Pros and Cons of Forming a Corporation

Pros and Cons of Forming a Corporation

AuthorAllBusiness.comTypearticleProviderAllbusinessMost business owners form corporations to protect themselves against financial and legal liabilities. In other words, a corporation keeps your business dealings, assets, and bank accounts separate from your personal…
Crowdsourcing cuts costs for some, income for others

Crowdsourcing cuts costs for some, income for others

AuthorburkeaTypearticleProviderProfit MindedImage https://s.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/w4OO6Wyx0Fga.xbGzMNjNQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTE5MA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/blogs/profitminded/138097646.jpgdoes crowdsourcing design hurt artists?A Profit Minded post on Friday that explained how business owners could employ crowdsourcing to save money on small graphic design jobs was unwelcome…
Top 9 Brand Blunders of All Time

Top 9 Brand Blunders of All Time

AuthorGeoffrey JamesTypearticleProviderIncBranding can be a dangerous business, as evidenced by these particularly heinous mistakes.Brand blunders are different than brand disasters. You might face a brand disaster if outside events clobber…
How to tap dozens of designers for the price of one

How to tap dozens of designers for the price of one

AuthorburkeaTypearticleProviderProfit MindedImage https://s2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/C8dI74h2jHHA7oEy2JFsUg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTE5MA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/blogs/profitminded/76801475.jpgAs a business and technology reporter, I've written a lot over the past few years about how organizations are using crowdsourcing to get things done—from solving major scientific…
JOBS Act is Law, What Now for Mom-and-Pop Shops?

JOBS Act is Law, What Now for Mom-and-Pop Shops?

AuthorAdrienne BurkeTypearticleProviderYahoo! Small Business AdvisorImage https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Vvm2z6hc1jxF_MfNyAcLzA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTE5MA--/http://l.yimg.com/os/539/2012/04/05/92954474-jpg_224917.jpgIn the hours before President Obama signed the JOBS Act into law this afternoon, warnings of the bill’s faults were being trumpeted under headlines such…
Another small business group stands up for Obamacare

Another small business group stands up for Obamacare

AuthorburkeaTypearticleProviderSmallBiz VoteImage https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tVDreQDufIzPrZsiKt8miw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTE5MA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/blogs/smallbizvote/134091078.jpgMany news outlets this week are speculating about how a Supreme Court decision to throw out the Affordable Care Act could affect election results. Regardless of how the…
How to Find and Keep Your Ideal Mentor

How to Find and Keep Your Ideal Mentor

AuthorLisa Nicole BellTypearticleProviderYoung Entrepreneur CouncilImage https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7Ph2pGgjWhFHXKEdQn5KGA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTE5MA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/sbs/sbc/YEC/3096166092_da7bcf9997.jpg 3096166092_da7bcf9997 Help! © by Dimitri N. (2008) Finding the right mentor can be a daunting task among the endless busyness of our society. The…
Beat small biz bank loan odds: don’t commingle your credit

Beat small biz bank loan odds: don’t commingle your credit

  Authorburkea Typearticle ProviderProfit Minded Image https://s2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UAshtpAQoZE.JusnvaojWw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTE5MA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/blogs/profitminded/78397198.jpg As small business owners know, chances of getting a bank loan these days are slim. Banks are rejecting as many as 90 percent…
Succeeding in business when Papi is the boss

Succeeding in business when Papi is the boss

AuthorMike PeriuTypearticleProviderThe Latino OpportunityImage https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JDIlCAFRWEZ_mzJ3noLMOA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTMxMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/latinoopportunity/iStock_000017713112XSmall.jpgBy Mike Periu The American dream for many Latino families is to one day purchase or start a small business. They envision their children, nephews, nieces…