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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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21 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

Hiring an expert or a coach to walk you through this stage can help you minimize the chances of failure although identifying the problem first can be a great way to create a long-lasting strategy. Cohen and Greenfield borrowed $4,000 to build their first ice cream business in Vermont in 1978, with a total investment of $12,000.

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Fixing immigration for startups: What the US government can (and should) do right now

The Next Web

The system prevents entrepreneurs from being able to create companies that have the potential to change how we live and create hundreds or thousands jobs in the process, and prevents technology startups from being able to hire talent they need to succeed. First, we need to pass the Startup Act. government plan.

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

YoungUpstarts

Here are nine tested and true tips and insights for getting the job done right: You’ll need to rule your startup like a benevolent dictator. Let “Mother” do the hiring. Bad hires are not only disruptive to businesses — they’re also expensive. How can you stack the deck in your favor when making a new hire?

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How to Translate Your Passion Into Your Purpose

Duct Tape Marketing

We brought in business, so we needed to hire quickly, and we brought in some people who were excellent, and actually some who were amazing, and then some who weren't so good. Back then, in the early nineties or even the mid nineties, people didn't want to work for a startup. We needed to bring in revenue as quickly as possible.

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How to Decide, Convey vs. Convince, & More

Ben's Blog

Annie: I have to say, like, the decision hygiene stuff — and the ideas of predicting these intermediating states of the world — apply so much in a startup environment. So, I actually can’t think of a place where this is more important than in a startup environment. I don’t have control over luck. Annie: Right. Annie: Exactly.