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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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7 Advantages For Being A Socially Responsible Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

More entrepreneurs want to be socially responsible these days, but fear a negative impact on profits, growth, and the ability to find an investor. A few examples of well-known benefit corporations in the USA include Kickstarter, Etsy in New York, Patagonia in California, and Seventh Generation in Vermont.

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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

“Our best chance to make the world better is to agree that the choice among corporate structures should be made entirely in service of social impact,” says Rich Leimsider, the Vice President of Fellowship Programs at Echoing Green, a nonprofit that invests with social entrepreneurs. B corp, or Benefit Corporation. What about the rest of us?

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How to Translate Your Passion Into Your Purpose

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Liz’s journey from starting TransPerfect to her philanthropic endeavors serves as an inspiring roadmap for aspiring entrepreneurs and leaders. She's the founder and c e o of the Elizabeth Elting Foundation is an entrepreneur, business leader. John (04:05): I always love to ask entrepreneurs this question.

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Milking the kush cow – how to benefit from the weed boom from afar

The Next Web

As more and more states have loosened legislation — or gone full whack and decriminalized for personal use like in Colorado, Washington, and Vermont — the industry surrounding the sale of the plant has blossomed from just growers, cutters, and dispensaries, to a… This story continues at The Next Web.

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Be a Benevolent Dictator (And Eight More Lessons For Getting Your Stalled Start-up Off The Ground)

YoungUpstarts

Unfortunately, to many would-be entrepreneurs, getting past the dreaming phase and into the doing phase seems insurmountable — especially in a shaky economy where quitting your day job seems foolhardy and funding seems scarcer than, well, pay raises and affordable health insurance. Many a great entrepreneur has been derailed by burnout.

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7 Benefits For Startups Joining The B-Corp Movement

Startup Professionals Musings

More entrepreneurs want to be socially responsible these days, but fear a negative impact on profits, growth, and the ability to find an investor. B-Corp benefit entrepreneur socially responsible startup Toine Knipping' But very quickly, it is becoming obvious to startups that the value and satisfaction exceeds the costs.

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