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The Pitfalls Of State And Local Taxation For Startup Companies

YoungUpstarts

These assumptions can create financially material pitfalls for companies with a false sense of security in the current business environment wherein remote workforces, professional employer organizations (PEO), and technology are being increasingly implemented and relied on to operate a business across the country and abroad. Wayfair, Inc.

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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

An excellent example of a social enterprise is The Empowerment Plan —an organization that hires people currently living in homeless shelters to create a combination winter coat, sleeping bag, and over-the-shoulder bag, which is then distributed to the homeless of Detroit free of charge. What does a social enterprise look like?

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16 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Got Into Entrepreneurship

Hearpreneur

My dad had only 2 years of high school, yet started a farm implement business, a car sales business and gas station in a small town in North Dakota. My mom had only 8 grades of education in a small farm school in the prairie of North Dakota and was his secretary. I’d rather be poor and free than trade my time for money.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

online.wsj.com

based companies initially funded by venture capital between 2006 and 2011, 84% now are closely held and operating independently, 11% were acquired or made initial public offerings of stock and 4% went out of business, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. North Carolina. North Dakota. South Dakota. North Carolina.

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Blitzscaling Beyond Startups

Reid Hoffman

It’s costly in a variety of ways, from lower operational efficiency to higher capital expenditure and employee (and founder) burnout. Data/Learning : A final key driver of lasting advantage is your organization’s ability to derive key learnings from operating the business. Blitzscaling isn’t a free option.

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