Home businesses are popular, and they usually start as small side projects. As they grow, however, they can turn into full-time businesses, even when they’re being run out of residential spaces. If you open a home-based business, are you going to run into some zoning...
For whatever reason, you and your business partners have decided that it’s time to retire the LLC that you worked so hard to build up from nothing. Your LLC probably has assets, such as office supplies and furniture, work equipment, vehicles, real estate and client...
If there's one thing that you likely understand as an Atlanta area business owner, it's that the market in any industry can change fast. What may have seemed like a great location for your business may not turn out to be great for you, after all. Commercial leases are...
In the modern business environment, the most valuable asset you may have is your company’s intellectual property. Just the same, it’s common for people to misunderstand the differences between copyrights, patents and trademarks. Here’s what you should know. What is a...
Many entrepreneurs have very little time to invest in learning the pros and cons of specific business structures when they first incorporate their company yet understand them as they interact with others in the corporate world. It’s not uncommon for business owners to...
Ideally, you and your business partner will stay working together for many years -- perhaps even decades. You’ll have the same vision for when to end the partnership or sell the company, as you both move to retire. But what if things don’t play out that smoothly? Say...
You and your business partner made a gallant effort of it for a few years. Your small business shined for a while, and even received a write-up in the local alternative weekly. However, profit margins have fluctuated during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Even...
Good branding can make or break a company. When customers know and trust your product, they will look for your logo or brand name when making a purchase. Unfortunately, with success comes the risk of someone trying to elbow in on your market. Unscrupulous competitors...
Failure is probably the last thing on your mind when creating a business partnership. Yet, the majority of business partnerships do not last. When they go wrong, it can lead to bitter fallouts that can damage both parties. Successful businesses partnerships require...
For the business owner planning to buy commercial real estate, whether as part of an expansion or in the initial plunge, it is wise to get the scoop on the complex and sometimes lengthy nature of the process. As it turns out, a commercial real estate purchase and sale...