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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

But very quickly, it is becoming obvious to startups that the value and satisfaction exceeds the costs. To legally facilitate startups who want to give top priority to socially conscious solutions, thirty-five states, starting with Maryland way back in 2010, have passed legislation allowing incorporation as a Benefit Corporation (B-Corp).

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Welcome to The Frontier – An Ode To Startups

Feld Thoughts

When I saw it, I asked Zack if I could post it on my blog as an ode to all startups. That summer, this bumpkin/badass former governor from Vermont running for president (Howard Dean) had found this guy Joe Trippi to run his presidential campaign. Entrepreneurship drupal frontier pantheon silent killers startups'

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7 Benefits For Startups Joining The B-Corp Movement

Startup Professionals Musings

But very quickly, it is becoming obvious to startups that the value and satisfaction exceeds the costs. To legally facilitate startups who want to give top priority to socially conscious solutions, seventeen states, starting with Maryland in 2010, have passed legislation allowing incorporation as a Benefit Corporation (B-Corp).

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7 Ways it Pays to Build a Socially Conscious Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

But very quickly, it is becoming obvious to startups that the value and satisfaction exceeds the costs. To legally facilitate startups who want to give top priority to socially conscious solutions, eleven states, including New York and California, have passed legislation allowing incorporation as a Benefit Corporation (B-Corp).

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Team, Team, Team

ithacaVC

Two teams from Ithaca (one of which was mine) and then one team from Vermont and one from Binghamton. On Saturday, we tied both of our games (against Vermont and Binghamton). Vermont team was pissed, but that is soccer. We knew that the top 2 teams in the group would play for the championship Sunday afternoon. We won 2-0.

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8 Non-Traditional Ways to Attract Financing and Resources for Your Business in 2022

Up and Running

Many startups and businesses dream of landing funding from angel investors and venture capital. For example, an initiative in Vermont sought to identify 10,000 women-owned businesses by the end of 2022. However, very few businesses ever acquire venture capital funds. . This is also true for racially diverse business owners.