Posted by: The Business Mole
Given the current fact that many citizens in the United State, especially Texas, are facing emergency situations in their small businesses because of the huge storms hitting their area we have decided to post some areas that might be a starting point in not only preparation but in handling the aftermath. The following are some suggestions by FEMA.
The first 48 hours can make the difference.
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By: Score
http://www.score.org
A comprehensive planning document to help Non-Profit Small Businesses through the initial planning process. Look under Pages and click on forms and materials look in materials section for scorenp.pdf file and just download and read.
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By: Don McDaniel – Vice President, Discovery Bay Group L.L.C.
There are probably quite a few ideas floating around that will tell you what you need to do to build a small business from the ground up. Our business was not unlike many other startups. We had limited capital for advertising and other marketing strategies that might have helped us get off the ground faster. So given our situation we tried to do what we could to get us into the marketplace. Here are seven principles that we decided to adopt to help get us off the ground:
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We know that getting off on the right foot during the year by having a system to keep records up to date and then also dealing with each years tax time can be really tough and tiring. so we have added a great little IRS tax training video that helps you setup the proper tax filing system based on your small business structure. Look for tax tips under our education page.
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By Ed Wolfe Attorney at law
One of the first steps to consider before starting a new business is to decide what business structure to use. Business formation requires investigating the importance to you of limiting your liability as a business owner within the business structure, tax issues and the administration of the corporation. Deciding which business structure fits best for your business is essential before making the leap to a business entity.
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By: Jordan Hanthorn
Like any business venture, a home business requires a considerable amount of time and resources if you want it to really take off. If you have chosen to start a Home Business, you have decided control your own destiny and become self employed rather than being dependent on a paycheck and false job security. There are not too many “safe and secure” jobs any more. That way of thinking needs to be updated. The world has changed and globalization has altered the rules. Just as depending exclusively on Social Security and medicare is an idea who’s time is past, the playing field betwwen employees and individuals who own their own business has also changed.
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The first 48 hours can make the difference.
