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Why Entrepreneurs Must Learn to Love Paperwork  

The Startup Magazine

There will be plenty of it early and often during your entrepreneurial journey, but rather than look at it as a headache you should consider the many ways in which it will help protect you, your family, and the company as a whole. Personal asset liability protection is not ironclad.

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13 Critical Small Business Legal Requirements to Start a Business

Up and Running

Limited liability company (LLC) – A structure that combines the characteristics of both corporations and partnerships. It protects owners from their debts or liabilities, and each owner has to include a share of the profits/losses in their personal tax returns. Develop a founders agreement. Get business insurance.

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Even Social Entrepreneurs Need Profit to Meet Goals

Startup Professionals Musings

The labels of non-profit and for-profit are merely tax designations, and using the wrong label only complicates matters for the entrepreneur. Obviously all founders wants to minimize their taxes, yet the initial setup for non-profits is bureaucratic, takes up to two years of time, and costs thousands.

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Corporation or LLC? Business Organizations for Tech Startups.

YoungUpstarts

One of the first actions you will take with your startup is to organize your company a separate legal entity to protect yourself from personal liability for the company’s debts. In the tech startup context, you’ll typically choose between a Corporation and a Limited Liability Company (“LLC”).

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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

For-Profit Entities: L3Cs, or Low-Profit Limited Liability Company. L3Cs, or Low-Profit Limited Liability Companies, are one form of legal structure in the U.S. An L3C is a variation on an LLC, essentially a hybrid form of a nonprofit and for-profit company. that social enterprises can take.

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5 Tips for Starting a Successful Clothing Brand: The Definitive Guide (2018)

crowdSPRING Blog

But, a clothing brand needs more than just exquisite apparel design to create a lasting business. Shira Sue Carmi, the founder of Launch Collective, reminds us that the business of launching a clothing brand is as important as the artistry: Fashion is amazing in the way it balances art and commerce, but it’s a business.

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How To Start A Business The Right Way

The Startup Magazine

For instance, Steve Jobs had no engineering skill, but he had clear design ideas and knew how to build a great brand. You can search for co-founders who will contribute with capital, or skills, and share profits and equity with them. The Limited Liability Company (LLC) is a business structure permitted under state statute.