About Social Innovation at iSPI
In October 2016, I was thrilled to join the Innovate Springfield team to head up its Social Innovation Program. Since then, I’ve been asked: what is social innovation, and how will it benefit the Springfield community? Social innovation is a field that produces new, more effective, more creative solutions to social problems. It is distinct from social entrepreneurship -- when a for-profit business aligns its mission with solving social problems or benefiting social causes -
The Rise of Clickwrap Agreements & How They Affect All New Businesses
Whenever we make purchases online, download apps, or even create a fantasy football team, we agree to contracts. By clicking yes/ok/accept in a site or app, you agree to enforceable contractual terms known as a clickwrap agreement. When creating a website or app, it’s easy to for entrepreneurs to overlook these contractual agreements, but they are important to consider. For years, form agreements were considered unenforceable if they were accepted by consumers without a true
