Business Formation and Planning

For many businesses, December is the beginning of tax season; not January. This is likely because their fiscal year ends with the last month of the year. Also, December can be a hectic month for businesses because of the holiday season, which means that they must work...

If you're considering taking the first steps toward starting your own business, let us first congratulate you. Starting a business can be a massive undertaking but one most people hope will pay out in the long run. But if you think simply running a business will...

New companies worry about local business rivals. Some new Clark County companies have to contend with statewide or nationwide competitors even at the business formation and planning stage. Industry observers think overshadowing brands, like Blue Cross and Aetna, are...

You want to go into business for yourself. Do you start a business from scratch or buy an existing business? There are pros and cons to either choice. You may feel that it's less risky to purchase a business that's already up and running and has an established...

Unless you have tremendous financial backing, building a Nevada business can be an exercise in frugality. Entrepreneurs behind start-up companies want to spend money on things that create secure business foundations. The list of necessary items grows longer by the...

A plan for a business is an expanded idea. Investors don't want to hear you are going to open the sixth pizza shop in Clark -- they're going to want to know why anyone would buy pizza from you rather than your five existing competitors. A lot of Nevada entrepreneurs...

The decision to start a business is often preceded by a great amount of thinking and planning. There is good reason for this as there are many potential pitfalls and some businesses do not survive. To help make sure a business has the best possible chance of...

When someone is starting a business there are many things that need to be considered. One of those things is the business structure. We will discuss several of the options in this post.The first that someone might consider is a C corporation. While this option makes...

For some individuals, starting a business is a dream come true. As anyone who has been through this process can likely attest, there are many components that must be addressed to even get the business off the ground. In a previous post, we discussed one of those...

The adage “do what you love and it won’t feel like work,” prompts many people to start their own business each year. For many of those individuals finding a way to turn something they love into a business is a dream come true. Unfortunately, there is much more to it...