Starting A Business
Find out what you need to start a successful business. Simple steps for a quick start. Protect your assets by forming LLC or Incorporating.
Business Startup Successes of 2008
In their article from Dec 19, 2008, BusinessWeek, gives a list of 25 most successful startups for 2008. While it was a dismal year for most, some startups managed to raise significant capital to expand and pursue their goals. More than $7 billion of venture capital money was invested into early stage companies in 2008 …
6 sure ways of attracting clients to your new business
Are you a new business owner? One of the main questions new business owners ask themselves is “how do I get clients?” Here are some suggestions to get you going…
Entrepreneurs are Ridiculously Optimistic
“There’s just something about entrepreneurs” opened today’s segment called Entrepreneurs Take Risks Despite Downturn on NPR (listen here). Tamara Keith reports that entrepreneurs “are ridiculously optimistic people, they see opportunity where others see pain, and they believe their business idea is awesome; better than the rest.” Recently we’ve all seen the big companies blow up …
Small is the New Big – and its here to stay
We hear all the time about the power of small businesses in the economy, we hear that despite the failures of wall street it’s Main Street that matters. The statistics bear it out, Small firms employed just over half of the private sector work force and generated more than half of nonfarm private gross domestic …
YES, it is a good idea to start a business in this economy!
In spite of the liquidity freeze and market scare we hear on TV, one thing we need to remember that small businesses are still the foundation of the US Economy. Here are some facts (source SBA Office of Advocacy): Small businesses make up more than 99% of all employers Small businesses create more than 50% …
How to start an S-Corporation
The one question we get over and over again is how to start an S-Corp. Many times when people ask this question they don’t know exactly why they need an S-Corp but either someone has told them or their brother in law or neighbor has a S-Corp. Forming a business entity is a personal decision …
Start Simple (simple business ideas to get you started)
Oftentimes the best ideas are the simplest. A pair of grad students from Ireland recently setup a dictionary redirection project called The Big Word Project that attempts to “redefine” the words we use by reference to existing websites.
