You are here:
- Home
- Business
- Small Business
- Starting a Small Business
Starting a Small Business/Questions Answered by Expert E. Shane Widner
| Subject | Date Asked |
| Separate or Combined Business Startup | 10/12/2009 |
| Q: My husband is starting an incorp/ltd. company as a consultant. I am also starting a company, doing ... A: I'd strongly advise you to consult with a Canadian tax professional in order to determine how to ... | |
| HOW TO LEASE PROPERTY FROM AN LLC TO A MEMBER | 10/11/2009 |
| Q: HOW CAN MEMBERS OF A MANAGER MANAGED LLC LEASE PROPERTY FROM THE LLC? WHAT PROVISION(S)SHOULD BE ... A: This is a question with numerous potential landmines, which require much more information before ... | |
| "Pulling together a new business venture" | 10/16/2006 |
| Q: In January 2007 I am retiring fully from a business I started 25 years ago and brought from nothing ... A: Bravo for your successes, Nancy! It sounds like you got a lot going on these days. I understand ... | |
| Business Acquisition and Partnership Negotiations | 10/14/2006 |
| Q: Widener, I have been attempting to start a hotel development and management company for over a year ... A: I would like to speak with you by phone, as you happened to hit extremely close to the mark with ... | |
| staring | 10/9/2006 |
| Q: Hi my name is jose in california i will like tell people about my bissnes how can i tell them i ... A: When money is tight, word of mouth is probably the best way to get the word out in most cases. ... | |
| registration and copyrights of a performing arts business in NY | 9/5/2006 |
| Q: I am needing MUCH clarity on how to make this happen... Would Delaware be more advantageous for ... A: Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I had to undergo a medical procedure and forgot to show ... | |
| starting a buisness | 8/30/2006 |
| Q: to sell clothing and shoes and handbags what do i need to be legaltrying to start clothing buisness ... A: Is this something you are starting by yourself? If so, have you decided whether you will start a ... | |
| Business start-up | 8/28/2006 |
| Q: Greetings: I am in the process of teaming up with two friends to form an investment company. Our ... A: I think an LLC would be a great idea, unless you were planning on parking a lot of cash in the ... | |
| getting jobs! | 8/27/2006 |
| Q: I am having trouble finding steddy work for my dump truck services. If u could give me some kind of ... A: I'm not sure how many dump trucks you have, but here are a few basic sources for work that you might ... | |
Answers by Expert:
E. Shane Widner
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
I have overseen the start-up and operation of 11-companies in the past 20-years. I can answer questions on identifying business opportunities; preliminary research; writing business plans; preparing financial projections; determining the most advantageous type of business structure (sole proprietor, partnerships, joint ventures, corporations and/or limited liability companies); determining capitalization structure; formation of corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and joint ventures; preparation of private placement offerings, offering memoranda, operating agreements and subscription agreements; fundraising via private placement equities, private debt instruments and retirement accounts such as IRA's, ROTH, SEP, 401k, 401(b) amongst others; packaging commercial bank loan proposals for SBA loans and private and institutional jumbo commercial property loans; commercial property leases and acquisitions; marketing and branding; sales force management; operations & employee training manuals; print, radio and television advertising; internet marketing using adword accounts with Yahoo! and Google.
Experience
I am a businessman and investor with experience in all aspects of business start-ups including planning, formation, financing, management and operation of a number of different businesses including hotels, restaurants & nightclubs, commercial real estate ventures, industrial chemical companies and independent film projects. I currently serve as Executive Vice President of ERNEST HEMINGWAY HOTELS & RESORTS and HEMINGWAY RESTAURANT GROUP (New York, NY), and as President of SPUR VENTURES, INC. (Austin, Texas) since 1993.
Organizations
Downtown Austin Alliance,
East 6th Street Community Association,
Full Circle Services (a 501c3 non-profit organization),
Southwest CarWash Association, and
Who's Who of Business Professionals & Executives
Education/Credentials
University of Texas at Austin, Philosophy Major ('89 - '93);
Land Use and Planning (Graves, Dougherty, Hearon and Moody);
Advanced Dispute Resolution (Graves, Dougherty, Hearon and Moody).
Awards and Honors
Austin CrimeStoppers Platinum Contributor Member Award
Past/Present Clients
Ernest Hemingway Hotels & Resorts (NYC)
Ernest Hemingway Restaurants & Bars (NYC)
Hang 'Em High Saloon, LLC (Austin, Texas)
Antone's Nightclub (Austin, Texas)
LaZona Rosa (Austin, Texas)
Dei-zinz Silk Floral (Scottsdale, AZ)
Your Event Florals (Scottsdale, AZ)
Galaxy Chemicals, LLC (Austin, TX)
Austin BioTech, LLC (Austin, TX)
Three on a Match Productions (Austin, TX)
Sixth Street Music Publishing (Austin, TX)
©2012 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved.