Entrepreneurs may be more common in a weak job market, but that doesn't mean there's an abundance of good ideas. Even so, successful businesspeople argue that entrepreneurship is about trying out a number of different ideas, learning from mistake...
Posted: Jul 19th, 2011
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
Lots of people have business ideas, and many of them are content with the idea alone. However, even fewer individuals actually capitalize on their ideas.There is a misconception that entrepreneurship is an inherently risky endeavor, and that the reason m...
Posted: Apr 8th, 2011
Minority- and women-owned enterprises in New York City may receive some help from a number of new initiatives launched by Mayor Michael Bloomberg.Once such program involves offering immigrant small business owners the opportunity to take business courses...
Posted: Mar 7th, 2011
Despite varying economic philosophies and cultures, countries throughout the western hemisphere are united in their struggles to control massive budget crises - a situation that threatens social programs and public spending on a scale previously unseen a...
Posted: Feb 23rd, 2011
Last minute taxpayers may find relief in a three-day extension on this year's tax deadline, moving the date from April 15 to April 18, the Franchise Tax Board announced Monday.The extension is due to the coincidence that the tax-filing deadline falls...
Posted: Jan 7th, 2011
The new year may shape up to be a strong year for small business. Borrowing among small firms is up, manufacturing activity - a massive source of employment - is increasing and consumer spending is showing strong growth, among other improvements.Last mon...
Posted: Jan 4th, 2011
The U.S. Small Business Administration this week launched a lending program aimed at providing small businesses with quick micro loans to help spur growth within the sector amid continued difficulty to find viable credit opportunities.The initiative will...
Posted: Dec 16th, 2010
Young New York City women entrepreneurs may receive a boost in confidence following Friday’s Girls Going Places Entrepreneurship conference presented by Guardian Life Insurance and Wealth Advisory Group.More than 100 teenage girls from New Yor...
Posted: Oct 7th, 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