Of course we believe there are many advantages to incorporating that are not all noted in this article from the Wall Street Journal.

Tips for hiring your first employee, a must read from Entrepreneur Magazine.

(via BizzBangBuzz)

How to sell your business in 12 steps.

Small businesses rank 2nd behind only the military in a poll conducted recently by Harris that rated their confidence in certain groups. 

At the bottom of the list? :

• The Press
• Major Companies
• Organized Labor
• Congress
• Law Firms

Not very surprising really.

(via Dr. Cornwall)

According to a survey, more than 50% of California small business owners think the State is headed in the wrong direction and are not optimistic about the future.  Excessive regulation, health insurance prices and workers compensation insurance premiums are frequently cited reasons. I believe this is why about 30% of our clients who incorporate in Nevada are actually from California.

(Via Biz Opportunities)

Shimon Sandler has a great article on why and how to incorporate.  Of course, our clients already know the step-by-step procedures for properly setting up their companies because we, unlike some of our competitors, actually show them how to do it…properly. 

The Carnival of Entrepreneurship is up!

From Phillip Greenspun:

1. You know how to do something that nobody else can do (the typical MIT tech spinoff approach)
2. You have a lower cost of capital than anyone else (the “my dad was really rich” approach taken by Bill Gates and others)
3. You have a better understanding of one kind of customer than anyone else.

(via Business Opportunities)

The Small Business Health Fairness Act might actually get a vote in the Senate this year, after being passed by the House 8 consecutive times and ultimately withering away in committee.  This law would allow small businesses to pool together and buy healthcare coverage just like their large competitors.  To learn more about the law, click here.

If you are a small business owner or employed by a small business, this would be a good reason to write your Senator to support this desperately needed legislation.

Great blog entry on free marketing tips for your small business.

A small business with 20 or fewer employees expends the equivalent of nearly $8,000/yr per employee just trying to comply with Federal laws.  Note that this does not include State and Local compliance costs, which can be considerable.  Read more here.

If you’re a small business owner, you may want to write your congressional representative about this unfair burden.

An attorney provides some common sense tips for business owners to avoid litigation.

Of course, we believe being incorporated provides some good protection as well .

(via BingBangBuzz)

So says the National Federation of Independent Businesses report on Small Business.

(Via Dr. Cornwall)

Many people find themselves the “accidental owner” of an Ebay business. MSNBC offers some tips for running your Ebay business legally.

Many entrepreneurs feel like getting Venture Capital is the best way to startup success, however, BusinessWeek counters that idea with their excellent article: The Art of Doing It Yourself.