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Covering entrepreneurship and business start up questions for non-residents and US citizens.

 

Dec 21 2012

How to name a new company

by John Gordon | 16:12 GMT

Naming your new company is a very personal choice, and the founders really need to think hard about what they want the name to be. A name can be changed later, if necessary, but this is an expensive and cumbersome process of filing an amendment, notifying your vendors and customers and changing all your stationery, […]

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May 06 2012

How is a startup different from a small business?

by John Gordon | 21:05 GMT

One of the great resources for entrepreneurs on the web is Y-Combinator’s library of articles for startups. Included among the articles is a great piece on getting funding for a startup, part of which discusses the difference between a “startup” and a “small business:” A company has to be more than small and newly founded […]

 

Apr 29 2010

Do you need to wait for a co-founder for your startup?

by John Gordon | 13:04 GMT

There is a lot discussion among entrepreneurs and their advisers about whether one should simply start a business alone, or find one or more co-founders who can bring additional talents and resources to the table. Jobs and Wozniak, Bill Gates and Paul Allen, the list goes on and on of situations where there was a […]

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Apr 22 2009

Authority to do business in another state

by John Gordon | 11:04 GMT

The application for authority and what it really means The filing of an application for authority in a state means that the company is allowed to do business there. The laws that administer how the company is run are unaffected – this is covered by the laws of the state where it is incorporated. However, […]

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