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Corporation or LLC? Business Organizations for Tech Startups.

YoungUpstarts

In the tech startup context, you’ll typically choose between a Corporation and a Limited Liability Company (“LLC”). Corporations pay taxes on the money they earn, and LLCs don’t. This doesn’t mean that LLCs go tax-free. When an LLC allocates income to owners (i.e. When an LLC allocates income to owners (i.e.

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How Can A Non-resident Of California Set Up An LLC?

The Startup Magazine

You might think, as a non-resident of California, that it would be harder for you to set up an LLC. Wondered how a Nevada LLC obtained a small minority membership interest in a Delaware LLC that owns and operates numerous shopping malls in California? Is the key hiring a Registered Agent?

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The Next Entrepreneurs And Startups

YoungUpstarts

While much future forecasting looks to digital disruption , we shouldn’t think that the only fields that can be subject to disruption are those that are essentially technology-based, such as cloud services and data management. Professional business services. Real Estate.

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Why Entrepreneurs Must Learn to Love Paperwork  

The Startup Magazine

For startups established as an LLC, the operating agreement is the original blueprint that specifies how the company will be run and which members (partners) hold which responsibilities, among other concerns such as profit-sharing. You must abide by your operating agreement.

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Hiring a Freelancer? Here’s What That Means for Your Taxes

Up and Running

For example, California is in the process of creating requirements for reporting gig worker income. If a freelancer is working as an independent business, like an LLC , those taxes are also subject to change from state to state — and sometimes even from city to city. Almost every state in the U.S. What this means for small businesses.

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Stephen Braverman: An Entrepreneur Success Story

The Startup Magazine

Later on, Steve served as the Managing Director of Listed Equity Trading. There, he traded securities and managed a discretionary account for a California-based hedge fund. Steve also founded the company B3Square1 LLC, which is an online gaming and software company. If you think that’s where it all ended, you’d be wrong!

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

The Carson, California company employs about 800 people in its 4 Southern California plants. I co-founded CoverWallet with my friend, Inaki Berenguer, in 2015 after we saw firsthand the difficulties businesses face when it comes to managing insurance. Thanks to Stacy Roberts, SMR Leadership Solutions, LLC ! #8

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