Usually, to get free business email, you need to sign up with a website hosting service. Some packages include an unlimited number of @YourDomain emails while others come with a handful. Alternatively, you can also pay a small fee to email hosting providers and get your business email that way.… Read More »Setting Up Free Business Emails, for Nontechies
So you came up with a great name for your new business, and now you want to grab that domain name before anyone else does. You learn that you buy domain names from businesses called domain name registrars. There are a lot of them, though. Most registrars seem to be… Read More »How to Pick the Best Domain Name Registrar
If you’re the only owner of your business—whether as a sole proprietor, as a single-member LLC, or as the sole shareholder of a corporation—from time to time, you’ll probably find yourself making a personal loan to your business. You don’t really think of it as a loan, though. Because you’re… Read More »The Right Way to Make a Personal Loan to 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
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
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?
