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| Silent partner | 10/28/2009 |
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 corp | 9/17/2009 |
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 |
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 |
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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| Early Stage Startup | 4/23/2009 |
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 |
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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| start up funding | 3/16/2009 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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| Legally structure an equity agreement | 11/12/2008 |
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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