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How to Put Personal Money into Your Startup In 6 Steps

The Startup Magazine

It is estimated that at least 80% of all startups rely on personal funds from their founders for operations, albeit in their formative stages. If you have been self-employed, you probably have had episodes where you cannot clearly differentiate between work and personal finances or time. 2. Set up a legal entity for your business.

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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.

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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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Vlad Rigenco’s Tips for Launching a Successful Startup

The Startup Magazine

According to Founder and CEO of Dood Inc., Your options for financing a startup company include crowdfunding, small business loans and grants, angel investors, and traditional bank financing. You may want to choose from sole proprietorships, partnerships, limited liability companies, or corporations.

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How Much A Startup Spends On Business Documents

The Startup Magazine

Many startup founders dive into their businesses without considering the costs of business documents. Limited Liability Company. If you want to create a firewall around your personal finances, so that business liabilities do not impinge on your personal wealth, you may want to create a limited liability company (LLC). .

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Debt Or Equity To Fund Your Start-up: Which Is Better?

YoungUpstarts

Loan financing and equity investment are two common methods of funding a new business start-up, assuming you do not have the capital on your own. Debt financing is the better choice when you prefer to retain control of your operation, and you do not mind the tradeoff of greater risk for higher earning potential.

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Think ahead when raising your early investments

Berkonomics

First, VC’s in general cannot invest in ‘S’ corporations or limited liability companies (LLC’s). More importantly, VC’s will worry over several issues when looking at a company and deciding about an investment. What VC’s can and cannot do. And what VC’s worry about. The enlightened professional investor.