Business Accounting
7 Reasons Why Hong Kong is Still Asia’s No. 1 Spot for International Business
With an established reputation, few trade barriers and low tax and compliance costs, Hong Kong remains the go-to option.
Incorporation
Business Accounting
3 Trigger Events That Could Make Your Current Business Structure Obsolete
By Jared Hecht
Thought Leaders
How to Keep Proper Corporate Records
Staying on top of your corporate record-keeping is essential for both legal and strategic reasons.
By Nellie Akalp
Building a Business
Party of One: Setting Up Your Single-Person Corporation
If two's a bit too much company for your business, the solo route could help you maintain control while offering valuable personal-liability protection.
By Nellie Akalp
Building a Business
8 Reasons to Incorporate Your New Company Early
There are many factors to consider when you decide to incorporate your business.
Building a Business
A Benefit Corporation Can Have a Positive Impact on the World — and Still Make a Profit
Consider these five factors if you're interested in reincorporating to help social and environmental causes while maintaining your bottom line.
By Gene Bulmash
Building a Business
Make Your Businesses Invulnerable to Corporate Identity Theft
Failure to keep up-to-date with corporate compliance chores can put your business, and you personally, at the mercy of criminals.
Business Legal
7 Actions to Take After Incorporating Your Business
You have formed a limited liability company. What should you do now?
By Nellie Akalp
Building a Business
LLCs Are More Limited Protection Than Many Entrepreneurs Realize
The assets of sole proprietors don't receive blanket protection simply by forming an LLC.
By Steve Cook
Building a Business
How to Incorporate Your New Business
Once you decide you want your new business to be a corporation, follow these steps.
Building a Business
Which Business Structure Is Right for You?
Find out the essentials of the different legal business structures you can choose for your new business.
Building a Business
The Steep Cost of Filing Your Taxes Late
The IRS has an unofficial policy of cutting entrepreneurs a one-time break on late filing fees, but it's better not to count on it.
By Cameron Keng
Building a Business
The Many Variables to Consider When Choosing In Which State to Incorporate
States differ widely in fees, taxes and, in the case of Delaware, their court systems.
By Nellie Akalp
Business Legal
Before You Form an S Corp, Consider These Points
Our legal expert breaks down the pros and cons of forming an S Corporation.
Building a Business
The 6 Worst Ways to Start the New Year and What to Do Instead
Each of us makes our own resolutions but entrepreneurs share a list of what not to do if they are working for a more successful year.
By John Rampton
Business Accounting
Determining the Best Legal Structure for Your Business
Sole-proprietorship, partnership, LLC or corporation? All have their advantages – and their drawbacks. Expert Alex Katz breaks down each one for us.
By Alex Katz
Building a Business
How Should You Incorporate Your Business? Here’s a Cheat Sheet. (Infographic)
If the mention of S Corp, C Corp, or LLC makes your blood pressure rise, you aren't alone. Use this infographic for a breakdown of what each business structure means in terms of taxes, complexity and access to capital.
Business Legal
A Simple Look at the Best Corporate Structure for Your Business
The pros and cons of sole proprietorships, LLCs, S Corps and C Corps.
Building a Business
Your Papers, Please! Registering Your Business in Multiple States
Registering your business in more than one state is a chore but much easier than dealing with the problems if you don't.
By Nellie Akalp
Building a Business
Does Your Business Put You at Risk of Lawsuits?
Things don't always go as planned. The more you know ahead of time, the better you can prepare in order to minimize your risk.
By Nellie Akalp
Business Legal
Are You Putting Your Company’s Good Standing At Risk?
It can take hours, and hundreds of dollars in added fees, to try to figure out why your company has been placed in bad standing by the state. Here's how to avoid that.
By Nellie Akalp
Building a Business
How Incorporating in Delaware or Nevada Can Hurt You
Before you think of incorporating your startup in a "tax haven" state, here is what young entrepreneurs need to know.
Building a Business
How to Become Risk Savvy
Sure, starting and running a business comes with risks. But a savvy entrepreneur knows how to minimize them by taking calculated risks instead of crazy ones.
Thought Leaders
What’s the Biggest Lesson to Learn As a Young Entrepreneur?
Mashable founder Pete Cashmore discusses his biggest challenge as a young entrepreneur.
Building a Business
Think You Can Save Big by Incorporating in Nevada or Delaware? Think Again
Before you pay for an out-of-state registration for your business, consider the pitfalls.