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Business Entities: What’s the difference between an S Corp and C Corp?
For entrepreneurs just getting started in legitimizing their small businesses, it’s easy to be confused by what it means to file an S corp or C corp election. They’re both corporations, right? Are there any differences between the two or are they pretty much the same thing? And how does a…
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What kind of business can I buy with Rollovers for Business Start-ups?
For entrepreneurs who don’t want to take on debt to finance their business, an option exists that allows business owners to roll over their retirement funds into their business without triggering tax penalties or getting a loan. It’s called Rollovers for Business Start-ups (ROBS), or more…
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2 Underutilized Investments to Grow Your Business
As a small business owner, you probably understand and appreciate the adage that “time is money” better than anyone. Running and growing your business requires significant investments of both time and money, and the most successful business owners are the ones who know which of these precious…
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2 Ways to Use Agile Methodology to Grow Your Small Business
The word ‘agile’ means to move quickly and easily. In the high tech industry, it’s a set of principles and frameworks for building software efficiently. The Agile methodology for software development has been around, in some capacity, for almost two decades and has helped catapult…
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Top 5 Business Ideas for Baby Boomers
Every year, more baby boomers are delaying retirement and trading in a relaxing round of golf for a busy day setting up shop on Main Street. In fact, just twenty years ago, only 14.8 percent of new entrepreneurs were age 55 – 64, a group that today accounts for almost 25 percent of all…
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What’s the difference between Rollovers for Business Start-ups and 401(k) business financing?
401(k) business financing, Rollovers for Business Start-ups and ROBS. For entrepreneurs who are considering the idea of using their retirement funds as small business financing, they’ve probably heard these phrases many times. But what’s the difference between these terms? Fortunately,…
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How to Save Money on Small Business Insurance
Whether you’ve been running your own business for years or you’re just testing the entrepreneurial waters as a freelancer, you need small business insurance to keep up the good work. Insurance is your last line of defense if you’re sued over injuries and work mistakes, but it can…
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Small Business Financing Options for Veteran-owned Businesses
When you hear the phrase ‘small business owner,’ you might think of someone who inherited the family business, bootstrapped a tech company from their parent’s basement or possibly a baby boomer who launched a business as an encore career. Main Street America has many residents who fit all of…
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