On December 17, 2010, President Obama signed the 2010 Tax Relief Act into law, and among other things, extended the 100-percent tax exclusion from capital gains of qualified small business stock (QSBS). As background, on September 27, 2010, President Obama signed H.R. 5297 Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (P.L. […]
It can be a huge money-saver for a small business to get into the practice of working with independent contractors. Using independent contractors will lower a companies tax bill, require less withholdings, and in some states, reduces the obligations under workers’ compensation requirements. As a result, many small businesses advantageously hire independent […]
Many companies, especially companies trying to save money, file provisional patent applications to protect inventions. Provisional patent applications differ from regular patents applications because they do not mature into an actual patent unless a patent application is filed within one year. Benefits: First, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) […]
In the past couple of months, we’ve had several inquiries about whether to incorporate a new business in Nevada rather than Delaware or the home state of the business. In the last decade, both the state of Nevada and some internet “incorporators” have been actively promoting Nevada as the “Delaware […]
On September 27th and 28th, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, angel investors and state economic development officials will gather in Columbus, Ohio to hear presentations from startup companies and learn about recent developments within Ohio’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. The event is presented by the Ohio Capital Fund and the Ohio Department of Development […]
Fenwick and West has released its 2010 2Q Venture Capital Survey. The survey shows that the climate for VC financing is improving. For the fourth quarter in a row, up rounds exceeded down rounds (55% to 27%, with 18% of rounds flat), and this was an improvement over 1Q10, when […]
The House and Senate reached a compromise late last night on the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010. The reforms are fairly sweeping, and I’m not going to attempt to explain them all. The changes to the definition of an accredited investor merit discussion, though, as they will have […]
The sound you heard today was a collective sigh of relief from entrepreneurs and corporate executives across the globe that have built business models around user-generated content. Google has, at least for the moment, successfully defended the “YouTube model” against claims that it promotes copyright infringement. Google’s defense was […]
Ohio-based startups and early-stage companies looking for capital may not have the same options as those on either costs, but there are quite a few Venture Capital Funds and Angel Groups who have stated a focus of investing in the Midwest region and in Ohio in particular. Over twenty funds […]
Entrepreneurs trying to raise capital to grow a business frequently run across individuals describing themselves as a “finder” and offering to help them structure a private offering and sell that offering using their contacts. They will typically ask for limited or no up-front compensation but will take a percentage of […]
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