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Twitter! Tweet! TweetDeck! I’m So Confused!

December 29th, 2008 | 2 Comments | Posted in general, social networking

As you may be able to guess, I have recently begun “twittering” (www.twitter.com).  I avoided it for a long time because I just could not see how sending little messages or “tweets” about what I was doing with my day would lead anywhere. On the contrary, I have to say that I am enjoying my [...]

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Alphabet Soup - LLCs and PLLCs

December 22nd, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in business structure, general

So much for Ss and Cs.  Now, let’s throw some Ls and Ps into the soup.
Limited liability companies, or LLCs, are probably the most common business form filed today.  My attorney, Mike, says he does 19 LLC filings to every one corporation filing.  LLCs can be large or small.  My friend Myrna, who developed a [...]

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Alphabet Soup - C Corporations and S Corporations

December 17th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in business structure, general

Sounds tasty this time of year, until I tell you the title refers to trying to decide what form your business should take.  C corp?  S corp?  LLC?  GP?  LP?  PLLC?  PC?  Sole Prop?  What’s a soup lover to do?
Although I am not qualified to specifically recommend any one of these to anyone, I do [...]

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Don’t Become a Psychiatric Patient - Make Good Choices!

December 1st, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in general

“Make Good Choices!” I can’t remember what movie it was, but Jamie Lee Curtis is yelling this out the car window to her snarly teenage daughter.
Lately, several friends, some business owners and some not, have been making what for them are major choices, and the process is making them crazy. I decided to [...]

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