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.

Do I Need a Business License for My Company? By Rick Bell Monday, May 30, 2022 Do I need a business licenseNo matter what type of business you own—whether it’s in a physical storefront or based online—and regardless if it’s a small or large company, you are going to need to obtain and maintain a business license (possibly more than one)... Read More
How to Protect an App Idea By Rick Bell Monday, May 23, 2022 Right now is a great time to build an app. The average mobile user uses 9 apps every day, and 30 apps in a month. You have a great chance to build an app that’s useful and profitable... Read More
Drop shipping for your Delaware Company By Justin Damiani Tuesday, March 29, 2022 DropshippingAt Harvard Business Services, Inc. (HBS), a growing number of our clients are forming new Delaware companies for the purpose of creating an ecommerce platform that uses drop shipping as its method. A retail business that does not keep the products it sells in stock, drop shipping companies are popular among both our domestic and non-U.S. clients. With a wide range of products, drop shipping companies have significant advantages in the long run... Read More
Business Resources for Women By Rick Bell Tuesday, October 12, 2021 business resources for womenTwo steps forward, one step back: this adage can describe most social, political, economic, educational and business advances by women... Read More
Turn Your Passions into a Paycheck By Jeff Winslow Monday, October 11, 2021 passion to paycheckWhether you are fully employed or feel underemployed, you may be willing to join the Great Resignation Movement of 2021, but where will that take you? 2022 can be your year to turn the dream of being your own boss into a reality... Read More
The Importance of the Corporate Kit By Justin Damiani Monday, September 6, 2021 Corporate KitIf you form a new Delaware Corporation or LLC, and elect to receive a corporate kit, the gold embossed binder provides a company guidebook, a by-laws and operating agreement, a meeting minute book, corporate resolutions, stock/membership certificates, and a stock/membership transfer ledger to help you maintain your company’s records... Read More
Who Qualifies for the New (2021) PPP Loans? By Devin Scott Monday, February 1, 2021 Any small business with 500 or fewer employees may be eligible. This includes small businesses, S corporations, C corporations, LLCs, private nonprofits, faith-based organizations, tribal groups and veteran groups... Read More
Samantha Nielsen, 2020 Student Entrepreneur Scholarship Winner By Michael Kupfer Monday, August 24, 2020 The winning idea is a non-profit enterprise focused on individualized learning through the use of study coaches. In particular, the business would seek to address the lack of resources typically available to “neurodivergent” students – that is, those who do simply do not learn as well as others through the standard tools and formats... Read More
What Is Sunbiz.org? By Justin Damiani Monday, August 17, 2020 Similar to the Division of Corporations in Delaware, SunBiz is the website for the official Florida Division of Corporations. People use this website to get information and file documents directly with the State of Florida... Read More
Delaware Eases Conversion to a Public Benefit Corporation By Jarrod Melson, Esq. Monday, July 27, 2020 This post describes the amended provisions of Delaware Corporate Law relating to the conversion of a corporation to a public benefit corporation. The Amendment removed or amended two of the biggest roadblocks to such a conversion... Read More