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How Entrepreneurs Need To Plan To Protect Their Business

The Startup Magazine

The legal structure will dictate how your business is taxed, how personal liability is handled, and how you can raise capital. Common business structures include sole proprietorships, partnerships, limited liability companies (LLCs), and corporations. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages. Image Credit 4.

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Why Entrepreneurs Must Learn to Love Paperwork  

The Startup Magazine

There will be plenty of it early and often during your entrepreneurial journey, but rather than look at it as a headache you should consider the many ways in which it will help protect you, your family, and the company as a whole. Personal asset liability protection is not ironclad. Be able to prove due diligence whenever you can.

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Tips For Starting Up Your Own Roofing Company

The Startup Magazine

The most common types of business structures include sole proprietorships, partnerships, limited liability companies (LLCs), and corporations. Sole proprietorships are easy to set up and offer full control, but they also come with unlimited personal liability.

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How to Start a Business in a Month – #30DayChallenge

Up and Running

According to the SBA, 52% of all small businesses are home-based and of the 28 million small businesses in the US, 22 million of those are operated by people who consider themselves self-employed (they have no employees and no additional payroll). Are you going to be hiring employees? You get tax benefits.

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What to Do If Your Accountant Makes an Error

Up and Running

Choice of entity (C corporation, S corporation, or a limited liability company ) may affect how the company’s earnings will be taxed and how your assets are protected. Employee versus independent contractor issues. Setting up financial software that tracks income and deductible expenses. Payroll tax.

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How to Start a Successful Consulting Business: The Complete 10 Step Guide (2019)

crowdSPRING Blog

You’ve paid your dues. Navigating the transition between a salaried employee and running your own consulting business can be tricky. Helping teams to better communicate with each other and helping companies to better communicate with the market. Helping clients with software and/or hardware issues.

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How to Start a Business: A Step-by-Step Complete Guide (2019)

crowdSPRING Blog

You should know that about two-thirds of businesses with employees survive 2 years and about half survive only five years. Your business location, facilities, equipment, and what kind of employees you’ll need are in this section. If you’re a sole owner and don’t have employees, this is not required.