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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How did you come up with your business idea?
For those of you who have successful businesses, how did you come up with your business idea?
I'm trying to think of a business idea but none of the ideas I've come up with so far (currently about ...
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Have the ideas, found the niche…what to do first?
I have found two completely seaprate niches, and identified the target markets for them both. I have comprehensive ideas and details on how the applications should work. I have a developer that I ...
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Can I start a business in USA and work from my country?
Can I incorporate a business in USA and work from my country? Can I receive profit from my corp even when I'm not an employee, only director? I have a b1b2 visa. Is this enough to manage a business ...
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Benefits and risks of taking your company internationally
I’m in the early planning phase of a funding round for a startup in NYC as a second office for a software company that is headquartered in Germany (ca. 50 employees). For a presentation I’m trying to ...
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I have a great Idea for a Startup, a Web App Business, How and Where to start?
I have a great idea for a web app in personal finance niche. It's a B2C. I have brainstormed and did some research. I made some specs and wrote the idea explaining every functionality. There is ...
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LLC vs S Corp for a new business?
I am starting a new business in California and can't decide whether it should be an LLC or S Corp or an LLC as a S Corp. It would be a single person LLC or S Corp (no other shareholders or ...
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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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Can I start a company and sponsor my H1b to work for that company?
I am currently on a student visa (F1) at a community college. About two years ago I was laid off from work. My former employer had filed for my H1B. After the lay off I did a change of status to be in ...
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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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How can I avoid being screwed by my co-founder
Im involved in a start up and I fear that at some point in the future my co-founder is going to screw me out my position or shares. What protections can I setup and what should I do avoid this from ...
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Can you really outsource marketing of a high tech company?
How do you overcome the marketers not understanding what it is you do?
In my case making the rash assumption they are selling "some IT services". After 3 months I couldn't get through that we don't ...
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Inexpensive or Free Tools to Organize Your Contacts [closed]
I am getting lots of contacts (Law/Accounting/etc). And trying to find a good tool to keep all the phones/emails/notes together.
Ideally, not just text, but something smarter. So it can show me all ...
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I have an idea but no free time - can I pay offshore developer?
I am a software developer. I have a good idea and I'd like to create a startup.
I am planning to invite one or two of my colleagues as co-founders.
Problems:
1) Free time
I realised it is very ...
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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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How do I structure a payment plan for my website?
I plan on making my website a paid one and have a question about structuring the payment plan. Think of the website as an ecommerce site selling very low ticketed items (as low as $0.05). Since ...
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How do I specifically start a business as a government defense supplier?
No matter what shape the economy is in, the government will always have at least a few if not many contracts with defense contractors.
I would like to start a business as a supplier to these ...
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How to estimate the market value of a business?
I want to know, when you come up with an idea and want to implement it and to start business , do you firstly estimate the market value of the business and how can you estimate it? A rough but not too ...
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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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Business Owner Validation
If I were to start a business listing, and I want business owners to be able to signup for the service and edit/update their listing, what's the best way to validate that a person that calls is indeed ...
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I've just lost my business mind, can't think straight!
Business hasn't been great lately, I've been riddled with problems of my service losing demand, employees not seeing a future and am unable to get new services launched in time because of difficulty ...
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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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My business model: helping guys get laid [closed]
I’m entered into a business plan competition at my university and I could use a little inspiration to get my brain juices flowing. If the business plan works out I might even implement it in real ...
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How do I recruit an effective business partner?
Put yourself in my shoes: I have experience in internet marketing/sales, but I lack programming expertise. I came up with a new website/startup idea and acquired funding from private investors. I've ...
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Can I incorporate my internet business in California/Delaware without a “physical address”?
I am planning a startup in internet space and I live in California. I do not wish to use my home address as the place-of-business (physical) address in the incorporation documents due to concerns ...
