I don’t know whether you remember me but I emailed you regarding your website and you gave me permission to reference your work. It is coming along well. I was wondering if you had any statistics on relative success comparing people who created business plans with those who hadn’t created plans for their business. I’m just trying to find out how much it helps. By the way I am currently writing my business plan and your site has helped me immensely!
This is weird. I was searching on Google for used textbooks and was quite surprised to see the following at the end of the Google page: “In response to a complaint we received under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, we have removed 1 result(s) from this page. If you wish, you may read the DMCA complaint for these removed results.”
What does it mean? What is the DMCA anyway?
Dave, I’m stuck. I have an online business and I’m using a search engine optimization consultant, a design person, a webmaster, and more, but my business seems to be trapped at a certain level and I can’t grow beyond it. What suggestions and ideas do you have?
I had thought that Sarbanes-Oxley only applied to publicly traded corporations, but your previous writing and personal communication seems to imply that it also applies to closely-held ones. Is that right? Can you point me to a URL or other easy to find reference that explains just what SOx requires of small companies?
Hi Dave, I am looking to get started with my own business, and was wondering what steps would be best for getting our name copyrighted with the U.S. Copyright Office. What advice do you have?
I work as an independent contractor and was recently reminded that many of the questions I’m asked are illegal to ask for standard employees and I’m wondering if it’s legal for a prospective employer to ask me these questions if I’m working as an independent contractor. What exactly are the questions a prospective company is allowed to ask an independent contractor? Are there any limits or are they only supposed to ask those same questions as if you were applying for employment?
Dave, I’m involved with a software startup that’s ready to raise some money so they can grow more quickly. I don’t know anything about venture capital, so I thought I’d ask you. How do we find a relatively small amount of VC money ($250K)? The company in question makes software for investors. Can you give me advice on how to proceed?
Dave, I keep getting messages about companies that have “filed their 8-K” but the email doesn’t explain what an 8-K is, it just assumes I know. But I don’t. What’s an 8-K and what does it have to do with me as an investor?
