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How Hiring a Fire Protection Service Boosts Real Estate Value

The Startup Magazine

Fire protection services ensure that the property meets all relevant fire safety regulations and codes set by local authorities. Compliance demonstrates due diligence and adherence to safety standards, mitigating risks and liabilities associated with potential fire hazards.

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Top 5 Esports Trends Entrepreneurs Should Keep An Eye On In 2020

YoungUpstarts

Do your due diligence on market research. Think about how your skills and business savvy would fit into the esports world, then get involved with the community and start building your empire. He has over 15-years of IT experience encompassing roles such as full-stack developer and software architect.

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How The Right Technology Can Streamline Board Meeting Minutes

Board Effect

In today’s fast-paced world, volunteer boards play a crucial role in the decision-making processes of various organizations, from nonprofits to credit unions to community healthcare. Board secretaries can even use the software to take attendance once meetings begin. There’s no need to reinvent the wheel at each board meeting.

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How Long Does It Take to Get 501(c)(3) Status from the IRS?

Board Effect

IRS Form 1023 (titled Application for Recognition of Exemption Under 501 of the Internal Revenue Code) is an official IRS tax form that the IRS uses for nonprofits to apply for tax-exempt status. Due Diligence in Applying for 501(c)(3) Status. IRS Form 1099. Form 1023 is very important at the start of the process.

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How to Raise Startup Funding from Unlikely Angel Investors

Up and Running

Angels invest in one out of every forty deals they review (2.5%) versus the one out of 400 by VC’s (0.25%). They are professionals with full-time jobs, who often don’t have time for due diligence (and may not even know how to do it) and often make decisions through trusted referrals or based on gut feelings (more on gut feelings later).

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Nuts & Bolts of Intellectual Property for New Startups

Gust

It’s possible to have a company with literally millions of customers (users) that employs only a handful of people, working in a small rented office, with hardware and software costing in the tens of thousands rather than millions of dollars. One common mistake is to equate “IP” with “code” or other technical contributions.

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The Case for Optimism and Risk at Startups

Both Sides of the Table

I told her that I believed America’s best asset – driven initially from software innovation mindset in the San Francisco Bay Area and media innovation driven from Los Angeles – was our willingness to accept failure. Are we right in all of our assumptions and diligence? And that is what we’ll do.”