Thursday, July 22, 2010
Registered Agents
Registered agents are required for businesses because they provide a physical location where a human being can accept service (lawsuits and official papers from the state or taxation departments) on behalf of the company during business hours. The business owner can act as his or her own registered agent, but it may be difficult to ensure someone is available either in the office or at home during business hours year-round. There are a number of commercial registered agent services but some business owners prefer to have their lawyer serve as registered agent so that a lawsuit can be addressed more quickly. http://brc.dc.gov/resources/
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Prior Facebook Page Posts
This is a summary of prior posts to the Arocho Law Office Facebook Page:
Affinity Lab in DC offers a venue for new businesses and nonprofits to establish themselves and grow. http://bit.ly/9ganaJ
9 ways small nonprofits and businesses can get more results from Twitter! http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/9-ways-to-get-more-from-twitter/
Dress Code Policies: Regardless of industry, almost all businesses with employees have some form of a dress code policy. When creating a dress code policy for your business, apply your policy equally to all employees. Unfair dress code policies are considered discriminatory and may be grounds for a lawsuit. http://commun...ity2.business.
To help you plan and manage your small business and self-employed tax obligations throughout the year, the IRS provides a tax calendar online: http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/arti cle/0,,id=176080,00.html
Some small businesses view access to credit as a major problem in 2010: http://thehiringsite.
Use a small business kitchen incubator to help you start your food related business: http://www.businessweek.com/
Here are some thoughts on choosing the right name for your new business: http://www.businessweek.com/
How to Grow a Small Business: What every entrepreneur needs to know about identifying new business ...opportunities, consumers and economic risks before jumping into the marketplace. Read more: http://www.poder360.com/
Credit unions seek larger share of business loans: http://www.washingtonpost.com/
Small Business Grants 101: An Overview of Grants Available from the Federal Government - http://community2.business.gov/t5/Small-Business-Cents/Grants-101-An-Overview-of-Grants-Available-from-the-Federal/ba-p/16067?cm_mmc=GovDelivery-_-022410-_-weekly-_-community
Dealing With What Your Business Planning Didn't Expect: http://community2.business.
New Business Entities Guides at Business.gov that provide in-depth information about how sole proprietorship, partnerships, corporations, S Corporations, LLCs, non profits, and cooperatives are formed and taxed, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each. http://business.gov/register/
Small Business Survival: Last Chance Lifelines for Keeping your Business Afloat: http://community2.business.
How to Legally Protect Your Business Name on a Local, State, National, and International Level: http://community2.business.
Becoming a Reseller – A “Getting Started” 101 for Small Business Owners: http://community2.business.
Getting Started with E-Commerce – An Entrepreneur’s Checklist: http://community2.business.
Finding Government Business: Once You’ve Done the Basics, Here’s What’s Next: http://community2.business.
What to Do When a Customer Won't Pay?: http://community2.business.
Eight Big Ideas for Small Business: http://www.time.com/time/
Business Resource: Washington, DC Minority Business Development Center: http://www.dcmbec.org/home.
This article may be of interest to small business seeking capital: http://www.entrepreneur.com/
How to Prepare Your Business for Succession: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/
The 10 Ingredients Of A Great Business Plan: http://www.forbes.com/2010/03/
Protecting Companies That Mix Profitability & Values: http://www.npr.org/templates/
What health care reform means for your business: http://money.cnn.com/2010/03/
Youngest Billionaires and how they got so wealthy: http://moneymagnetbook.
How To Pick A Company Name: Tips From The Trenches. http://onstartups.com/tabid/
Five Tips for Building your Small Business Brand Using its Best Advocate – You! - mentions locally owned CakeLove. Owned by Metro D.C. Small Business Person of the Year 2006, Warren Brown: http://community2.business.
A new Women’s Business Center funded by the Small Business Administration and backed by the D.C. Council opened yesterday: http://washington.bizjournals.
Article on Capital Campaign fundraising for nonprofits & churches: Your Capital Campaign: Are You Ready to Succeed? http://www.ammado.com/nonprofit/afp/arti cles/14384
A fictitious name (or assumed name, trade name, or DBA name, short for "doing business as") is a business name that is different than your personal name, the names of your partners or the officially registered name of your LLC or corporation. For registering a fictitious name in DC visit: http://dcra.dc.gov/dcra/cwp/vie...w,A,1343,Q,643499.asp .
Nonprofits are acquiring for-profit corporations: http://tacticalphilanthropy.
5 Reasons Why Start-up Businesses Fail: http://smallbiztrends.com/
The Internal Revenue Service today issued new guidance to make it easier for small businesses to determine whether they are eligible for the new health care tax credit under the Affordable Care Act and how large a credit they will receive: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-
Make Sure Your Business Information Stays Secret with Non-Disclosure Agreement: http://community2.business.
Are you considering moving out of your home office and into a retail location? Then read this: http://community2.business.
Here is a great idea for your business: Group purchasing allows small businesses to pool resources and bargaining power to purchase goods and services - including office supplies, healthcare and insurance, and IT services - at reduced rates. Find out your business can benefit from group purchasing arrangements: http://community2.business.
Starting a Child Care Business? – Government Tools and Resources that Can Help: http://community2.business.gov/t5/Small- Business-Matters/Starting-a-Child-Care-B usiness-Government-Tools-and-Resources/b a-p/21804?cm_mmc=GovDelivery-_-052610-_- weekly-_-community
7 Tips for Starting a Fast Food Business – It’s not Just Fries, Subs and Pizza Anymore!: http://community2.business.
Surety Bonds – The Basics: http://community2.business.
Build Your Business Through Networking: http://community2.business.
The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals has just released its 21st Annual "State of Logistics Report®" that provides benchmarks and key metrics in US logistics and gives a big-picture view of the performance of the US supply chain process. http://cscmp.org/memberonly/
Maintaining Business as Usual in a Disaster: New Web Site Helps Businesses Plan for the Unexpected: http://community2.business.
Making Estimated Tax Payments – A 101 for the Small Business Owner: http://community2.business.gov/t5/Small- Business-Matters/Making-Estimated-Tax-Pa yments-A-101-for-the-Small-Business-Owne r/ba-p/22242?cm_mmc=GovDelivery-_-060910 -_-weekly-_-community
Misclassifying Workers as Independent Contractors Can Be Costly. http://community2.business.
10 Facebook Tips for Small Business at http://www.i-netpreneur.com/
Recently Maryland became the first state to recognize a new corporate form called a benefit corporation. This law allows corporations to pursue socially responsible purposes in addition to profits. This Act will take effect in Maryland on October 1, 2010. B Lab, a nonprofit organization in Pennsylviania that runs a certification program for socially responsible businesses, assisted in drafting the Maryland law. http://mlis.state.md.us/
Business FYI: Need the Facts? Info on five sources of free economic and market data from Uncle Sam at http://community2.business.
Affinity Lab in DC offers a venue for new businesses and nonprofits to establish themselves and grow. http://bit.ly/9ganaJ
9 ways small nonprofits and businesses can get more results from Twitter! http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/9-ways-to-get-more-from-twitter/
Dress Code Policies: Regardless of industry, almost all businesses with employees have some form of a dress code policy. When creating a dress code policy for your business, apply your policy equally to all employees. Unfair dress code policies are considered discriminatory and may be grounds for a lawsuit. http://commun...ity2.business.gov/t5/Business-Law-Adviso r/Dress-Code-Policies/ba-p/14727#A327?cm _mmc=GovDelivery-_-020310-_-weekly-_-com munity
To help you plan and manage your small business and self-employed tax obligations throughout the year, the IRS provides a tax calendar online: http://www.irs.gov/businesses/
Some small businesses view access to credit as a major problem in 2010: http://thehiringsite.careerbuilder.com/2 010/01/13/small-businesses-report-on-acc ess-to-credit-2010-challenges-in-new-careerbuilder-survey/
Use a small business kitchen incubator to help you start your food related business: http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/con tent/jan2010/sb20100125_784552.htm
Here are some thoughts on choosing the right name for your new business: http://www.businessweek.com/small-busine ss/
How to Grow a Small Business: What every entrepreneur needs to know about identifying new business ...opportunities, consumers and economic risks before jumping into the marketplace. Read more: http://www.poder360.com/article_detail.p hp?id_article=3604
Credit unions seek larger share of business loans: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con tent/article/2010/02/08/AR2010020803820. html?hpid=topnews
Small Business Grants 101: An Overview of Grants Available from the Federal Government - http://community2.business.gov/t5/Small-Business-Cents/Grants-101-An-Overview-of-Grants-Available-from-the-Federal/ba-p/16067?cm_mmc=GovDelivery-_-022410-_-weekly-_-community
Dealing With What Your Business Planning Didn't Expect: http://community2.business.gov/t5/The-In dustry-Word/Dealing-With-What-Your-Busin ess-Planning-Didn-t-Expect/ba-p/15975?cm _mmc=GovDelivery-_-022410-_-weekly-_-com munity
New Business Entities Guides at Business.gov that provide in-depth information about how sole proprietorship, partnerships, corporations, S Corporations, LLCs, non profits, and cooperatives are formed and taxed, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each. http://business.gov/register/incorporati on/?cm..._mmc=GovDelivery-_-022410-_-weekly-_-int ernal
Small Business Survival: Last Chance Lifelines for Keeping your Business Afloat: http://community2.business.gov/t5/Small- Business-Matters/Small-Business-Survival -Last-Chance-Lifelines-for-Keeping-your/ ba-p/15847?cm_mmc=GovDelivery-_-022410-_ -weekly-_-community
How to Legally Protect Your Business Name on a Local, State, National, and International Level: http://community2.business.gov/t5/Busine ss-Law-Advisor/How-to-Legally-Protect-Yo ur-Business-Name-on-a-Local-State/ba-p/1 6391?cm_mmc=GovDelivery-_-030310-_-weekl y-_-community
Becoming a Reseller – A “Getting Started” 101 for Small Business Owners: http://community2.business.gov/t5/Small- Business-Matters/Becoming-a-Reseller-A-G etting-Started-101-for-Small-Business/ba -p/16377?cm_mmc=GovDelivery-_-030310-_-w eekly-_-community
Getting Started with E-Commerce – An Entrepreneur’s Checklist: http://community2.business.gov/t5/Small- Business-Matters/Getting-Started-with-E- Commerce-An-Entrepreneur-s-Checklist/ba- p/16249?cm_mmc=GovDelivery-_-030310-_-we ekly-_-community
Finding Government Business: Once You’ve Done the Basics, Here’s What’s Next: http://community2.business.gov/t5/The-In dustry-Word/Finding-Government-Business- Once-You-ve-Done-the-Basics-Here-s/ba-p/ 16380?cm_mmc=GovDelivery-_-030310-_-week ly-_-community
What to Do When a Customer Won't Pay?: http://community2.business.gov/t5/The-In dustry-Word/What-to-Do-When-a-Customer-W on-t-Pay/ba-p/16259?cm_mmc=GovDelivery-_ -030310-_-weekly-_-community
Here is a useful link to the U.S. Copyright Office: www.copyright.gov
Eight Big Ideas for Small Business: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packag es/article/0,28804,1971190_1971191_19711 94,00.html
Business Resource: Washington, DC Minority Business Development Center: http://www.dcmbec.org/home.html
This article may be of interest to small business seeking capital: http://www.entrepreneur.com/money/financ ing/article205646.html
How to Prepare Your Business for Succession: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/18/busine ss/smallbusiness/18sbiz.html?partner=rss &emc=rss
The 10 Ingredients Of A Great Business Plan: http://www.forbes.com/2010/03/18/busines s-plan-tips-entrepreneurs-finance-zwilli ng.html?feed=rss_entrepreneurs
Protecting Companies That Mix Profitability & Values: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story .php?storyId=124468487
What health care reform means for your business: http://money.cnn.com/2010/03/22/smallbus iness/small_business_health_reform/
Youngest Billionaires and how they got so wealthy: http://moneymagnetbook.blogspot.com/2010 /03/youngest-billionaires-and-how-they-g ot.html
How To Pick A Company Name: Tips From The Trenches. http://onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/121 56/How-To-Pick-A-Company-Name-Tips-From- The-Trenches.aspx
Five Tips for Building your Small Business Brand Using its Best Advocate – You! - mentions locally owned CakeLove. Owned by Metro D.C. Small Business Person of the Year 2006, Warren Brown: http://community2.business.gov/t5/Small- Business-Matters/Five-Tips-for-Building- your-Small-Business-Brand-Using-its-Best /ba-p/17664...?cm_mmc=GovDelivery-_-032410-_-weekly-_- community
A new Women’s Business Center funded by the Small Business Administration and backed by the D.C. Council opened yesterday: http://washington.bizjournals.com/washin gton/stories/2010/03/22/daily32.html
Article on Capital Campaign fundraising for nonprofits & churches: Your Capital Campaign: Are You Ready to Succeed? http://www.ammado.com/
A fictitious name (or assumed name, trade name, or DBA name, short for "doing business as") is a business name that is different than your personal name, the names of your partners or the officially registered name of your LLC or corporation. For registering a fictitious name in DC visit: http://dcra.dc.gov/dcra/cwp/
Nonprofits are acquiring for-profit corporations: http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2010/04/ nonprofits-acquire-corporation
5 Reasons Why Start-up Businesses Fail: http://smallbiztrends.com/2010/04/5-reas ons-why-start-up-businesses-fail.html
The Internal Revenue Service today issued new guidance to make it easier for small businesses to determine whether they are eligible for the new health care tax credit under the Affordable Care Act and how large a credit they will receive: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-10-44. pdf. A step by step guide is available at http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-utl/3_simple_ steps.pdf
Make Sure Your Business Information Stays Secret with Non-Disclosure Agreement: http://community2.business.gov/t5/Busine ss-Law-Advisor/Make-Sure-Your-Business-I nformation-Stays-Secret-with-Non/ba-p/21 281?cm_mmc=GovDelivery-_-051910-_-weekly -_-community
Are you considering moving out of your home office and into a retail location? Then read this: http://community2.business.gov/t5/Busine ss-Law-Advisor/4-Steps-to-Moving-Your-Bu siness-Out-of-Your-Home-and-Into-a/ba-p/ 21044?cm_mmc=GovDelivery-_-051910-_-week ly-_-community
Here is a great idea for your business: Group purchasing allows small businesses to pool resources and bargaining power to purchase goods and services - including office supplies, healthcare and insurance, and IT services - at reduced rates. Find out your business can benefit from group purchasing arrangements: http://community2.business.gov/t5/Small-Business -Cents/Small-Businesses-Come-Together-an d-Save-Through-Group-Purchasing/ba-p/211 43?cm_mmc=GovDelivery-_-051910-_-weekly- _-community
Starting a Child Care Business? – Government Tools and Resources that Can Help: http://community2.business.
7 Tips for Starting a Fast Food Business – It’s not Just Fries, Subs and Pizza Anymore!: http://community2.business.gov/t5/Small- Business-Matters/7-Tips-for-Starting-a-F ast-Food-Business-It-s-not-Just-Fries/ba -p/21379?cm_mmc=GovDelivery-_-052610-_-w eekly-_-community
Surety Bonds – The Basics: http://community2.business.gov/t5/Small- Business-Cents/Surety-Bonds-The-Basics/b a-p/21512?cm_mmc=GovDelivery-_-052610-_- weekly-_-community
Build Your Business Through Networking: http://community2.business.gov/t5/The-In dustry-Word/Build-Your-Business-Through- Networking/ba-p/21541?cm_mmc=GovDelivery -_-052610-_-weekly-_-community
The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals has just released its 21st Annual "State of Logistics Report®" that provides benchmarks and key metrics in US logistics and gives a big-picture view of the performance of the US supply chain process. http://cscmp.org/memberonly/state.asp
Maintaining Business as Usual in a Disaster: New Web Site Helps Businesses Plan for the Unexpected: http://community2.business.gov/t5/Small- Business-Matters/Maintaining-Business-as -Usual-in-a-Disaster-New-Web-Site-Helps/ ba-p/22449?cm_mmc=GovDelivery-_-060910-_ -weekly-_-community
Making Estimated Tax Payments – A 101 for the Small Business Owner: http://community2.business.
Misclassifying Workers as Independent Contractors Can Be Costly. http://community2.business.gov/t5/The-In dustry-Word/Misclassifying-Workers-as-In dependent-Contractors-Can-Be-Costly/ba-p /22324?cm_mmc=GovDelivery-_-060910-_-wee kly-_-community
10 Facebook Tips for Small Business at http://www.i-netpreneur.com/social-media /facebook-101-10-effective-facebook-tips -for-small-business .
Recently Maryland became the first state to recognize a new corporate form called a benefit corporation. This law allows corporations to pursue socially responsible purposes in addition to profits. This Act will take effect in Maryland on October 1, 2010. B Lab, a nonprofit organization in Pennsylviania that runs a certification program for socially responsible businesses, assisted in drafting the Maryland law. http://mlis.state.md.us/2010rs/billfile/ SB0690.htm .
Business FYI: Need the Facts? Info on five sources of free economic and market data from Uncle Sam at http://community2.business.gov/t5/Small- Business-Matters/Need-the-Facts-5-Source s-of-Free-Economic-and-Market-Data-from/ ba-p/22766?cm_mmc=GovDelivery-_-061610-_ -weekly-_-community
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Should your business Get a NAICS Code?
As a small business owner, you probably have heard of the NAICS code, but may not know what it means and what it is used for. Read more about the NAICS numbering system at the US Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/sssd/naics /naicsrch?chart=2007
Some federal and state agencies require businesses to have a NAICS code for administrative, contracting, and tax purposes. If you are working with a particular federal agency or state agency, you can ask if you need one. Federal Compliance Contacts and Resources: http://business.g...ov/
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