Archive for May 19th, 2005

LLC or S-Corp, Which is Better?

Jeff Cornwall: “I often get asked whether a new business should form as an LLC (Limited Liability Corporation) or an S-Corp. My non-lawyer answer has usually been that, generally speaking, an S-Corp is a bit simpler and cheaper to set up, so unless an attorney has specific reasons to go with an LLC go with [...]

 

10 Ways to Know If Your An Entrepreneur

Tom Evslin: Here in late night talk show format are the ten ways to know if you (or a loved one) is an entrepreneur. You can’t bring yourself to call anyone “boss”. You or any of your children can incorporate a business in your state in less than four hours. Instead of saying “there oughtta [...]

 

Work At Home Scams

The Job Blog: It’s tempting to want to work from home. I do it myself, so I know the benefits you receive from the flexible schedule and comfy environment. But, watch out for scammers. Here is a good list of some of the most common types of work-at-home scams. Beware. And never never never pay [...]

 

Restaurant Business Opportunity – Serving Bugs? Restaurant Business Opportunity – Serving Bugs?

Ananova: A German restaurant claims to be fully booked for weeks after adding maggots to the menu. A German restaurant achieves an unlikely success by putting maggots on the menu. Dishes at Espitas in Dresden include maggot ice cream, maggot salads and maggot cocktails /Europics Dishes at the Espitas restaurant in Dresden include maggot ice [...]

 

Digikids

→ digikids-id.com Digikids is a child ID company that offers one of the highest quality, and most useful child ID anywhere. The Digikids CD effectively replaces the traditional ID card, and gives parents the power to immediately distribute pre-formatted flyers and posters of their child – complete with last minute details, two high-resolution photos and [...]

 

Nine of the Most Important Provisions to Look for in a Franchise Agreement

Attorney J. Michael Dady wrote on Bison.com: One of the most important things that you can do to protect yourself, when you are planning to invest the time, money and energy that come hand and hand with owning and operating a franchise, is to carefully review your franchise agreement before signing. There are, of course, [...]

 

The New Instant Companies

Business 2.0: In apparel, toys, sports equipment, electronics, motor vehicles — you name it — small but savvy new companies are wedging themselves into established industries, unburdened by the fixed costs of infrastructure past. They’re doing it with the help of resources never before available so cheaply to startups, like outsourced manufacturing, Internet-powered publicity, and [...]