How to Incorporate


Recent How to Incorporate Articles

Why do You Want a Partner?

By Jerry Useem |  Aug 1, 1998

Before you pick out a partner for your business, take some time to ponder why you want one.  Read more

Happy Endings

By Jerry Useem |  Aug 1, 1998

Considering a business partnership? It's best to start by planning how it will end.  Read more

Partners on the Edge

By Jerry Useem |  Aug 1, 1998

Brett Cosor and Jeff Studley, co-owners of CPR MultiMedia Solutions, came to dislike each other so much they brought in a marriage counselor to help them thr...  Read more

Reversal of Fortune

By David Raths |  Jun 15, 1998

When Web-based Sapient Health Network was on the brink of failure, CEO Jim Kean quickly reinvented the entire company. A look at how cyberspace has spawned a...  Read more

Upstarts: New-Biz Watch

By Inc. staff |  Jun 1, 1998

For-profit schools: a look at Advantage Schools; Michigan's governor's take on school privatization; and companies that failed in this market.  Read more

Beyond Campus Recruiting

By Christopher Caggiano |  Apr 1, 1998

Partnerships with schools can yield skilled job candidates.  Read more

Piggybacking to Market

Jan 1, 1998

By aggressively seeking the endorsement of a big network user, this two-person software start-up parlayed itself into a $20 million player.  Read more

Perfect Form

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Dec 1, 1997

Deborah Williams of Black Cat Computer Wholesale describes how she changed her company from a sole proprietorship to an S-corporation to a C-corporation in h...  Read more

Business 101: Incorporation Strategies

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Dec 1, 1997

The right business structure can save you money--and headaches.  Read more

When Should I Switch Corporate Status?

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Dec 1, 1997

Some common situations and guidelines for decision makers.  Read more

The Books on Corporate Structure

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Dec 1, 1997

Thinking of changing your corporate status? Here are two useful resources for decision-makers.  Read more

The Corporate-Form Menu

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Dec 1, 1997

What are the most popular corporation structures? This table gives an outline of the basics of each, along with pros and cons.  Read more

In Search of the Perfect Form

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Dec 1, 1997

The right business structure can save you money—and headaches  Read more

Hotel Chain Bags Wealthy Acquirer

By Marc Ballon |  Nov 1, 1997

Bob Faith and John Kratzer, founders of Homegate Hospitality, saw an untapped market for extended-stay hotels, located funding, and recently merged with a ho...  Read more

The Dynamic Duo

By Steve Solomon |  Oct 15, 1997

The complementary talents of Gary Hoover and Patrick Spain have helped them start five businesses together, including a 1997 Inc. 500 company, Hoover's Inc.  Read more

Changing of the Card

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Oct 15, 1997

Inc. 500 CEO Laura Scher tells how her company, Working Assets Funding Service, experienced hyper-growth by offering a philanthropic credit card.  Read more

Hot Strategy: 'Be Unprofitable for a Long Time'

By Jeffrey L. Seglin |  Sep 1, 1997

A successful entrepreneur explains why it's almost impossible for his famous cyber-business to turn a profit.  Read more

Burning Down the House

By Edward O. Welles |  Aug 1, 1997

A former car dealer launches an on-line start-up that is reshaping the industry.  Read more

The Best Time of Day to Get Work Done

By Christopher Caggiano |  Jul 1, 1997

Small-company CEOs are beleaguered with phone calls each day. One solution: work earlier in the morning before the phone starts ringing.  Read more

Volume Business

By Charles C. Mann |  Jun 15, 1997

What happens when the world's best real-life bookstore battles the world's best virtual bookstore?  Read more

How Can I Choose Compatible Joint Venture Partners?

By Stephanie L Gruner |  Feb 1, 1997

Behavioral tests aren't just for new recruits anymore. One company president uses them to screen potential joint venture partners.  Read more

Party of Five

By Jay Finegan |  Oct 15, 1996

44.8% of Inc. 500 companies were started by partners. Here's one.  Read more

Nobody Leaves This Room Until One of Us Starts a Company

By Inc. staff |  Oct 15, 1996

An Inc 500 CEO explains how she decided to start her business.  Read more

Michael Braun

By Tom Ehrenfeld |  Aug 1, 1996

The CEO of now-dead Kaleida Labs, the Apple-IBM joint venture, on what went wrong.  Read more

Fast Times at Web-Site High

By Marion McGovern |  May 1, 1996

A brokerage consultant tells what her company did to set up its web site and offers some advice.  Read more