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When is a Corporation Not a Corporation?

Most taxpayers are aware that an organization must submit papers to a state official, usually the Secretary of State in order to obtain a corporate charter and file an 1120 tax form as a corporation….

Which Business Entity Type is Right for My Small Business?

Should I opt for an LLC? Or would an S corporation suit my needs better? What about the C corporation? These questions are asked so often by entrepreneurs. That’s because many start out as either…

Registering & Filing: Choosing Which States to File In

The temptation to go national out of the gate when launching a new franchise will be strong. If you haven’t filed in a registration or filing state, you are not allowed to talk to interested…

5 Partner-Specific Areas to Cover in a Written Partnership Agreement

When you first get your startup off the ground with a partner, it’s easy to feel like you’ll be in it together for the long run. But what happens when the dynamic begins to shift?…

Doing Business in Another State: Foreign Qualification

To be successful and generate a profit in today’s business world, many business owners are finding that it is important to conduct business outside of their local vicinity. In fact, many businesses that are located…

The Top States for Low and No Corporate Income Tax

There are a number of considerations that a business owner may take into account when deciding upon the best state in which to incorporate. One factor that is often important to business owners is the…

3 Common Pitfalls of Your Trademark Application

Protecting the name of your business is a vital step toward franchising. It also has other important business implications. Think of it as the modern-day version of staking claim to land in the wild west….

4 Ways to Prevent Someone from Stealing Your Startup Idea

Steve Blank, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur-turned-professor with over two decades of experience, has over the course of his career founded or worked within eight different startups. And in that time, he’s lived through every entrepreneur’s worst nightmare:…

3 Reasons Non-Disclosure Agreements Aren’t All Bad

Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) are the Lex Luthor of business contracts—controversial, seemingly self-serving, revered by their supporters and lambasted by their detractors, and it’s the detractors’ voices that are heard the loudest. For a multitude of…

How to Grow Your Small Operation into a Full-Blown Business

My partner Jeff and I started our business in 2007, operating essentially as two freelancers under one umbrella company. Jeff was a freelance website developer while I was a freelance writer for media publications and businesses….

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