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Company Names and Websites
I have been running a website for a month or so and as I now have some revenue coming through it, I have registered a limited company.
The company name is different from my website name, as I didn't ...
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Should I change my domain name if there is a company with the same name?
I recently registered a co.uk domain name which I was hoping to use as the site for an e-commerce business. After registering I checked companies house and found there is already a registered Ltd. ...
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How to calculate a company market value?
When an investor invests in a start up company, the investor will also ask how do you estimate the company's market value. How do you calculate this value? Does it require some professional accountant ...
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Registering a code-signing certificate on an alias name of the company
Our company is registered in Delaware with an office in New York State. We have acquired several code-signing certificates for the past 5 years, and the name of the company we requested to be "on ...
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Using Domain name in EULA of a software rather than my name in the Licensor field
I intend to sell a software solution.I have already registered a domain but i dont have a registered company.Can i use my website/domain name eg:myproduct.com for the licensor field in the EULA rather ...
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Frozen Homemade Food Business
I want to start up a frozen homemade food business. The food/meal should be just like we make at home. The sale will be like membership on the website. For example someone will buy dinner for 1 ...
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Starting an internet company in USA as a foreigner
I am a student in USA. And I have an idea for a startup. I have people with me (US Citizens) who are willing to help me establishing this company.So i am wondering now what do i need to do (legally) ...
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Semicolon in company name?
I have a great idea for a company name, but it requires the semicolon character ; in order to work. Do you think it would be possible to have a semicolon in the company name? I know dotcom-companies ...
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A day in the life of a CEO
Does anyone know of a book that details the typical day to day routine of a CEO of a company?
We all know the high level duties that a CEO must perform, but then I have yet to find good information ...
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Should I quit the company I founded?
I will try to make this short. About nine months ago my ex boss offered to invest in a company for me. Our relationship even when it was not romantic was deeply emotional. I care a lot about him as a ...
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How to verify online companies
Assume that I would like to join an affiliate network, but I can't find any reviews of them and Alexa shows that their domain exist for 2 months. In this case I should probably wait until they gain ...
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Registering a company in India with multiple activities
I am from Chennai, India. I'm planning to start a few different websites in sectors like recruitment, social networking, health care, IT solutions, matrimony, real estate, promotion of products, ...
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Can I myself have two contracts with my own UK ltd company?
I'm soon going to register a limited company in the UK. I know that any ltd company is a separate entity, and if I want to get paid from the company I'll have to be employed as its director. However, ...
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How to kick out useless person in startup
Our startup has a person who holds a very high percentage of the company's common stock.
We don't have any money yet, and we've been working for a year.
This guy has done an extremely minimal amount ...
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What actions are associated with registering a company/software name?
I live in Austria, Europe.
I am a software developer and I would like to distribute my software under the name of my company. So I consider the following:
I might want to register the name for my ...
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What are the steps to found a company ? (name registration,costs)
I am a student and I consider "starting" a company. What are the costs associated with founding one ? If I have a company name which is already taken by some japanese magazine or so , would that be a ...
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does anybody know of a non-us country with low cost of incorporation
so from what I've seen the US offers quite low incorporation cost (it appears that you can form an LLC just by a few hundred dollars)
my question is, is there any other country that satisfy these ...
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Choosing a company name
Location: UK
I'm thinking about going freelance and having a decent name, and in near future probably convert to a Limited company.
However I found on businesslink.gov.uk that the company name 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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Small App Development company with only 1 other person. Is it an LLC or Corp or
I am trying to start up a two person company for App Development. However I want to make this "professional". I don't know if I'm supposed to register my company or how to even start. Am I an LLC or a ...
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What are the steps needed for registering/startup a software company?
I have been working fulltime w/o pay developing my iPhone app, now it's closing to the release time and I think it's about the time start my own company. I wonder if anyone can provide some detailed ...
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Website or message board listing small startups for sale?
I have a startup (that I've posted about before), and I'd like to sell it for a few thousand dollars. Someone could buy it to take the product that I've developed and do something with it; someone ...
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What to put in to a company pitch?
We have a project we've been working on as a side project (Web based education and training application) for a few months as more of a hobby than anything. Recently we were approached by someone who ...
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Not going to earn from it(for now) - Do I need to create a company?
I am launching a used book buy/selling platform website for students where they can buy/sell from each other (direct buy/sell no commissions to the website).
I don't have ads on my websites as of ...
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Can we set NewCo's initial valuation at zero?
Background: Company A has developed a software product. Revenue is about $8K per month; margin is about 75% (after royalties). Debt owed to angel and family/friends investors is about $550K. The ...
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How to register LLC in USA or LTD in UK and bank account, for foreigner?
I am from Serbia, Europe (Not Europe Union country). I develop Android apps and would like to sell them on Android market. I can not register for Google merchant account from Serbia so I need business ...
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Will my company be worth more if…?
I have got an idea which is new in concept and is based on the cellular market. I am a programmer, an animator and I can do graphics and presentations. I am definitely NOT a business man, and for some ...
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Can a person open up a company in Canada with a Student Visa?
Am interested in starting a company in CA, but am on a student visa. So, can you please suggest me ways or options for me to do the same.
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type of company which Investor will invest
I am living in south Asian country and having a new web start up which most of my main customers are from USA and UK.
At the moment my website received a lot of positive feedback. I haven't form any ...
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Diluting stock of a company
How would one go about Diluting stock in company and what are the most common situations where dilution occurs?
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Does going Public make the CEO lose his “full control” over the company?
I could not understand why does a company (hint: Facebook) not want to go public.
I can understand that it is important for a CEO to have full control of a company, but if the company hands off 49% ...
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Novice questions on starting a business
Lets pretend I'm starting an on line company which sells email accounts; I have some (probably laughable) questions because I'm new to this:
Do I have to register as a business with Companies House ...
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Should give 20% of my start-up away to a high profile UX academic?
I'm in the process of registering a company for my start up. I've been developing the concept 60 hours a week for the past 6 months. I've attracted the interest of a high profile UX academic that ...
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How does a US Citizen living in Europe register an US based LLC from Europe?
I am a US citizen currently living in Poland (EU state) and would like to register a US based LLC from here.
Is this possible?
If so:
How?
How much is the cost?
What are the positives & ...
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How to determine share value for a new company?
I'm in the process of setting up a company, and am trying to figure out what numbers to put in the Share Structure Table in the company registration form (download here).
I will be the sole Director ...
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Trademark, Copyright and Registrations for Companies, Products and Logos
Let's say we have a company called ParentCompany (www.parentcompany.com)
That company has 3 products called P1, P2 and P3 (www.p1.com, www.p2.com, and www.p3.com)
The company and each of its ...
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Is it possible to start a company virtually?
I plan to start a web project which will be an advertising company. Providing a service where a publisher and advertiser can connect with each other and start the ads posting agreement. Something like ...
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How to Manage two companies with diffferent investors?
I work for my father and his partner for one Home Health (company A) in city C which has been running for 5 years now. My father, me and a few other people have setup another Home Health company B in ...
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Developer Working for future equity
I've read similar questions but like anyone asking a question I think my situation is different.
My background: I've been working full time since 06 and currently work as a Sr. Developer on a small ...
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Hiring an employee in the USA
We're an Israeli Company that wants to expand to the USA, we have already close the commercial details with a very experienced executive in the USA, now we have to decide how we can hire him, we asked ...
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How to count a company's margin?
I have an internet site. I don't sell anything and the current revenue is from ads. There are other, smaller revenue streams, but lets just focus on ads.
Does the concept of a "margin" even apply ...
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Made an error on incorporation, what do I need to do to ammend it?
We (me and my partner) recently incorporated as a Limited By Shares company (Ltd). Stupidly, when filling out the forms we put down 1m shares with nominal value at £1 thinking these were just ...
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Why do some companies purchase goods from a trading company or agent rather than direct from manufacturers? [closed]
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What factors will you consider when choosing a purchasing agent in China?
I am a purchasing agent and work for some American and British trading companies. They get ...
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are VCs less likely to fund companies incorporated overseas
suppose I incorporate my company at Cayman Islands and then try to seek VC investment....are VCs more averse in investing in such companies compared to say incorporating in Delaware?
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What would a company need in terms of human communication?
I've not worked in a company(i'm a student), but since i have been doing some collaboration with people(for projects and papers), i've noticed that one of the most, if not the most, important thing ...
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Getting a place to live while starting a company
How do most startup founders manage to get landlords to allow them to rent property while they are in the process of starting a company, and stable revenue has not struck in yet?
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How to start hiring people effectively?
Okay, this is not a typical question, but applies in a specific case. Starting out as a freelancer, most of us spend a lot of time in picking up necessary skills and building out a set of happy ...
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Silicon Valley vs NYC for tech startup
So the startup culture and ecosystem is also emerging in NYC...how would you compare the ecosystem between NYC and Silicon Valley, what the pros and cons of each is and what can one offer that the ...
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Beside the copyright issue, what kind of risks I need to notice on making a web apps(eg. fb apps)
I'm developing a facebook game, at the very beginning, my will is trying to launch the game asap, after a month coding, I finish 70% coding of my game, and the rest part are images, then 2 of my ...
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If my company is in Australia, I sell into anywhere and the work is done anywhere who's taxes should apply?
Basically as the title suggests, the tax situation is getting grayer over time as new business models emerge.
We are considering one where the app is hosted "somewhere", the company is currently in ...
