Archive for May, 2010

Must Read Business Books

As the Summer season quickly approaches it is nice to have a list of books to read in case your busy life allows you to head to the beach. I often find that entrepreneurs usually don’t have the time or interest in reading the latest novel to hit the shelves, so here is a great [...]

Posted by Carleigh Lowe on Friday, May 28th, 2010
Posted in Books of Interest
Tags: Books, Entrepreneurs

15 Minutes or Less…Could Save Your Assets!

That little gecko has become quite popular! Seems like he is everywhere…..TV, radio, print, billboards and on the web. People are obviously concerned with auto, boat and motorcycle insurance; as many companies advertise routinely for their business. Most responsible folks are also concerned about insuring their homes, health and lives as well. All of us [...]

Posted by David Zeigler on Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
Posted in INC Knowledge
Tags: Business Tips, Incorporating

New Tax Law Affects Small Businesses

Small business owners need to read this recent article from The Washington Post. It does a very good job explaining the new law buried in the healthcare bill requiring small businesses to issue 1099 forms to people or companies that sell them more than $600 worth of goods or services and it offers ideas on [...]

Posted by Carleigh Lowe on Monday, May 24th, 2010
Posted in Articles of Interest
Tags: News, Small Business, Taxes

Protect Your Assets

Every day thousands of people travel by airplane, but only a few of them own their own plane. Question, “How many airplanes does U.S. Airways own? Or Delta, or Continental, or American Airlines? The answer is ZERO. No airline owns its own planes. Airlines are structured as multiple entity operations with a central operating company [...]

Posted by Michael Bell on Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
Posted in Delaware, Limited Liability Company
Tags: Delaware, Limited Liability Company

Introducing Payfranchisetax.com

At Harvard Business Services we strive to make paying the Delaware franchise tax as easy as possible for you. Pay it now, quickly and easily by using our franchise tax filing service on our new website www.payfranchisetax.com. Here you will find many tools to assist you; we answer all your questions on pricing and the [...]

Posted by Carleigh Lowe on Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
Posted in Delaware, Franchise Tax, HBS Announcements
Tags: Delaware, Franchise Tax

An Explanation of Credit Default Swaps

The financial crisis and government bailout of AIG have focused the public’s attention on credit default swaps, an extremely large but previously ignored segment of the financial market.  Despite frequently mentioning credit default swaps, politicians and pundits rarely stop to discuss what credit default swaps are, how they work and what purpose they serve.  In [...]

Posted by Brett Melson on Monday, May 17th, 2010
Posted in 101
Tags: Financials, Money

Entrepreneurs are Unsung Heroes

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” Most children deal with this question, and often answer with the profession of those we see as heroes. Everyone is a hero in some way, but some are recognized more readily. To our credit, we recognize many of those who are in service daily to [...]

Posted by Brett Melson on Friday, May 14th, 2010
Posted in Articles of Interest
Tags: Articles of Interest, Entrepreneurs

TED Talks: How Great Leaders Inspire Action

An interesting TED Talks video with Simon Sinek explaining how great leaders inspire action using the Golden Circle.

Posted by Carleigh Lowe on Friday, May 7th, 2010
Posted in Videos of Interest
Tags: TED Talks, Videos of Interest

Nonprofits Take Note!

As many as 400,000 nonprofit organizations are weeks away from a doomsday. At midnight, May 15, an estimated one-fifth to one quarter of some 1.6 million charities, trade associations and membership groups will lose their tax exemptions, thanks to a provision buried in a 2006 federal bill aimed at pension reform.” said Stephanie Storm In [...]

Posted by Brett Melson on Thursday, May 6th, 2010
Posted in Articles of Interest
Tags: Non-Profit, Taxes

Keeping Things in Order

Though there’s no formal guide book or instruction pamphlet, for most U.S. small business owners the initial registration and licensing requirements should be considered in a certain order.   I like to think of it as a large funnel; at the mouth of the funnel is the creation of the entity and at the bottom are [...]

Posted by Paul Sponaugle on Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
Posted in INC Knowledge
Tags: Business Tips, Small Business

Engage Your Employees

During times of uncertainty it can be difficult to figure out how to engage your employees when morale is down. I just read a great article on entrepreneur.com that offers a few tips to get things back on track. Below is an excerpt: The cost-cutting actions employers have made to deal with the economic crisis [...]

Posted by Carleigh Lowe on Monday, May 3rd, 2010
Posted in Articles of Interest
Tags: Business Tips, Entrepreneur