Each business entity registered or filed with the Florida Department of State is required to file an annual corporation renewal in order to maintain their “active status.” The Division of Corporations reminds entrepreneurs that the report deadline is fast approaching. The report is due by May 1 to avoid filing fees.
For many people in New Orleans area, Hurricane Katrina flooded their houses and rendered them homeless. The state offers a homestead exemption for residents with new housing arrangements, but these benefits are mutually exclusive of the benefits that come with purchasing a home through a limited liability company, reports nola.com.
For Indiana-based entrepreneurs who have recently undergone or are considering business formation, there is a new web-based community that might help them find needed suppliers. Startup business owners in the state may find this tool makes it easy for Hoosiers to do business with Hoosiers.
The recent Supreme Court decisions to lift the ban on small businesses ability to participate in electoral campaigns has made many small business owners aware of the fact that they should do their homework on corporate laws.
Small businesses across the nation are expected to be the leaders in economic recovery, with SMBs producing 64 percent of net new jobs over the past 15 years. Now, a report from the Patriot Ledger indicates that entrepreneurs in Massachusetts might soon find special incentives for business formation to boost the state economy.
Staten Island may be a small borough, but it recently passed some legislation that could bring big changes to small businesses. According to StatenIslandLive.com, Representative Michael McMahon is sponsoring two bills that will help entrepreneurs gain access to working capital.
Even with the administration’s recent allocation of $30 billion to increase loans to small and startup businesses, many entrepreneurs seem to struggle to find sufficient funds. But for future business owners in California’s Bay Area, startup funds may soon be easy to find from a wider net of investors.
Entrepreneurs who underwent business formation in Houston recently found it easy to access funds thanks to a stimulus package from the Small Business Administration’s Houston District Office.