Depending on the type of business you operate, it may be a good time to incorporate your enterprise as a corporation or limited liability company. With market conditions as they are - low consumer spending, poor sales and weak talent pools - it's imp...
Posted: Jun 27th, 2011
Texas recently passed a law aimed at curbing frivolous lawsuits by forcing plaintiffs to pay defendants' legal fees in the event a suit is found to be baseless. However, the threat to small businesses is by no means extinct.Accordingly, solo entrepre...
Posted: Jun 8th, 2011
Usually out of sheer cost-saving concerns, many small businesses opt to develop their own marketing and promotional campaigns."If you lack the big corporate budget, you just need to tap into your creativity," writes Christine Davis for Seacoast...
Posted: May 16th, 2011
Business marketing is something of an enigma, in that it is profoundly complex - with different channels, demographics, strategies and industries that all need to be considered. However, aside from relying heavily on data, it is, at the end of the day, a...
Posted: May 12th, 2011
Recent business has painted the image of a hesitant economy, with declines in gross domestic product, jumps in small business hiring, slips in confidence and hikes in private lending.But whether one plans to form an LLC in Arizona or a partnership in Flo...
Posted: May 3rd, 2011
According to recent research conducted by the New York City Department of Small Business Services, along with the National Skills Coalition and the New York Association of Training and Employment Professionals, the job market for "middle-skill"...
Posted: Mar 15th, 2011
Corporate entities serve to protect a business' proprietors and key principals from tax or financial liabilities. In the event of a lawsuit of or government inquiry, personal assets cannot be seized, thereby protecting owners' home equity, invest...
Posted: Mar 10th, 2011
The vast majority of entrepreneurs finance their startups through credit cards, according to a number of recent surveys. One such study by the Pioneer Institute found that the two most common financing methods for companies with fewer than five employees...
Posted: Jan 28th, 2011
Adding to a recent flurry of tech ventures and entrepreneurial movements in New York City is the new startup incubator General Assembly in the Flatiron district.While the incubator does provide cash-strapped startups and ventures with a location to do bu...
Posted: Jan 24th, 2011
Since the recession began, small businesses have been cited as the most critical aspect of an economic rebound, but this claim is founded on a number of other "Goldilocks" style conditions as well.It has been said that small businesses - employ...
Posted: Jan 13th, 2011
Since the recession began, small businesses have been cited as the most critical aspect of an economic rebound, but this claim is founded on a number of other "Goldilocks" style conditions as well.It has been said that small businesses - employ...
Posted: Jan 13th, 2011
While there have been many attempts to spur small business growth, such as the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act passed last September, the sector remains stuck in a tentative spending mode - a condition that has hampered private sector job creation and...
Posted: Jan 5th, 2011
The U.S. manufacturing industry continued its expansion for the 17th consecutive month in December, reaching its highest level since May of 2010.The Institute for Supply Management's index of manufacturing activity reached 57 in December, up fro...
Posted: Jan 4th, 2011
Consumer confidence took an unexpected drop in December, according to data released by the Confidence Board, despite marked improvements in consumer spending this holiday season.The index is currently leveled at 52.5, down from 54.3 in November - both in...
Posted: Dec 28th, 2010
The Obama Administration announced Thursday it is shelling out $2.4 billion in funding for a national high-speed rail network that will involve 54 projects through 23 states. Within 25 years, the $8 billion rail system is expected to allow customers to t...
Posted: Oct 28th, 2010
Any business owner who has formed an LLC in New York can attest to at least two truths about the "city that never sleeps": good pizza and good bagels. The history of New York pizza is extensive, controversial and beyond the understanding of mos...
Posted: Oct 27th, 2010
Declines in U.S. newspaper circulation continued through the six months leading into September but at slower rates than previous months, according to Bloomberg News. Major newspapers such as the New York Times, USA Today and the Los Angeles Times all dec...
Posted: Oct 25th, 2010
Several recent studies have shown that entrepreneurship in the U.S. has declined as a result of the economic recession. And with new companies contributing two-thirds of U.S. job creation, the downturn has adversely affected employment. as well.Even amon...
Posted: Oct 25th, 2010
New York City is increasingly becoming a destination of significant technological innovation and entrepreneurship. With Mayor Michael Bloomberg, one of the most successful tech innovators in New York history, at the helm of the city's government, tec...
Posted: Oct 19th, 2010
Clearwire, Sprint and Time Warner announced Monday their plans to release their respective 4G mobile internet services to New York City later this year. The services will be featured under the companies' own 4G brands and are expected to provide broa...
Posted: Oct 18th, 2010
A report by a leading think tank analyzed New York State's job allocations from 1993 to 2007 and found that the state suffered a loss of 148,000 jobs. The data align with the state's net population loss of 1.6 million people since 2000 and sugges...
Posted: Oct 11th, 2010
Entrepreneurs and small business owners looking to launch an LLC in New York City are not exactly a rare breed. New York holds a reputation for some of the most ambitious and creative entrepreneurial minds in the country. But it is no coincidence. New Yo...
Posted: Oct 1st, 2010