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What Obama’s “Startup America” Means for Your Small Business

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We loved this visual breakdown from Intuit on what Obama’s “Startup America” means for small business. via: What Obama’s “Startup America” Means for Your Small Business [INFOGRAPHIC]

6 Overlooked Tax Deductions for Small Businesses

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We found out that startups and small businesses breath a bit easier this tax season if they utilize some often overlooked tax deductions. Take a look and see if any can apply to you – the more you can save …

4 Features of a Great Logo Design

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Having a great business logo design is extremely important because even though our parents always taught us “don’t judge a book by its cover,” the inevitable truth is that we do. A great logo design will grab the attention of …

Learning all about Convertible Note Seed Financing

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Techcrunch just began a 3-Part series addressing convertible note seed financing that we feel our readers would be very interested in. But wait, what’s convertible note seed financing?? According to their blog, “a convertible note is short-term debt that converts …

How Crowdfunding will affect Investors

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Thursday afternoon, President Obama signed off the Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act – not only will it be affecting startups, but it will affect investors as well. How so? Remember when we talked about crowdsourcing a while back? Well …

The 4 Ways you can Tax your LLC

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Limited Liability Companies (LLC) are a growing trend in startup structure due to their personal liability protection without the bureaucratic red tape. But one big decision to make after choosing the LLC structure for your small business is to decide how your …

What Shark Tank teaches us about Pitch Decks

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The show Shark Tank has taken America by storm, pulling in top viewer numbers and sparking a new interest into small business, entrepreneurs, and big time investors. But whats more interesting than the entertainment factor of Shark Tank is the educational …

How one small business dealt with owing the IRS $15k

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When Debra Locker Griffin realized she owed the IRS $15,000, it became one of the biggest nightmares for a small business owner – not having the money. But luckily, Griffin found a way to pay the IRS and shared her …

Groupon offers free scheduling system for small businesses

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Groupon Scheduler has, for the last few months, been offering a free scheduling tool for merchants that allows them to manage simple appointments, cancellations, and no-shows; it is now available for all small businesses. The Scheduler allows you paste a …

Surety bonds and other hidden costs entrepreneurs should plan for

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When starting a business, entrepreneurs know they need to plan a budget that funds, at minimum, the entire first year of operating costs. Unfortunately, hidden start-up costs almost always come along with starting a new business. These hidden costs often …