How to Incorporate


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Elance CEO: Be a Business of One

Elance CEO Fabio Rosati explains in an interview how young people should prepare for a future of independent work.  Read more

The Elf That Stole Christmas

Christa Pitts left her job at QVC to help her mother and sister create a book and toy that have become a holiday tradition.  Read more

Do You Need a Partner, or Not? 

How do you make a fair partnership agreement for you and your company? Mike Michalowicz, author of The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur advises.  Watch video

Meet 5 Companies Created in 3 Days

Tech entrepreneurs explain how they launched their businesses--in 54 hours--at Startup Weekend.  Read more

How One CEO Took on the Law

Omar Ansari of Surly Brewing had to fight the law to launch his craft brewery.  Read more

Want a Speedy Start-up? Try New Zealand or Rwanda

How can the U.S. ease the process of starting a business? Take a note from countries like New Zealand that are using a "one-stop shop" approach encourage ent...  Read more

America’s Favorite Small Business

Have you ever wondered what your business idea would be worth if you had an opportunity to present it to the nation for a vote? Apparently, Dell, Microsoft, ...  Read more

Make Your Point and Have it Stick

Do you want to get your customer’s attention? Odds are you are starting your conversations with the wrong word.  Read more

Tipping the Scales on Fear

Your life may be long overdue for a change. Can you stop resisting and take the plunge?  Read more

How to Get Cold Call Results

No one likes cold calling. But are you missing an opportunity to increase your bottom line AND have some fun?  Read more

Mastering Distraction in 18 Minutes

There is a better way to focus your time on what you value the most - and say no to the rest. It begins with a mere 18 Minutes.  Read more

How to Communicate to Sell

Body language and verbal cues will tell you if your prospect is ready to buy.  Read more

The Bully Within

The "inner-bully" who demands perfection may be holding you and your business back. Business coach, Marla Tabaka, discusses how to tame the bully within.  Read more

Giving Up on Twitter

If you're ready to throw in the towel on Twitter, take a closer look at what you'll be missing out on.  Read more

How to Cash in on Clutter

Life Coach, Marla Tabaka, introduces the why and how on clearing up home and office clutter.  Read more

10 Things You Should Know About Social Media

Social media is still an enigma to most people. Marla Tabaka offers these ten tips from Eric Yaverbaum for successful social media strategies.  Read more

Beat the Home Office Blues

Working from the home office can come at a cost. Business Coach, Marla Tabaka, offers these simple steps to beat loneliness and isolation of working from home.  Read more

10 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Picking a Partner

It's natural to want a partner to share your experience with, but make sure you run through all the possible implications of your generosity.  Read more

Pay Yourself and Prosper

Business coach, Marla Tabaka cites mistakes that prevent small business owners from paying themselves & scaling their business. Avoid these pitfalls & prosper!  Read more

8 Questions to Ask Before Incorporating Your Business Partnership

So you've found a business partner to help make your idea a reality. Be sure to ask yourselves these eight questions before incorporating.  Read more

Brendon Burchard, the Millionaire Messenger

New York Times bestselling author, founder of Experts Academy, and one of the top business and motivational trainers in the world, Brendon Burchard.  Read more

The High Costs of Filing an LLC in New York

Entrepreneur Eileen Gunn, founder of FamiliesGo!, a travel planning website for families, writes about the high costs of filing to be an LLC in New York City.  Read more

Time Tracking for Productivity

Tips to become a proactive business owner, increasing productivity and increasing cashflow.  Read more

How to Brand Big

Strong brands focus on a combination of telling a great story and delivering on the promise. Learn more at Inc. Magazine!  Read more

Divvying Up the Business

Making sure you have a good ownership agreement  Read more

Discover Your Marketing Mindset

Marketing is a dirty little word for many solopreneurs. Business coach, Marla Tabaka, offers guidelines to create marketing messages that resonate with you.  Read more

How to Become a Benefit Corporation

Community-minded entrepreneurs can legally structure their businesses to provide a social benefit and to turn a profit.  Read more

Competition Supports Leap to Millions

If you have achieved at least $1 million in revenue in each of the past 2 fiscal years, you may want to check out this competition. Here, the sky is the limit!  Read more

How and Why to Develop a Niche

The compelling reasons for isolating your niche are many. You will have greater clarity, less stress and stop chasing the illusive “anyone who”.  Read more

Developing a Business Vision and Mindset

Money and time are what solopreneurs cite as the gap between vision and reality. But clarity, strategy & an empowering mindset are the true missing keys.  Read more

Start-up Tips I Didn't Believe at First

Eileen Gunn talks about the business advice that she'd received early on in her start-up days and to which she wished she'd listened.  Read more

How to Beat the Poverty Mindset

Erase negative beliefs about financial success.Learned responses are neurologically embedded but can be erased and replaced with positive thought and behaviour  Read more

How Accountability Creates Success

Implementing and fine-tuning can be challenging entrepreneurial minded people. Instead of exhausting yourself, why not set up an accountability strategy?  Read more

How to Co-Brand to Boost Sales

Leveraging synergistic brands can take a business to new and exciting heights. How can co-branding help you to reach an expanded audience with your message?  Read more

Grow With Cause Marketing

Will Americans switch to your brand if you are associated with a good cause? Research shows that 79 percent of them will.  Read more