Tag: INC Knowledge

Research Your Competition

How can you keep up with the competition if you don’t know what they’re doing? To compete in today’s marketplace, your business needs the competitive edge, and one way to do this is by gathering information about competitors in order to acquire an advantage, or to protect an existing one. It’s easy for new entrepreneurs [...]

Posted by Brett Melson on Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
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Tags: Business Tips, INC Knowledge

Oil Spill or Hurricane Season……Are You and Your Business Ready?

An estimated 25 percent of businesses do not reopen after a major disaster, according to the Institute for Business and Home Safety. We all remember those horrific images from Katrina and its effect on the Gulf States and now they are being hit hard again with this oil spill. Natural and man made disasters not [...]

Posted by David Zeigler on Monday, June 7th, 2010
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Doing Business As

Many clients want to operate a business under a different name than what was named on the certificate filed with the state. The question we hear quite often is: “Should I have a “DBA or Doing Business As” name with my company and what is the process to do this? Here is some information from [...]

Posted by Devin Scott on Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
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Par Value – How Low Can You Go?

When referring to shares of stock in a Delaware company, par value is the bottom or lowest limit set to the value of a share of stock in a corporation. A share may not be bought, sold or traded for less than the par value. Simply stated, if the par value of a share is [...]

Posted by Paul Sponaugle on Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
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Tags: INC Knowledge, Par Value

Can Non U.S. Clients Form Delaware LLCs? YES!

The Delaware Corporate law structure does not impose restrictions on foreign ownership or management, and it does not require a Delaware LLC to have any presence in Delaware except for a registered office and registered agent such as Harvard Business Services, Inc. The only document required to be filed in Delaware to create the LLC, [...]

Posted by Brett Melson on Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
Posted in INC Knowledge, Limited Liability Company, Q&A
Tags: INC Knowledge, Limited Liability Company

What is an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number?

Question: What Is an ITIN? Answer: The ITIN number or “Individual Taxpayer Identification Number” is similar to that of the Social Security number. The ITIN is for individuals that cannot acquire the SSN but have tax filing requirements with the IRS. The ITIN is 9 digits in length just like a SSN, but it will [...]

Posted by Brett Melson on Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
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Tags: Entrepreneur, INC Knowledge, Taxes

An EIN Number Never Dies

When closing a small business, there are many things to consider. On a Federal level, typically a business must file an annual return for the year it goes out of business. Depending on the business structure or whether the business had employees, there are a number of tax forms that typically must be filed with [...]

Posted by Paul Sponaugle on Thursday, January 14th, 2010
Posted in INC Knowledge
Tags: Closing Your Company, EIN Number, INC Knowledge, Taxes

Simple Steps to Good Business Credit

Establishing good credit for your business may be one of the most important issues facing any new entrepreneur. There are some similarities to building personal credit and some very crucial differences. Hopefully, we can offer some general tips to make the process less burdensome and better understood. Don’t Procrastinate – Incorporate! – As a sole [...]

Posted by David Zeigler on Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
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Tags: Business Tips, Entrepreneur, INC Knowledge

Did you know…?

In the United States, men set up more than twice as many (69.2 %) small businesses than women (30.8 %), according to the Kaufmann Firm Survey.

Posted by Carleigh Lowe on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
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How to Close a Company

Sadly, a business will sometimes run its course and no longer be of any use. Harvard Business Services is always sorry to hear that someone would like to cancel their LLC or dissolve their Corporation, but we’re here to serve when the situation occurs. We greatly appreciate and enjoy the opportunity to serve as the [...]

Posted by Brett Melson on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
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Tags: Closing Your Company, Corporation, INC Knowledge, Limited Liability Company



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