- October 25, 2013
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- Business Strategies, Starting a Business, Strategies
In addition to drive, ambition and a great deal of planning, starting and expanding a small business generally requires capital. Capital may come from family, friends, lenders or others. This Financial Guide provides an overview of how to get the capital you need to start or grow your business. Table of Contents Finding Sources Of […]
- October 25, 2013
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- Business Strategies, Starting a Business, Strategies
One of the major steps in starting a new business or getting financing is to prepare a business plan. This Financial Guide provides you with the basic information that you need to include in your business plan. Table of Contents If You’re Starting a New Business What the Business Plan Should Include A well thought […]
- October 25, 2013
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- Business Strategies, Starting a Business, Strategies
Combining the Best Aspects of Partnerships and Corporations A Limited Liability Company, or LLC, is not a corporation, although it offers many of the same advantages. An LLC is best described as a combination of a corporation and a partnership. LLCs offer the limited liability of a corporation, while allowing more flexibility in managing the […]
- October 25, 2013
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- Business Strategies, Starting a Business, Strategies
Why Incorporate? All legal and tax professionals agree, if your business is not incorporated you may be throwing away thousands of dollars in tax savings and deductions. In addition, all of your personal assets such as your home, cars, boats, savings and investments are at risk and could be used to satisfy any law suits, […]
- October 25, 2013
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- Business Strategies, Starting a Business, Strategies
The decision as to which type of business organization to use when starting a business is a major one. And, it’s a decision to be revisited periodically as your business develops. While professional advice is critical in making this decision, it’s also important to have a general understanding of the options available. This Financial Guide […]
- October 25, 2013
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- Business Strategies, Starting a Business, Strategies
Starting a new business is a very exciting and busy time. There is so much to be done and so little time to do it in. If you expect to have employees, there are a variety of federal and state forms and applications that will need to be completed to get your business up and […]
- October 25, 2013
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- Business Strategies, Selling/Exiting Your Business, Strategies
How To Get What You Want When You Leave Your Business When it comes to running a business, few things are certain. There is however, one universal truth. Be it a carefully planned decision or the result of fate’s swift hand, someday you will leave your business. Your exit is going to take place in […]
- October 25, 2013
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- Business Strategies, Selling/Exiting Your Business, Strategies
Starting a family business is a difficult adventure, especially when day-to-day tasks can overshadow your goals. We know your business is something you want to last, and planning ahead will help you achieve that success. Old wisdom is clear: The critical issue concerning succession was to identify, develop, and install the successor to the business’s […]
- October 25, 2013
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- Business Strategies, Selling/Exiting Your Business, Strategies
You have spent a great deal of your lifetime building a business. Now you are ready to transfer the business to a younger generation. This Financial Guide discusses some of the unique issues in planning for and implementing the transfer of the family-owned business. Table of Contents What Makes The Family Business Unique? Strategic Planning […]
- October 25, 2013
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- Business Strategies, Securing Business Loans, Strategies
Most small businesses will, at some point in their life, go to a bank or other lending institution to borrow money for expansion of their operation. Many small business owners, however, initially fall victim to several of the common and potentially destructive myths that concern applying for loans. For example, first-time borrowers commonly believe… Lenders […]