Selling the Company: When Partners Can't Agree
A lawyer explains why partners may opt to hold a corporate auction when they find it's time to sell. Read more
How to Incorporate
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Incorporation Issues: Keeping Your Businesses Separate
An entrepreneur tells why she is keeping her two different companies separate. Read more
Resource: All About LLCs
A quick review of a book that offers the pros and cons of limited-liability company (LLC) corporate status. Read more
Incorporating: S Corp. or C? See Your Fringe Benefits
An accountant offers insight into deciding which corporation status makes more sense for your company and why. Read more
New Words, Old Rules
Inc.'s editor-in-chief tells how a not-for-profit had to appear "helpless" for tax reasons. Read more
Resource: The Right Corporate Structure
An overview of Cooper Lybrand's publication 'Choosing a Business Entity in the 1990s,' and how to get it. Read more
Company Profile: Crash Course
A close-up look at how an entrepreneur took over a company developing automobile collision-avoidance technology. Read more
A Better-Looking S Corp.
Pending legislation would put S corporations on a more equal footing with C corporations. Read more
Partner Wars
In a tough business environment, partners are crucial, but they always fight. Why? Read more
Do S Corporations Still Make Sense?
S corporations provide some important advantages, but new tax rates cause some problems. Read more
Transferring an S Corp. to Your Kids
Grantor-retained annuity trusts let children of S corp owners pay less in estate or gift taxes on stock transfers. Read more
Why Be an S Corporation?
Why one company owner found it advantageous to be a C-corporation. Read more
Ready for Takeoff
Start-up company introduces flying cars. Read more
Reconcilable Differences
Case study of the differences and delusions that forced a partnership and friendship to dissolve. Read more
Making Partnerships Work
Structuring your firm so the cash is divided fairly among partners. Read more
The Partnership Route
Joint ventures with foreign markets can bring new frontiers in technology and management. Read more
Splitting Heirs (1988)
Nearly a hundred years ago, Lorenzo Vaughn planted a time bomb in his company. Finally, it went off Read more
A Limited Success
Limited partnerships still offer an attractive source of capital for growing companies -- provided you can figure out how to sell the deal. Read more
The Trouble With S Corporations
In the mad rush to switch to S-corporation status, a lot of company owners overlooked the pitfalls. Fortunately, it's not too late to switch back Read more
Trading Places: How a Dentist Invented the Export Trading Company
Although Dr. Josepb Blaes considered himself reasonably imaginative, he never dreamed that his design for a more efficient dental clinic would have global si... Read more
Why Partnerships Break Up
If he'd observed these three principles, says the author, his own partnership might still be alive. Read more
C Corporation: A Definition
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S Corporation: A Definition
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Retirees No More
A recent AARP study reveals that self-employment among the retired is on the rise. Read more
Choosing a Form for Your Business
Choosing the right form for your business may be important to your future success. What is the right structure for your business? When should you change corp... Read more
