How to Protect Your Business Intellectual Property [Infographic]

Protect Business Intellectual Property when you start your business and as you are growing your business! Learn about DBAs, patents, trademarks, copyrights and more in our business intellectual

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Effective Annual Rate

The effective annual rate – also called the effective interest rate, the effective rate, or the annual equivalent rate – describes the amount of interest paid or earned

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Lifestyle Business

A lifestyle business is created and typically operated by its founder to serve the purpose of sustaining a particular level of income, and no more. Often founded by

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Employment Agreement

An employment agreement is a formal contract between an employer and an employee which defines the conditions of employment. This agreement usually will specify  major employment details and

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Buy-Sell Agreement Definition

A buy-sell agreement is a legally-binding agreement between two co-owners that governs any situation in which one co-owner dies, chooses to leave the business, is incapacitated, faces divorce,

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Articles of Incorporation

When starting a new business, there are a few steps you’ll need to take in order to officially incorporate the business within its state. Usually the first step

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What Types of Business Entities Can an LLC Own?

Business owners generally want to protect their personal assets from claims, lawsuits and certain other business liabilities associated with their business. That’s why when a serial entrepreneur adds

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What Type of Business Entity is Right for Your Business?

Jim Beach, author and serial entrepreneur, interviewed Exit Promise founder Holly Magister on his radio show School for Startups Radio. We want to share some of the insights

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Exit Planning Starts When You Launch Your Startup

Jim Beach, author and serial entrepreneur, interviewed Exit Promise founder Holly Magister on his radio show School for Startups Radio. We want to share some of the insights

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Registering a Business Name

Many business owners (startups and veterans alike) may find the requirements to register a business in their state surprising. When a business owner starts their business and chooses

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