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LLC, Partnership, S-Corp…Your choice will impact your taxes, management, liability, and more. Here's a primer. People start business ventures for many reasons. They might want to be their own boss, Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Author: Tanya Marcum
A young venture capital firm is searching for the new 'new thing' among older entrepreneurs. Katerina Stroponiati has a thought exercise for you: Go out on the street and ask any random person about Read More...
Category: Features
Author: Chris Taylor
If you’re thinking about working part-time in retirement, be sure to think these things through. EDITOR'S NOTE: This article is part of The Great Unretirement, a Next Avenue initiative made Read More...
Category: Features
Author: Richard Eisenberg
Allen Esrock of NxtGen Nexus weights in on how to optimize the free labor and other benefits, and how to manage conflicting goals, sibling resentment, and suspicious non-relatives who work for you. Read More...
Category: Interviews
Author: Kimberly Eddleston
John Eckhardt was a sought-after freelance tech consultant. To grow, he had to step back from what came naturally and hire and manage others. Since John Eckhardt was nine years old, programming Read More...
Category: Interviews
Authors: Catherine Buday and John Eckhardt
Part of our mission at EIX and FamilyBusiness.org is giving entrepreneurs access to new knowledge generated by top-notch academic research. As part of that mission, we have partnered with Academy of Read More...
Category: Research Insight
Authors: Daniel Forbes and Prithviraj Chattopadhyay
A study of chocolate makers shows that shared values, commitment, and a long-term outlook are good for both relationships and business. EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was produced in partnership with Read More...
Category: Research Insight
Authors: Jennifer Woolley and Jo-Ellen Pozner
EIX attracted more than 12.5 million page views last year, and many of our visitors yearned for information about testing and launching a venture, judging from the articles published last year that Read More...
Category: Commentary
Authors: David Townsend and Daniel Forbes
Chris Parsons of Knowledge Architecture talks about how to minimize the financial risk when you leave salaried work, and why you don't need to be a big risk-taker to be a successful business Read More...
Category: Interviews
Author: Catherine Buday
Activities like selling in physical stores, regular trips to the bank, driving company cars, and talking openly about business growth can make business owners targets. EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was Read More...
Category: Research Insight
Authors: Paul Sanchez , Matthew Wood , Tim Michaelis and Jaime Suarez