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How Startups Can Prepare For Their First Tax Audit

YoungUpstarts

They spend a lot of time, effort and resources on developing a business plan, and even more time and effort on raising capital, finding the right people and developing strategic partners. Usually, the last thing they think about is when they should be talking to a CPA firm about their business lifecycle.

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How to Form a Corporation

Up and Running

Consider finding and working with a CPA and a lawyer. Ideally, you will interview a few candidates and pick the partners you feel comfortable working with for a long time. If corporate taxes are totally new to you, it’s probably best to work with a CPA who also does Strategic Advising for small business owners.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

I lived in Düsseldorf for some time, and there I came up with the company name idea: “one (idea) for one (client)”, “each custom product for each client”, and “one and only solution for each business partner. Thanks to Andrew Griffith, Andrew Griffith CPA ! #30- That’s why ein (one in German) is present in the name.

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Episode 121: Reframing Customer Loyalty with Jack Daly

Mike Michalowicz

Jack brings 30 plus years of field proven experience from a starting base with CPA firm Arthur Andersen to the CEO level of several national companies. Amongst a career of highlights, here are a couple of noteworthy examples: In 1985, Jack relocated to California from the east coast and started a mortgage company with 3 colleagues.

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4 Tips to Ensure your Allergy Practice is Profitable in 2017 by Wendy Barlin

Mike Michalowicz

As a CPA who focuses on Allergy Practices, I wanted to learn what the most successful practices did to ensure a health practice and how I could help my clients achieve greater PROFITS……. Wendy is a member of the California Society of CPAs and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

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MANAGING DIRECTOR OF TECHSTARS AUSTIN

Austin Startup

Joining Schwartzfarb on the panel will be Kurt Rathmann, CPA (CEO of Scalefactor), Rob Taylor (CEO of Convey) and Monica Landers (CEO of Storyfit). A love with rock climbing brought him to Northern California in 1993, where he eventually took a job packing boxes for Shoreline Mountain Project. Austin, TX Nov. 12: Products that Count?—?Austin,

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Lousy Products Might Break Your Bones – But A Name Will Seldom Hurt You

infochachkie.com

The Southern California Tody car dealership in is forced to waste its mantra on explaining how to properly pronounce its name (“Not Toady… its Todey (toddy)”). John Greathouse is a partner at Rincon Venture Partners , a venture capital firm investing in early stage web-based businesses. John is a CPA and holds an M.B.A.

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