How to Set Up an LLC Without a Lawyer: Complete DIY Guide

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Limited Liability Companies (LLC) are business entities that got their start in 1977 and are considered to fit somewhere between sole proprietorships/partnerships and fully incorporated companies. Existing to fill the gap between corporations and sole proprietors, LLCs can help to segment personal and business assets and liabilities while at the same time maintaining a simplified […]

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How to Choose the Perfect Business Name: What Entrepreneurs Need to Know

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One of the hurdles you will undoubtedly run into when starting up a small business is choosing your company name. The quick and easy advice is to find something catchy, relevant, memorable, short, and unique, but I don’t want to leave it at that. What you call your company is very important and there are

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Essential Small Business Financial Help and Funding Solutions

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The reason there is such a need for small business financial help is because of the inherent realities that come along with the small business marketplace. Small business volatility has been discussed previously, but I want to explore further what can be done to combat financial concerns. Oddly enough, you are probably sitting on excess

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The TOC Thinking Process: A Strategic Approach to Business Problem Solving

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The TOC Thinking Process is an interactive, logic-based approach to problem solving that can be applied to the most complex of systems. We as people often don’t think through issues to the extent that we should. The Thinking Process brings to light the assumptions we make in our thinking habits, and illustrates the ramifications of

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How to Use Conflict Clouds for Business Problem Resolution

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Every business has a conflict that won’t resolve. You keep investing in marketing, but cash is tight, so you pull back, so growth stalls, so you invest again. You know you need to hire, but you can’t afford to until revenue grows, and revenue won’t grow until you hire. These aren’t bad decisions. They’re conflict

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The Five Focusing Steps: A Simple Business Improvement Framework

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As an individual you are your first business, and as your first business you must realize that continued adjustment and change is part of succeeding. Problems will always arise do to the change around you and your ability to accommodate the changes required can be made easier with a few simple steps. One of the

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