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The Pitfalls Of State And Local Taxation For Startup Companies

YoungUpstarts

In today’s business environment where innovation and technology converge and the modern day entrepreneur has more support and incentive than ever to begin their dream startup company, more often than not discussions about state and local business taxes have a similar tone: “The company is losing money; we don’t owe any taxes.”.

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Choosing the Right Startup Team

The Startup Magazine

Therefore, it’s crucial for all entrepreneurs to understand how to build one with skill and discernment. Entrepreneur Magazine notes a few: Commit to all parties being on the same page. Hiring A Startup Team. For many entrepreneurs, the hiring process is a new experience. Hire slow, fire fast.”.

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How to Add “Championship Caliber” to Your Business

Growthink Blog

Did you catch the end of the Alabama-Georgia College Football Championship game on Monday? The game provided an awesome wisdom for business executives and entrepreneurs seeking to progress their organizations from good to championship caliber. The next hire. It was incredible (unless, of course, you’re a Georgia fan).

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Minimum Wage Boost in Silicon Valley Ups the Cinderella Factor

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

Or are we willing to to shut the door to those people on the margins hanging on by their fingernails — waiting tables, pouring espresso drinks and working at the country club — and hope those hired to come to the valley to work for established companies will re-create the magic?

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10 Entrepreneurs Share What Their Favorite Part of Running a Business Is

Hearpreneur

Share Being an entrepreneur or business owner has its share of ups and downs. While the downs can be pretty low the ups always seem to triumph for a true entrepreneur at heart. Milestones are what entrepreneurs and business owners work towards. My favorite part of being an entrepreneur and running my business is the growth.

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Shark Tank Season 4 week 10 breakdown

Lightspeed Venture Partners

The two founders are attorneys in Mobile, Alabama, who found themselves wearing the same ties over and over again, and wanted to find a way to expand their wardrobe. The next two entrepreneurs run a wine tasting cruise business. Cuban loved both the idea and the entrepreneur. I would speculate more like $40 at scale. Corks Away.

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Austin and Virginia Beach ranked most business-friendly cities

entrepreMusings

Small Businesses Rate Utah and Alabama Friendliest States, California and Illinois Among Least Friendly. The Thumbtack.com Small Business Friendliness Survey is the only survey to obtain data from an extensive, nationwide universe of job creators and entrepreneurs in order to determine the most business-friendly locations.