A business (an enterprise or a firm) is an organization engaged in the trade of goods and/or services to consumers or other enterprises.
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Can I get away with being a mediocre programmer in a games start-up?
I have managed to get myself a job as a graduate programmer in a games studio developing AAA games - but just barely. I was hired more for my ideas than anything else - frankly, I think they made a ...
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LLC formed in WY, registered as Foreign LLC in CA, where to open business bank account?
Online, home-based company. Should I open a business bank account in WY or CA? Does this even matter? What different things do I need to be considering when making this decision?
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How to find people with business background to complete the team?
We are a very strong team technology-wise but little start-up/business experience on board. It would make an awful lot of sense to extend the team with someone who potentially has start-up experience ...
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what methods exist to securely have clients send you their files and other important documents?
I am going to start an online business and would like to know what all the options are out there. I have found sites/services such as yousendit.com. What are other methods/sites that I should ...
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Have an idea - general outline - what's the next step?
A good friend (and former colleague of mine) has put together a general executive summary of a SaaS product idea. She has an excellent presentation, good statement of the need the product meets, high ...
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Paying self on start-up business
I'm a technical person, something is puzzling me.
Why do owners of business startups have to pay themselves when they're just starting a business?
It doesn't seem to make sense, because it's like ...
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What state do I need to file taxes in for my online business?
We have an online web development business with no true 'physical' address.
We have incorporated in DE, I reside in CA and use my address for the contact information and my partner who is a true ...
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First equity what questions should I ask and how?
Last month I was offered for an equity on a startup venture. It's an online store focus on selling customized toys. Their business models looks good and promising. But I just have few doubts and ...
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Business bank account
I would like to be able to cash checks made out to "Code Developr" in the USA. I am in the state of Florida. I do not have an LLC or Corporation. The nature of the business at this point will be ...
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How do I decide on licensing terms for my popular app?
I wrote a sudoku application and put it in the chrome app store. It is quite popular. I have received serious requests from media companies asking to include my application as part of their mobile ...
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How to keep track (on file) of income and expenses?
I want to keep track of my startup's income and expenses. Is excel the right software? And how should I do it, a column for income and a column for expenses? Is there some template you can recommend?
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What can I do with this now stagnant website (3000+ hours of work)?
For nearly a year, a co-developer and I spent the majority of our time working on a fitness tracking website. We created some neat functionality, but had no idea what we were doing in many other ...
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20% equity for introduction to a major client
I have built a product in the past 4 years for traders that is being used by a few accounts. I haven't done any marketing at all so far, the few clients using it are a few beta testers that have given ...
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Should I offer referral fee to consultants?
I am considering to offer a referral fee to a certain category of business consultants to help drum up business. The fee would be part of a "relationship package" along with an opportunity to write up ...
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Does opening a bank account for an llc make a person personally responsible for the account?
I've asked a bank what they require in order to open a bank account for an llc, and the main thing was a "certificate of good standing".
Since the "certificate of good standing" or even the "article ...
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Start business outside U.S
To avoid the hostile taxation and business code in the U.S. I was thinking of possibly starting a non-US based company(I did a little research a while back on some good places but forgot now). I'll ...
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How to share profit based on both effort and skill?
Suppose the following:
You have a very small startup (a few people) with almost no startup capital
You have a client or two and are making some money, but not enough to afford real salaries
Each ...
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“Doing business as” registration – is it needed for an online only business?
Selling ad space on a website has no physical place of business except for the office, which might be the owner's home. Also, if registering a DBA would be needed, it would have to be all over the ...
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Huge Dilemma: Leave or Delete section in website
I have a huge dilemma, I launched a dog lover community/store/vet chat/information/directory website in Mexico and for the Spanish speaking community. It was launched 7 months ago and it's starting to ...
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How to get full grocery store inventory?
I don't have money for a warehouse right now and I want to ship food with JIT inventory. But in order to do so, I need to have a list of products (around 3000 of them) the store sells. And I need to ...
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When does the profit-sharing model break down?
Two co-founders and I have started a project that is going rather well. We sell a service that is paid on a monthly basis but that also has some up-front costs (revenues for us).
Thus far we have ...
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When is it a good idea to split off a new company for investment?
I'm a co-founder of a three-person software consultancy shop. We've been working largely on our own projects with our own clients and have occasionally helped with each other's projects quite ...
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How to decide if a business has to be closed?
An obvious point is if there is no sales for a given period of time and if your costs keep piling up, you have to close down.
But if the product was not sold like hot cake but had some sales (though ...
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How can I find Beta Test Couples for my New Game?
I am having trouble finding test couples to beta test my new couples' game and website. I have what I think is a great landing page, and get good feedback on it but because it's for adults (not porn ...
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Is it legal or even common to require business partners to sign a prenup in the event they get married?
I'm considering starting a company with a few friends. Each of us are single guys. We're wondering, is it legal or common for a company to require other owners to sign a prenup in the event they ...
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Initial funding for Server cost
I'm nearing completion of my website. I need advice on how i would go about server costs? I haven't got the type of money to pay for a good dedicated/VPS server for high traffic. Should i go about ...
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Can I use a business name to accept Paypal donations (for free software) before legally forming a business?
I would like to give away some software I have developed for free on a website as donationware, but rather than see my name when people donate, I would like them to see something more official like ...
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How do minors legally start a business?
I am a fifteen year old Web and iPhone developer. I'm looking to get apps published on the App Store under a business name. So, this leads me to a few questions. (I already have a bought membership).
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Looking to sell my reporting tool application
I've built a fantastic reporting tool that can be sold to small to medium size companies.
ReportingMate is the only reporting software I know that doesn't use report designers and allows developers ...
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Startups and full time jobs
I've come over from Stack Overflow. I'm currently working full time as a web site developer, and like many people have got a bit fed up of working for someone else and want to set my own business up. ...
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A Co-Branded website?
Our start-up is not yet launched but has been proposed to make a co-branded website with a big player on the market, where both parties would be presented equally through a number of ads and links to ...
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I have signed a non-compete agreement in the IT industry with my current employer
What if I make my father register the business?
Can the employer close the business if my father will be the legal owner of the business?
I am in Canada and my contract allow me to work as employee ...
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Has anyone sold a “fork” version of their software?
I created a SaaS that became quite popular over the weekend. I had a steady stream of users sign up and many are actually still using it (lots of folks who signed up out of curiosity).
Anyway, I ...
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What should I put as “the nature of business” in my LLC application?
I am filing for a LLC. It asks for the nature of business, what I should put in there? What my company doing, in one sentence, is - "provide location based service via web/website and mobile device ...
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Verifying Business Identity
My webapp keeps information regarding certain businesses when they use it (Under their full consent off course). One problem i have is that I have no clue how to validate whether the business using ...
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Self employed. Protecting trading names?
I've been researching Limited Company vs Self Employed and I think I prefer being self employed until things get bigger, etc. However I can't seem to find anything saying how to protect a trading name ...
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Business owner, how does he/she get paid?
Business owner, how does he/she get paid?
Withdrawals vs Salary (Guaranteed payments)
I've been thinking of registering a Ltd company (UK) as I'm a freelancer; and want limited liability. Also to ...
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EU domain to start a business. Good idea?
This is my first question here,
I am going to start a business, but as you know it's not easy to find a good domain .com (if you don't want pay hundreds or thousands $).
I have found a good domain, ...
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How much importance do Degrees (study) hold in becoming an Entrepreneur?
I have a Masters degree in Computer Science. I always thought that when I was small I was more innovative and more risk taking than I am today. From childhood, I have a dream of doing my own venture, ...
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CA LLC: What form do I file for minor name change?
Our startup's name is "Name LLC" and we're being nitpicky about it in hindsight and want to add the comma in there legally and recognized in the state's documents so it appears as "Name, LLC". What ...
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Software Escrow Fee
Does anyone familiar with software (source code) escrow service, since I having some questions about this service?
1. How much this service will costs me ? Assuming I just have one beneficiary.
2. Is ...
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Is it considered legal forming a business through your parents?
I'm 15, and an enthusiast programmer, I've built loads of web based applications, some of which have even been called useful after demo'ing them to others, apps that have not been created (atleast ...
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What should a technical co-founder look for in a business co-founder?
This is the flip side of this question about what to look for in a technical co-founder.
If I have technical skills and can build a prototype myself, what sort of skills or experience should I look ...
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Is my new name going to be trademarkable?
Ok, I think I'm going to give up my company name (see here: Trademark infringement - does it really sounds that bad?)
Given my situation I need to make sure:
Nobody will go after me again (it is ...
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Liabilities as SAAS should consider
I'm considering registering a business that I am bootstrapping. At this point I am concerned about keeping costs down. The cheapest option in my state is to register a Sole Proprietorship. The next ...
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Allowing instant trial download vs contacting you for trial?
On one hand, people leave bogus emails just to get the download link. You don't get any means of contacting them afterwards or build your email list.
On the other hand, if people see that sending an ...
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Finding a start-up partner as a developer
I have been coding solutions since like the dawn of time, at least that's how it feels, and I love it so now I want to help found a new start up or help an existing start up that needs a technical ...
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Is this the wrong way to go about creating a startup
I'm tech side; he's business side.
We're about 3-4 months in, and he works full time (closer to 50 hours a week) at another job. I'm a full-time student.
I asked my business partner when he was ...
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App developed in company time has potential to be sold commercially. Need advise
Situation
I work on the public sector and have developed a web app for internal use to handle a department's business process. The application has been a success according to its users. Some of the ...
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Business Expense Question: Paying Rent
I have an LLC set up, and am learning my way with regards to keeping books etc. I was told recently that I can use the business bank account to pay up to 50% of my rent (being that I am the owner, and ...
