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Before we go further, I want to take a detour and talk about a mistake often made by sole owners of businesses. The mistake can have serious consequences but is easy to avoid. You just have to do a few things early and make a habit of it for the… Read More »Avoid This Common Mistake When Funding Your Business
Everyone is on the internet these days. If you don’t have a website or at least be on a Yelp review, you’re likely losing business. And most businesses have a domain name and social media handles similar to their business name. This is why, when you’re looking for a name… Read More »When Naming Your Business, Include a Domain Availability Check
Most people want a unique name for their new business. It’s good for marketing. Not only that, when you file an assumed name certificate, set up your LLC, or form a corporation, the state agency will check if another business is already using the same name. So, you need to… Read More »How to Check if Your Business Name is Taken: The Trademark Clearance Search
I bet, by now, you’ve been obsessing over what to call your new business. After all, having the perfect business name is important, right? That’s OK. We all do it. You might even have landed on one or two names you really like and are wondering when you can officially… Read More »How to Find the Right Name for Your New Business
Some people just know how to pick a great business name. Others, like Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, settled on Apple only because they couldn’t come up with anything better. So, if you’ve been obsessing about what to call your new business and haven’t been able to decide, you’re not… Read More »How to Pick a Great Business Name: Marketing & Trademark Tips
I recently wrote about the concept of limitation of liability for LLCs and corporations. In those articles, I defined the concept in a general way. For those of you who are very new to business ownership, let me explain the concept in a more concrete way. It always helps when… Read More »What Does Limitation of Liability Really Mean?
Of all the different business formats, the corporation is the most expensive to set up and maintain. So how much does it cost to incorporate a business? The answer depends on how many owners you have. For corporations with just one shareholder, the cost to incorporate can be as little… Read More »How Much Does It Cost to Incorporate a Business?
Believe it or not, everything you need to start a corporation can be found online and for free. The document you need to file with your state agency is just a form. You fill it out, attach the filing fee, and file it with your state. When the state accepts… Read More »How to Start a Corporation
Everyone seems to have a loose understanding of what is a corporation. But, when you drill down to the nitty-gritty, most people won’t be able to tell you the details. For example, most people don’t know what a board of directors is or how they interact with the rest of… Read More »What is a Corporation?
As a businessperson, you are—and always will be—concerned with how much things cost. Now that you’re thinking about setting up an LLC, naturally you’ll want to know how much would setting up an LLC cost. Depending on whether you’re setting up a single-member LLC or a multi-member LLC, an LLC… Read More »How Much Does Starting an LLC Cost?
