When you run a startup, you have a handful of options that you can use to classify your business, including making it a C-Corp, an S-Corp or an LLC--a Limited Liability Corporation. While all situations are different, there are two big reasons why making your startup...
Picking a name for your limited liability company
If you want to start a limited liability company, then it's very important to pick the right name. Not only is a business' name crucial for the way it is branded and displayed to the public, but it also has to fit within the legal guidelines that are laid out for LLCs...
What is a sole proprietorship?
A sole proprietorship is a type of business organization. It is the simplest form of legal business structure in the United States and is often the structure entrepreneurs begin with when they start a small business. Like any other business structure, the sole...
Protect your business and intellectual property
Business formation can be an exciting time in your life. You're starting to create a new career for yourself and potentially for the lives of your employees. Creating your business can be a tricky and frustrating time, though, because you need to be sure you're...
All ads must be truthful and more
The Federal Trade Commission governs the truth-in-advertising regulations for advertisers. The agency is guided by these principles under the Federal Trade Commission Act: -- All advertising has to be truthful and can't deceive consumers -- Advertisers have to have...
Defend your intellectual property with contracts
When you run a business, your priority is to make money and to make a good impression on the community. You've built your business from the ground up, and you spend time making sure your company is one of a kind. One of the ways you do this is by offering services...
How do you turn a great idea into a Colorado business?
People come up with terrific business ideas every day, but many dreamers never take steps to transform the idea into a real Larimer County business. Inventor Thomas Alva described genius as "1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration." Ideas are the motivation...
How do limited liability companies and corporations differ?
The way a Larimer County small business is structured determines how owners and shareholders are taxed. Liability issues are equally important for Colorado entrepreneurs, considering whether to form a limited liability company rather than incorporate a business....
Business formation affects your company’s sale price
The way a Larimer County business is set up determines the entities responsible for taxes. A company's tax structure also impacts the sale of the business, something some Colorado entrepreneurs don't think about until a sale is under consideration. Understandably, new...
What do you need in a business plan in Colorado?
You want to open your business and be successful in Colorado, but do you have everything prepared to do so? When creating a business plan, everything about your business should be included. You'll want to have a well-written plan to present to creditors, since this...