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Are You Hiding Behind Your Business Name?

YoungUpstarts

Even if you aren’t a corporation or an LLC, your state government may have rules about what business name you can use. If your name is John Smith and you run a business called Smith House Painters , then you’re using a business alias (also known as a “trade name”). Why Have a Business Name? Why Must I Register?

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. When we set out to create a name for our business, we knew we had to set ourselves apart from other womens’ boutique swimwear.

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Creating an Amendment to Nonprofit Bylaws

Board Effect

Good governance practices demand that nonprofit boards review and make amendments to their bylaws annually to ensure sound leadership. The undersigned certify that: We are the president and the secretary, respectively, of the ABC Nonprofit, a Tennessee corporation with the Entity Number of XXXXXXXXX.

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Will The Marketplace Fairness Act Affect Your Small Business?

Up and Running

If a state has already passed the a Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement, which 22 states have (24 if you include associate members Ohio and Tennessee) , it has to post that it is going to begin enforcement. Will the unique relationship between independent sellers and third-party sites like Etsy or eBay be taken into consideration?

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The Best Places to Start a Business in 2015

Up and Running

” Austin features a government-sponsored small business development program, and a reputable university business incubator. Nashville, Tennessee. However, it has a lot going for it, including being named the number one city to start a business in by NerdWallet. All of this means a big boost for the tourism industry.

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You need these must-have clauses in your freelance contracts

The Next Web

Although other people may name it something different, there is a handful of absolutely required information you must have in any contract. This should be a name and a title of the person who you will communicate with during the project. This is often called the “governing law” or “venue.”

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The Endless Frontier: U.S. Science and National Industrial Policy (part 1)

Steve Blank

Government funding of research started in World War II driven by the needs of the military for weapon systems to defeat Germany and Japan. government has had a robust national science and technology policy, it lacks a national industrial policy; leaving that to private capital. governments approach to science and warfare.