Back On the Road with Developed
This summer, ACT | The App Association is bringing back our Developed Tour and heading across Europe! Developed: EU will be a six-week series of events focused on empowering tech small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), building community, and connecting local innovation with global digital policy. From Rome to Brussels, we’re partnering with members, embassies, accelerators, and ecosystem leaders to bring together founders, policymakers, and investors for meaningful conversations about scaling in a shifting regulatory environment. Whether you’re a startup [...]
Event Recap: GAEC: United States
For more than two decades, ACT | The App Association has been bringing our U.S.-based members together in Washington, D.C., for our Global App Economy Conference (GAEC), formerly known as AppCon. This annual event positions the real-world experiences of small and medium-sized tech companies at the center of the digital policy debate shaping the future of innovation. And so, it is fitting that it was held during National Small Business Week this year, a time when the whole country [...]
Statement by ACT | The App Association President Morgan Reed on Restoration of Immediate Tax Deductibility of R&D Expenses for Five Years
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The immediate tax deductibility of research and development (R&D) investments is a vital incentive driving small business innovation across the digital economy. “We commend Chairman Smith and the U.S House Ways and Means Committee for taking action to restore immediate expensing of R&D investments for five years,” said ACT | The App Association President Morgan Reed. “This is a good first step to restoring this critical incentive supporting small business innovation, job creation, and economic growth. As [...]