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| Silent partner | 10/28/2009 | Michael N. Brette,J.D. |
Q: My husband and I have our own small business and are looking to expand. Someone else in our ...
A: First, get a good business attorney to assist you in set up this business arrangement. I would stay ...
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| S Corporation | 9/17/2009 | Ivan Jimenez |
Q: I Have a S Corporation with one hundred thousand shares. I plan on selling shares to raise start up ...
A: Someone is willing to give you $20K for only 3,333 [out of 100,000] shares?! Wow. My suggestion is ...
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| S corp | 9/17/2009 | Michael N. Brette,J.D. |
Q: I Have a S corporation with one hundred thousand shares. I plan on selling shares to raise start up ...
A: I am not sure why you formed an S corporation with all the IRS rules to comply with. Big mistake. If ...
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| Start up and continued funding | 8/23/2009 | Michael N. Brette,J.D. |
Q: I have a start up company. I am in the process of completed a securities offering under rule 504 of ...
A: Investors are going to shy away from your deal if you are talking about raising $1 million and your ...
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| LLC or S Corp | 7/31/2009 | Michael N. Brette,J.D. |
Q: I am in the process of starting a company to manufacture and sell a juice I have formulated. My ...
A: An LLC is a better choice. You get the same pass through tax advantages as an S corporation but ...
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| sport business | 7/15/2009 | Kevin Bousquet |
Q: How do I find out how much a business is worth? And by any chance do u know which business in the ...
A: I am not in the sport entertainment business so I don't know what's hot and what's not. When you ...
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| investors | 5/11/2009 | Kevin Bousquet |
Q: My question is as follows, I am opening a restaurant and I have 3 investors. What in your opinion is ...
A: If you have been turned down by the banks, these investors should be given a higher rate then the ...
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| Early Stage Startup | 4/23/2009 | Michael N. Brette,J.D. |
Q: I have a trademarked property that has great impact and can actually have a startup revolve around ...
A: How are you going to know if some one "likes" the idea or that it has commercial potential until you ...
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| re Startup | 4/20/2009 | Michael N. Brette,J.D. |
Q: I have a valuable, trademarked property that I has so much impact that I feel a startup created ...
A: You have not provided very much information. But the short answer is I do not fund start up ...
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| re: Do you deal with early stage startups? | 4/20/2009 | Kevin Bousquet |
Q: I have a valuable, trademarked property that I has so much impact that I feel a startup created ...
A: I can answer questions in this area only. We do not invest in any company as I am strictly a ...
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| start up funding | 3/16/2009 | Michael N. Brette,J.D. |
Q: I want to start a internet business, a dating website similiar to www.plentyoffish.com which brings ...
A: Forget venture capitalist for now. They are not providing capital for start up companies. You need ...
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| Looking for capital | 2/9/2009 | Michael N. Brette,J.D. |
Q: I have a business idea to create an online career website specific to "green-collar" jobs. I've done ...
A: Venture capital firms will not look at your deal or any start up. You need to raise capital from ...
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| Unusual financing option | 1/13/2009 | Michael N. Brette,J.D. |
Q: Our new company has been offered $2M in startup capital in exchange for a 5% equity stake, a ...
A: If you ask so called"experts" about financing a new venture they always put up road blocks. They ...
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| Tech Start Up | 12/29/2008 | Michael N. Brette,J.D. |
Q: I have a tech startup company that I invented last year. We were recently accepted into one of the ...
A: You need to step back and take a deep breath. You sound stressed out. Now that you have done that ...
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| venture capital | 12/5/2008 | Kevin Bousquet |
Q: I have what I think are some pretty straightforward questions about venture capital. I am in the ...
A: I would suggest you prepare a formal business plan. In that you plan you are going to be expected to ...
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| Legally structure an equity agreement | 11/12/2008 | Michael N. Brette,J.D. |
Q: I am currently working on a startup with 3 other partners, They are working entirely for equity and ...
A: You should consider forming a Limited Liability Company(LLC). This will provide all of you personal ...
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| Business question | 9/15/2008 | Kevin Bousquet |
Q: I teach chess k-12 in schools and home school groups.Both for academic reasons and ...
A: Not really a question of a percentage of profit, I don't believe that what your doing is a business ...
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| Business question | 9/14/2008 | Kevin Bousquet |
Q: I teach chess k-12 in schools and home school groups.Both for academic reasons and ...
A: Academic reasons and competition will not attract investors or seed money if there is no clear ...
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| Business Question | 9/14/2008 | Ivan Jimenez |
Q: Am looking for investors and seed money for a small chess k-12 chess business to expand and grow.You ...
A: The answer is as simple as the question... Get cash from friends, family and personal savings (in ...
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| Stock in S-Corporation the goes out of Business | 9/6/2008 | Ivan Jimenez |
Q: I own 45 percent in a publisheing S-Corporation. For the past few years we have been loosing money. ...
A: Everyone's situation is different but generally speaking, each should be able to claim their ...
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| Startup Monies | 8/21/2008 | Kevin Bousquet |
Q: I want to reopen a formerly successful jazz club that closed a year ago (create an LLC). I don't ...
A: There are about a zillion ways you could structure a deal like this. It will be up to you and the ...
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| funding forms/risk factors | 8/6/2008 | Kevin Bousquet |
Q: Greetings and thank you for taking my question. I am in the early stages of an environmental ...
A: These questions all pertain to how you plan on selling shares in your business. It is best you ...
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| delisted stock | 7/17/2008 | Kevin Bousquet |
Q: if I owned stock in a company that got delisted, did I just lose my investment? The company is IBIZ ...
A: There are a number of reasons why the company could be delisted. It could be because it's out of ...
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| Venure Capital | 7/10/2008 | Ivan Jimenez |
Q: I am resident in United states, GA and want your advise about a laundry business i want to establish ...
A: First and foremost, get yourself a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) and require a signature from ...
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| VC or go it alone | 6/3/2008 | Kevin Bousquet |
Q: I am in the initial phase of a start up environmental consulting firm. I have developed a ...
A: I guess it would depend on the VC firm or perhaps you might find an individual angel investor who ...
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| VC or go it alone | 6/1/2008 | Kevin Bousquet |
Q: I am in the initial phase of a start up environmental consulting firm. I have developed a ...
A: This is too small for a VC type of investment. The other thing that VC's may not like is the fact ...
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| captail stock vs common stock | 5/10/2008 | Kevin Bousquet |
Q: i didn't understand if capital stock and common stock is the same or if capital stock only ...
A: Sorry your question got caught in my spam filter "once again" :) Capital Stock is ownership Common ...
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| Financial Backing | 5/9/2008 | Ivan Jimenez |
Q: A friend and I have the makings of a great business in eco friendly furniture but we've kind of hit ...
A: Because of the way you spelled [organisation], I am going to presume you are UK-based and although I ...
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| investors for start up capital | 5/2/2008 | Ivan Jimenez |
Q: where are all the investors and how do you find them, I've tried the various "angel investor" sites. ...
A: The first place to look for investors should always be your own backyard. If you can't motivate / ...
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| Private Equity | 4/17/2008 | Kevin Bousquet |
Q: I own shares in a Private Company which I believe is not providing accurate financial information to ...
A: Not sure if you are in Canada or the United States. The basic rule of thumb would be subject to any ...
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| Capital Management Firm.... | 3/20/2008 | Ivan Jimenez |
Q: I want to open a capital management firm and run it via the internet. My goal is to take in clients ...
A: Under normal circumstances, I'd go the LLC route however, based on the briefing above and presuming ...
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| Private Equity Stocks | 2/16/2007 | Jim D. Ray |
Q: I'm confused about how stocks in a private limited company (i.e private equity stocks in a company ...
A: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 12:00 AM CST Hello, Daniel: Excellent question -- let's get right to ...
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| Venture funding | 11/13/2006 | Jim D. Ray |
Q: 11/13 Hello Jim - I've been the CEO of as specialized Internet marketing company in Santa ...
A: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 10:35 PM CST Hello, Earl: Excellent question -- let's get right to it: ...
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| Capital Gains | 11/11/2006 | Jim D. Ray |
Q: We bought a home in Florida a year ago and are going to sell it and move back to Iowa this spring. ...
A: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 11:25 PM CST Hello, Billye Jo: Yes. Billye Jo, I hope this points ...
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| capital losses from stocks | 3/2/2006 | kevin kemper |
Q: I plan to sell some stocks that I bought around 10 years ago. I have changed brokers at least 3 ...
A: if u can pinpoint when you bought the stock, a good broker can tell u what you paid. ...
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| Maintaing management control of start-up | 2/27/2006 | kevin kemper |
Q: I am a PhD chemist that has invented a revolutionary new hair care product. I have no formal ...
A: a; thanks for writing to me! b; 602-705-2319 for you; my cell c; it is very common what is being ...
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| Leasing OTR truck/hire driver | 1/24/2006 | kevin kemper |
Q: -I wouldn't be surprised if you found this not within your area of expertise, but you seemed to have ...
A: a; thanks for the compliment. b; I have neighbors who own several tractors and trailers, so I DO ...
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| Capital vs Common Stock | 1/24/2006 | kevin kemper |
Q: Can you explain the difference between capital stock and common stock? When starting a corp do you ...
A: capital stock - definition of capital stock - The number of shares authorized for issuance by a ...
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| stock | 1/14/2006 | kevin kemper |
Q: I have a certificate that is issued to a Lawrence ross and is dated Feb. 25 1901 for 200 shares of ...
A: a stock brokerage firm can look it up and take 30min to 2 hours to research that firm. IT IS ...
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| Funding realestate, w/o colatteral | 1/4/2006 | Jim D. Ray |
Q: I am a 28 year old man. I have studied for many years the realestate, franchise, and small business ...
A: Sunday, January 08, 2005 4:30 PM CDT Hello, Blaine: Excellent question! Let's get right to it: ...
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