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How to Handle a Negative “Troll” on Your Blog

Dec 19, 2012 By Deborah Sweeney

Given enough time, almost every blog will attract trolls, whose only purpose in life seems to be picking fights with anyone and everyone. How do you handle this, especially when a troll threatens the image of your business? Here is what you should do.

Filed Under: Online Marketing Tagged With: Communications, Customer Experience, How to Handle a Negative Troll on Your Blog Communications Customer Experience Online Strategy Overcoming Obstacles Social Media Website Monitor Comments Ignore Instigation, Online Strategy, Overcoming Obstacles, Social Media, Website

3 Ways to Make Your Business More Attractive to Investors

Dec 19, 2012 By Deborah Sweeney

Small businesses looking to expand are often looking for investors—but don’t know what they should do to make themselves more attractive to those investors. To make your business more investor friendly, follow these 3 key steps.

Filed Under: Working with Investors Tagged With: Business Credit, Business Documents, Business Services, Cloud Services, Finding Capital, Investors and Lenders, Personal Outlook, Relationships, Solving Problems

What Does It Mean to “Qualify as a Foreign Corporation”?

Dec 15, 2012 By Deborah Sweeney

If your business conducts business in one state but is officially incorporated in another, then it is considered a foreign corporation. This article details the steps you must take to qualify as a foreign corporation in order to legally do business in that state.

Filed Under: Making Your Business Official Tagged With: Business Documents, Business Entity, Incorporation, Qualify as a Foreign Corporation Secretary of State Certificate

Separating the “Business Entity” from the “Business Owner”

Dec 15, 2012 By Deborah Sweeney

If you want to do business using a business name, as opposed to your personal legal name, then you’ll need to file a DBA. This article discusses the purposes of a DBA, and how their use might differ if your business is a sole proprietorship, LLC, or corporation.

Filed Under: Making Your Business Official Tagged With: Business Entity, DBA, Liability, Separating Business Entity from Business Owner DBA Doing Business As, Sole Proprietors

How Does a Business Adopt a “Fictitious Name” or DBA?

Dec 15, 2012 By Deborah Sweeney

There are many reasons why a business may want a DBA. For sole proprietors and partnerships, the legal name of their business is their personal name. For those who do not want to use their personal name as their business name, a DBA may be of some value.

Filed Under: Making Your Business Official Tagged With: DBA, DBA Doing Business As How Does a Business Adopt a Fictitious Name Secretary of State Trademark Legal Issues, Intellectual Property, Liability

How Do I Know What Local Registrations Are Required?

Dec 15, 2012 By Deborah Sweeney

Almost every business requires a permit or license of some kind. But the specific requirements will vary from place to place, making it difficult to know what you need when you are just getting started. Knowing where to look will save you lots of time and energy in the licensing process.

Filed Under: Making Your Business Official Tagged With: Business Documents, Government, Local Registrations Required Permits Licenses Resources City County Clerk Zoning Laws State Requirements

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