Entrepreneurs operating all business types have expressed some key areas of concern, and a recent survey reveals a few common requests business owners have for the U.S. Congress.
Entrepreneurs’ wish list for Congress
New tax filing requirements for businesses in 2012
All business types, from sole proprietorships to corporations, will face increased paperwork in 2012 due to new healthcare legislation, but Greg Jones writes in the Washington Post that a little extra record keeping could improve finances for many small businesses.
Use of a DBA required for different business names
Part of business incorporation requires adhering to legal requirements, including registering any different names that business might be conducted under.
Foreign qualification allows corporations to do interstate business
Business incorporation with the goal of doing business in different states can use a foreign qualification service that registers the corporation in the new state to assure legal protection.
SBA loans rise sharply in Southern California
The number of small business owners in Southern California looking to the U.S. Small Business Administration for help financing their new business formation is on the rise.
Business incubators provide capital, assistance to start-ups
With startup capital increasingly hard to acquire, many entrepreneurs are looking to incubators to help reduce costs as they create a corporation, reports Bloomberg.
Study: Venture capital funds entrepreneurs of different ages, education levels
Founders of new business types that receive capital to create a corporation tend to be between the ages of 35 to 44, though venture capital firms appear to evenly distribute funds to entrepreneurs with either undergraduate or graduate degrees.
Small business owners may be trying to do too much
Working to create a corporation and run it successfully takes a number of very different skills, including financial management, marketing and technology savvy. But sometimes, as Associated Press columnist Joyce Rosenberg writes, a small business owner needs to be able to ask for help.