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Video: The Entrepreneur’s Journey

Webster’s Dictionary defines an entrepreneur as:  One who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise.  Over the years many have called entrepreneurs the backbone of our country.  America’s booming entrepreneurial spirit keeps our country going.  With constant change comes opportunity, and the innovators of this country respond in a positive way, [...]

Posted by Brett Melson on Monday, May 16th, 2011
Posted in Uncategorized, Videos of Interest
Tags: Entrepreneur, Videos of Interest

United States Chamber Institute for Legal Reform Ranks Delaware #1

For the past nine years the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has ranked the 50 states’ liability systems and corporate law structure as a whole.  Delaware is unique in that it ranks #1 for the ninth year in a row in a survey generated by the United States Chamber Institute for Legal Reform.  The survey polled [...]

Posted by Brett Melson on Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
Posted in Articles of Interest, Delaware
Tags: Delaware, Law

Raising Capital: Final Installment

As we noted in our previous posts on raising capital, under federal law, any offer of securities must either be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) or qualify for an exemption from registration.  A registered offering under the 1933 Act is extremely time consuming and expensive, and generally occurs only once [...]

Posted by Brett Melson on Wednesday, April 13th, 2011
Posted in Capital
Tags: Capital

Converting an LLC to a Series LLC

The most popular type of company formation in Delaware is, by far, the LLC. The Delaware Legislature created the LLC business form to give maximum effect to the members’ freedom to contract with one another upon whatever terms they deem best suited to their circumstances and goals. In a corporation, for example, Delaware law requires [...]

Posted by Brett Melson on Wednesday, March 9th, 2011
Posted in Delaware, Limited Liability Company, Series LLC
Tags: Delaware, Limited Liability Company, Series LLC

Update on 1099 Tax Reporting Law Status

Small businesses around the country have been worried about the massive paperwork burden included within the Healthcare bill passed last year. The new law, which takes effect January 1, 2012, requires them to provide 1099 forms to every person or business with which they spend $600 or more each year. (For more information on this [...]

Posted by Brett Melson on Monday, March 7th, 2011
Posted in Articles of Interest
Tags: News, Small Business, Taxes

Texas Franchise Tax

STATE COMPLIANCE SPOTLIGHT: THE TEXAS FRANCHISE TAX Almost everyone who does business in Texas has their own horror story about the Texas Franchise Tax. Consider the fact that the phrase “error messages when filing Texas franchise tax return online” is searched an average of 2,356 times per month on Google! This article will give a [...]

Posted by Brett Melson on Monday, February 28th, 2011
Posted in Franchise Tax
Tags: Franchise Tax, Texas

Business Nightmare: Fraud

The holiday season makes people want to spend money on the ones they love. Sometimes this desire to be generous can tempt an honest employee into cleverly stealing from the company. Small or large, any business faces many threats, from economic changes, competition, rising costs, and a long list of related challenges. But one threat [...]

Posted by Brett Melson on Monday, December 27th, 2010
Posted in 101
Tags: 101, Fraud

Franchise Opportunities

When thinking of a franchise business, many people think of McDonalds, Burger King, and Wendy’s. But there are many more types of franchise businesses. One out of three dollars spent by Americans for goods and services is spent in a franchise business. Homes are bought, sold, cleaned, painted and carpeted through franchised businesses. Cars can [...]

Posted by Brett Melson on Monday, December 20th, 2010
Posted in Articles of Interest, Trend Report
Tags: Articles of Interest, Frachise

Proposed Regulations on the Series LLC

We receive inquiries daily from clients wondering why everyone does not file a Series LLC instead of the traditional LLC. The Delaware Series LLC business form reduces the fees incurred in creating and maintaining separate business entities for different ventures or investments. Only one filing fee is required to form a Series LLC regardless of [...]

Posted by Brett Melson on Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
Posted in Articles of Interest, Limited Liability Company, Series LLC
Tags: Series LLC

I Can Not Find My EIN!!! Don’t Panic,Try This:

If you know you have applied for an Employer Identification Number (EIN) or Tax Identification Number, but have misplaced it, there are several options to try. (The EIN is also known as a Federal Tax Number, and is used to identify a business entity.)   If Harvard Business Services, Inc obtained the EIN number on behalf [...]

Posted by Brett Melson on Wednesday, November 24th, 2010
Posted in INC Knowledge
Tags: EIN Number



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