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Corporation or LLC? Business Organizations for Tech Startups.

YoungUpstarts

In the tech startup context, you’ll typically choose between a Corporation and a Limited Liability Company (“LLC”). Corporations pay taxes on the money they earn, and LLCs don’t. This doesn’t mean that LLCs go tax-free. When an LLC allocates income to owners (i.e. When an LLC allocates income to owners (i.e.

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How To Start An LLC

YoungUpstarts

For those considering taking their businesses to an official level, here are some helpful tips for how to start an LLC. What Is an LLC? An LLC is a type of legal structure for a business. Like other business structures, the LLC status dictates how a company will be taxed, as well as who will be responsible for its liabilities.

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8 Steps To Starting A New Venture With Limited Funds

Startup Professionals Musings

The cost of rolling out a business has never been lower – it only takes a few hundred dollars to incorporate a Limited Liability Corp (LLC) online, create your own website, use social media to get attention, and you are in business. In the early Internet days, it would cost a million dollars to get this far.

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[Interview] Dr. Chuck Bamford, Author, Educator, And Founder Of Bamford Associates, LLC

YoungUpstarts

I started my strategy consulting business (Bamford Associates, LLC) on a full-time basis almost seven years ago. There are volumes of material on the internet for you to read about the drawbacks of SWOT as an analysis tool. Prior to pursuing my Ph.D., I led both M&A and Corporate Training groups for twelve years.

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6 Steps To Move From Inspiration To Business Reality

Startup Professionals Musings

There are lots of resources available for the challenge of that activity, including the Internet and mentors like me. This means staffing and delivering the business legally as an LLC or corporation, completing a website and business licensing, and arranging for manufacturing, distribution, and support.

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29 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Love About Being an Entrepreneur

Hearpreneur

Thanks to Laura Garfield, Idea Decanter, LLC ! #14- Thanks to Brian David Crane, Spread Great Ideas, LLC ! #15- Some people see internet marketing, especially SEO, a waste of money, but I want to change that perspective. Once there, I link my laptop to my phone’s hotspot and get back to work. I love the freedom to innovate. #20-

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6 Cost-Cutting Recommendations For New Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

It wasn’t so many years ago that starting a new e-commerce business on the Internet was a complex custom development project, usually costing a million dollars or more. Setting up the business as an LLC or C-corporation can now be done online with low registration fees and minimal risk. Minimize investment in prototypes and tooling.

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