup resources, strategy
Using AI for R&D: Boast AI’s experts explain
July 17, 2023
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is bringing greater automation across sectors, and proving to be a driving…
AI, Artificial Intelligence, funding, growth, playbook, R&D, SRED Resources, startup, startup resources, strategy, United States
How do VCs raise capital?
June 22, 2023
Venture capital (VC) plays a huge role in driving innovation across the United States and…
Canada, funding, growth, playbook, startup resources, strategy, United States, Venture Capital
Stages of Venture Capital Funding, Explained
June 15, 2023
Launching a new product or innovative solution takes more than just vision and brainpower. For…
Canada, funding, growth, playbook, startup, startup resources, strategy, United States, VC
Should CFOs be leading generative AI adoption?
June 6, 2023
Does the term autonomous finance ring a bell—or maybe an alarm? If you were at…
AI, Artificial Intelligence, Canada, CFO, CIO, CTO, funding, growth, playbook, startup, startup resources, United States
The State of Venture Capital: Returns hit a slump while cleantech draws interest
May 23, 2023
With bank closures, rumblings of a recession and a race to the debt-ceiling in the…
Canada, funding, growth, playbook, startup, startup resources, strategy, United States, Venture Capital
Customer Stories
Sourcetable & Boast: Capturing R&D tax credits to build a next-gen spreadsheet
March 22, 2023
With the help of R&D tax credits obtained by partnering with Boast, Sourcetable is making…
Canada, customer stories, financing, funding, R&D, SRED Resources, United States
Smirta Offers a Simplified Approach to Cancer Treatment Using Its Innovative Technology and Approach
August 31, 2022
Healthtech firm’s development of predictive technology for oncologists assisted by government R&D tax credits because…
Pisano Accelerates Investing Innovations With SR&ED Tax Credits
June 13, 2022
Pisano Insights deploys AI-based analyticsto assist customers in de-risking anddiversifying their portfolios via exposureto currency…
Cyberspline Advances the Virtual Reality Gaming Experience Through Innovation
June 13, 2022
Independent gaming studio uses research, passion, and SR&ED tax credits from Boast to conquer VR’s…
Akitig Creates the Future of Agri-Tech Through Innovation and Investment in R&D
June 13, 2022
Launches sustainable mushroom farmingthat is powered in part by SR&ED taxcredits from partner Boast. About…
TRAC Challenges Traditional Venture Funding with Innovative ‘Moneyball’ Approach to Business Investment
March 4, 2022
Venture firm accelerates the development of funding selection technology using government R&D tax credits and…
Innovation Insights
The Particulars of Designing an R&D Budget
August 24, 2023
What you need to bear in mind when putting an R&D budget together, from setting…
funding, growth, playbook, SRED Resources, startup, startup resources
What are the top markets for tech talent in 2023?
August 3, 2023
Remote work and remote learning both leveled the playing field for access to tech talent,…
Canada, federal budget, funding, Government Funding, growth, markets, startup, startup resources, talent, tech, United States, VC
How to keep innovating during an economic downturn
August 2, 2023
Learn ways to help your business not just survive, but also thrive during times of…
founders, growth, innovation, startup, startup resources, startups, strategy
5 Priorities for CEOs Navigating Economic Headwinds in 2023
January 10, 2023
As I reflect on 2022, it was a turbulent year that profoundly impacted the global…
Canada, CEO, CFO, economy, executives, Government Funding, innovation, taxes, United States
What Founders Need to Know Before Introducing AI to Their Startups
January 10, 2023
What is the hype around AI? Does it really need large data sets to be…
AI, business, Canada, founders, growth, innovation, startup, strategy, United States
Arizona R&D Tax Credit: Everything You Need To Know
October 24, 2022
Claiming research and development (R&D) tax credits is one of the cheapest ways to maximize…
Arizona, business, funding, growth, R&D, tax credits, taxes, United States
Product
Meet The Enhanced AI Classifier from Boast AI
August 15, 2023
The Enhanced AI Classifier seamlessly categorizes projects, providing SMEs with swift claim processing and impeccable…
Boast, funding, growth, New Feature, platform, Product, SRED, startup
Boast Is Making It Easier to Get Tax Credits with Updates to Its Technology, and Other Key Announcements
March 15, 2022
Boast Is Making It Easier to Get Tax Credits with Updates to Its Technology, and…
SR&ED
Collision Conference 2023: Founders, Innovators and All-Stars from the show
July 9, 2023
The Boast AI team took to the floor (and the treadmill) during Collision Conference 2023…
Collision Conference, entrepreneurs, funding, Government Funding, growth, playbook, SRED Resources, startup, startup resources, strategy
Collision Conference 2023: Recaps from the Boast AI team
July 9, 2023
The Boast AI team was on the floor for this year’s Collision Conference in Toronto…
Canada, Collision Conference, entrepreneurs, funding, growth, People at Boast, startup, strategy
What is a CCPC, and what are the benefits?
April 27, 2023
Accurately defining the nature of your business is critical. While this can take many forms—like…
Canada, CCPC, funding, Government Funding, sr&ed, SRED Resources, startup resources, startups, strategy
What Are the Phases of R&D Projects?
April 20, 2023
Whether you’re a software startup or a manufacturing company, R&D projects are essential to develop…
Canada, funding, growth, R&D, sr&ed, startup resources, startups, strategy, United States
What to expect as CRA workers enter legal strike position
April 17, 2023
Deadlines to avoid a strike at the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) are passing fast, as…
Canada, CRA, Government, Government Funding, growth, PSAC, sr&ed, Strike, tax, tax credit, taxes, Union
What are Technology Readiness Levels?
April 13, 2023
Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) are a widely-used measure of the technical maturity of a given…
Canada, funding, Government Funding, government grants, grants, sr&ed, SR&ED Resources, startup, startup resources, technology, technology readiness levels
US R&D Credits
As IRS staffs up, is your tax claim audit-ready?
August 17, 2023
the IRS now touts nearly 90,000 staffers—the largest total in more than a decade. This…
federal budget, funding, Government Funding, growth, startup, startup resources, strategy, United States
US Venture Capital activity jumps, shifts South and East during Q2
August 15, 2023
Venture capital funding in the United States is still lagging, but startups raised more than…
funding, growth, playbook, startup, startup resources, strategy, United States, VC, Venture Capital
US Venture Capital funding sinks in Q3 2023
July 7, 2023
Venture capital funding in the United States is much harder to come by this summer,…
federal budget, funding, Government Funding, growth, startup, startup resources, strategy, United States, Venture Capital
US Tax Court: Recent rulings highlight need for R&D documentation
July 5, 2023
A pair of recent court rulings in the United States emphasize just how much time…
federal budget, funding, Government Funding, growth, playbook, podcast, R&D, Section 41, startup, startup resources, strategy, tax law, United States
What’s in the new United States debt ceiling bill?
June 1, 2023
The United States Senate is on deck to pass a controversial, bipartisan, and hard-fought deal…
entrepreneurs, federal budget, founders, funding, Government Funding, growth, R&D, S174, Section 174, Section 41, strategy, United States
White House updates National AI R&D Strategic Plan
May 24, 2023
This week, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released the first…
AI, Artificial Intelligence, federal budget, funding, Government Funding, growth, playbook, startup resources, strategy, United States
