Entrepreneurs & Start-Ups

Entrepreneurs & Startups category: Here you will find a variety of blog posts about business topics related to your new company and challenges new business owners face.

Capital Budgeting By Gregg Schoenberg Monday, February 4, 2013 Learn more about Capital budgeting, the preferred means of making long-term investment decisions... Read More
Immigrant Entrepreneurs on the Rise By Devin Scott Monday, September 17, 2012 Immigrants are two times as likely to create a new business than someone born in the Unites States... Read More
Do Start-Ups Need an HR Department? By Matt Cholerton Wednesday, June 27, 2012 Start-ups in general need to operate lean, sometimes an HR person or department are not needed in the beginning stages... Read More
Crowd Funding and the JOBS Act: Cautious Optimism By Brett Melson Wednesday, June 13, 2012 The crowd funding provisions of the JOBS Act are both novel and controversial. | Order a Certificate of Good Standing or EIN online today... Read More
Name Reservation: Worth the $75 or Not Needed? By Devin Scott Monday, April 23, 2012 Reserving a company name with the Delaware Division of Corporations is often an unnecessary, expensive step | Free Delaware Entity Search.. Read More
What Are Angel Investors? By Gregg Schoenberg Wednesday, April 4, 2012 Angel Investors typically invest their own money or family money, providing a substantial amount of capital to early-stage businesses... Read More
Friends and Family Funding By Gregg Schoenberg Tuesday, March 27, 2012 If you want to recruit friends and family investors for your business, you need to do 3 things right: select, pitch and structure... Read More
Start a Crowdfunding Campaign By Gregg Schoenberg Tuesday, March 27, 2012 In exchange for providing entrepreneurs with a platform to raise money, crowd funding sites typically keep between 5 and 10 percent of the money... Read More
How to Perfect Your Elevator Pitch By Gregg Schoenberg Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Have you perfected your elevator pitch? It is harder and more valuable to succinctly pitch your company to potential investors in 60 seconds or less... Read More
Investing In Your Company Versus the Stock Market By Gregg Schoenberg Tuesday, February 21, 2012 A well-diversified portfolio usually includes investments in stocks/bonds and enough cash to meet projected needs, in addition to the stake in the business... Read More