It may be too early to tell whether President Barack Obama struck a chord with small business owners and entrepreneurs in Tuesday night's State of the Union address, but initial reactions are favorable. Of course, if the country can agree on one thing, i...

On Wednesday, January 18, a number of high-profile websites were blacked out in a sign of protest against proposed legislation in the U.S. Congress. The Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act have received a swarm of controversy. Critics argue the...

Last week, President Barack Obama took the initial step in reorganizing a considerable portion of the federal government. It will involve the merging of several agencies into the Department of Commerce and the elevation of the Small Business Administrati...

There's no shortage of talk about Facebook's looming $10 billion initial public offering. Analysts point out that the social network's estimated $100 billion valuation would make it the largest internet IPO in history, trouncing the current record-holder...

"Social entrepreneurship" has become something of a buzzword in recent years. The term refers to businesses that have a social, environmental, or humanitarian goal in mind, as opposed to a simple profit margin. In California, a number of these organizati...

There's no telling how the new year will shape up for the business community, but one thing is clear: Technology will continue to offer new ways of accomplishing old tasks.From an organizational perspective, companies have begun leveraging online learnin...

The pace of the U.S. economic recovery will pick up next year, although growth will remain tepid for some time to come.

While successful entrepreneurs tend to share some basic characteristics - such as being self-motivated, confident, or determined - not all are natural-born leaders. For many, the idea of managing a company and placating board members is rather daunting, ...

The official documentation of business meetings, conferences, and legal procedures is often referred to as the corporate minutes, the record, or the journal.

Newly incorporated businesses are often required or strongly urged to draft a set of corporate bylaws to provide the organization with a system of rules and regulations for conducting the various tasks and operations of running a corporation.

Bookkeeping is an important aspect of running any business, particularly ones in the midst of expansion. While companies are not legally obligated to maintain their books in any specific manner, they should be thorough and accurately indicate a business'

From INCyclopedia, the incorporation encyclopediaContents: Types of Corporate Records → Articles of Incorporation Bylaws and Operating Agreements Resolutions and Minutes Annual Reports Shareholder List Shareholder Communication Co...

The primary function of a business entity status such as a corporation or limited liability company (LLC) is to protect managers, owners, or shareholders from being held liable for debts and various legal responsibilities.

A registered agent, also referred to as an annual agent, resident agent, or a statutory agent, is a designated individual or company through which all service of process (SOP) - the procedure of delivering legal notice or summons from a court body - is r