Archive for September 26th, 2004

Sole Proprietorship Basics

Nolo Law Center: A sole proprietorship is a business that is owned by one person and that isn’t registered with the state as a corporation or a limited liability company (LLC). Sole proprietorships are so easy to set up and maintain that you may already own one without knowing it. For instance, if you are [...]

 

Four Ways to Pick a Winning Product Four Ways to Pick a Winning Product

HBS Working Knowledge: A new product or service will be successful if it does a better job than existing products at satisfying the needs of a targeted customer group. But “doing a better job” actually has four dimensions. If a new product or service can exceed existing offerings across all four of these dimensions at [...]

 

Workers’ Compensation Costs Big for Small Businesses

Inc.: “According to a recent survey by the National Federation of Independent Business, workers’ compensation ranks as the third biggest problem facing small firms today, with about a third of the respondents describing it as a critical problem, though 12% said it was “not a problem.” It trailed only health insurance and the cost and [...]

 

Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business

Amazon: “There are several books in the market on how to incorporate your company based on the state. Even though there is an advantage to these books as you get state specific information for filing paperwork to incorporate, usually there isn’t any other information in these books that you can use. This Nolo guide on [...]