There are two very distinct ways for a startup to travel through the early years of business: organically or with outside funding. Most businesses grow organically, where growth is funded by sales and if you have a lean quarter, well, paychecks are slimmer and capital expenditures are postponed until sales pick up.
Lots of credit cards have a points system, but with the double points standard on the American Express Blue Business Plus credit card, a bit of savvy planning can turn out be a huge boon for your small business. And it’s true whether you’re a high flier or it’s a moonlighting gig with a desk that doubles as your dining room table.
It’s an unfortunate fact that web security sometimes gets lost in the excitement of setting up a new website or blog, the thought of finally having a storefront for your craft takes precedence over protection from SQL injections and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks – as if anybody knows what they are anyway. Foregoing website, server, and/or database protection creates a false economy though; online threats are increasingly a concern for everybody who has a website.
I have an idea for a great app. Don’t believe I’m the first to have thought of it. How do I find out if Google (or others) are already working on this app? I don’t have the skills to make it happen – just a great idea I want to share with someone who can make it happen…
My company is poised to acquire a startup here in San Francisco, but their accounting books are confusing and questionable. They claim it’s because they’re cleaning up after an identity theft incident, but I thought identity theft affected individuals, not businesses? What’s the scoop, and what can my business do to avoid business identity theft?
How can I sell my Idea to Yahoo, Google or any other company which has live chat to explain my Idea? I just need online contact …
I have an online business and it’s going pretty well, but I’ve hit a wall: I want to establish and set up an 800 toll free number for customers to call, a number that goes straight to voicemail, but lets me easily call them back to answer questions or concerns, help track shipments, etc. But how do I set up a toll free number without paying a ton of money?
Yo Dave! So I’m looking 2 trademark my group’s name, and once its trademarked will I get a certain certificate of trademark to show it’s legit?
