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Don’t Turn Your Business Dream Into a Nightmare

Startup Professionals Musings

Include here articles of incorporation, bylaws, shareholder minutes, board minutes, state filings, stock ledger, copies of stock certificates, options and warrants, and copies of all securities law filings. Employee records. Corporate records. Intellectual property records. You can''t walk in with a bag full of receipts.

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Treat Your Startup Like a Business From the Start

Startup Professionals Musings

Include here articles of incorporation, bylaws, shareholder minutes, board minutes, state filings, stock ledger, copies of stock certificates, options and warrants, and copies of all securities law filings. Employee records. Corporate records. Intellectual property records. You can't walk in with a bag full of receipts.

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Well, now we know how bankers control our business lives!

Berkonomics

Do you even remember the name of the bank employee who helped you with that transaction? There are many types of bank loans, including those guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) in which the bank and SBA share the risk for the loan. Well, that would have been your first mistake.

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6 Business Essentials To Keep Your Startup Thriving

Startup Professionals Musings

Include here articles of incorporation, bylaws, shareholder minutes, board minutes, state filings, stock ledger, copies of stock certificates, options and warrants, and copies of all securities law filings. Employee records. Corporate records. Intellectual property records. You can't walk in with a bag full of receipts.

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Ignoring Business Basics Can Kill Your Dream

Startup Professionals Musings

Include here articles of incorporation, bylaws, shareholder minutes, board minutes, state filings, stock ledger, copies of stock certificates, options and warrants, and copies of all securities law filings. Employee records. Corporate records. Intellectual property records. You can't walk in with a bag full of receipts.

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How to Start a Brewery

Up and Running

Backed by a team of private local investors, ColdFire gained access to additional capital through an SBA loan. We have lots of extra infrastructure now and can grow capacity when it is warranted.”. In 2011 Falling Sky employed 20-25 people in the restaurant, brewery, and homebrew shop, and in 2015 that had grown to 45-55 employees.

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Bankers: love ’em or hate ’em. They may affect your future.

Berkonomics

Do you even remember the name of the bank employee who helped you with that transaction? There are many types of bank loans, including those guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) in which the bank and SBA share the risk for the loan. How did you open your first bank account?

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