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4answers
129 views

Projecting Sales for Web Dev Business Plan

I am putting together a business plan for my Web Development startup. Cost of materials, marketing, etc. are the easy (fixed or one-time cost) parts - but I am trying to figure out how to create a ...
0
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2answers
186 views

Investor has $50,000 for 1/3 of startup company, founders have only $20,000 for 2/3 of company. How should the company be structured?

During the incorporation of a company, my business partner and I decided to put in $1000 for 1000 shares in the new company. The equity was split 33%, 67%. So I had 670 shares, and business partner ...
1
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2answers
201 views

I'm an English man living in Germany, where should I register my business?

I suppose this question would be useful to anyone who is natively from one country but living in another setting up a business. I'm an English man currently with a business bank account and sole ...
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2answers
61 views

What is more important: growth or margins?

I have a startup which is 2 years old. I would like to know whether I should be more concerned about growth or profit margins? My startup is a software development firm.
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2answers
128 views

How usually companies pays out percentage for developers?

I would like to know roughly how the payments are done if the company was started by two developers and me, owner. Let's say, I give them 10 % each, thats 20 % of the company's profit product. How ...
1
vote
3answers
208 views

How feasible is a business model that sells fan T-shirts / cups for a small website?

I was trying to understand the concept of the business model of Kingdom Of Loathing They were doing stuff like selling T-shirts and cups, so basically I was wondering what are the benefits for going ...
1
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4answers
584 views

The mint.com of small business (Indinero and the like)

I currently use mint.com to keep track of my personal finances and I love it! Is there an equivalent product in regards to quality/execution for small businesses/startups? What does everyone here use ...
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3answers
222 views

Are mobile phones and service contracts a business write-off?

I purchased a smartphone to help me conduct my business (mobile hotspot, email, access company intranet, etc.). Previously, I did not own a cellphone, personal or business. Additionally, I signed a ...
2
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5answers
148 views

Insuring against non payment

If after doing the necessary credit checks, after loaning someone some money, they don't pay it back after a period (how long would this need to be?) is there a way I can indemnify my business against ...
3
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3answers
357 views

Chicken/Egg: New Startup, Need Credit Card

We're a new startup and need a credit card to make some online purchases. We're looking into options and all of them seem to want at least two years of business history, positive cash flow, etc. ...
3
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2answers
110 views

How to form an INC Company

I would like to know how inc companies are formed. Is it only beyond some threshold revenue or asset barrier that companies can be incorporated as incs. I have seen most of the US major companies: ...
2
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1answer
89 views

Small Business Checking Fees

We're comparing banks for our small business checking, and noticing something counter-intuitive: the banks appear to have established a maximum for cash deposits. For example, Wachovia offers ...
4
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5answers
1k views

Most important skill a businessman should have

What is the most important skill one should have when starting up or running a business? is it financial handling?
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4answers
924 views

Affordable financial data for commercial use

Does anyone know where we can get affordable financial data? eg: ticker symbols, realtime quotes... I know we could probably mine Yahoo Finance, but the data needs to be licensed for commercial use.
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1answer
75 views

Will my relocation greatly affect my business? My business fields are language interpretation, real estate market, travel market, internationanl trade market [closed]

I am building my own business and tentatively I will go into business interpretation, real estate market, travel market, and international trade market. I am trilingual and I like to travel around the ...
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9answers
992 views

Business Bank Account Suggestions

Recently, my partner and I created an LLC and have secured about 30K in capital to start our online company. We are in the process of choosing a bank to work with and would appreciate some guidance. ...