We can tell you all day how much we love working with small businesses, but sometimes it’s best to hear it from our customers themselves. See what Tiffany Turnham, owner and creator of Tiffany Turnham Beauty, has to say about what inspired her to start a business and how she used CorpNet.com to re-brand her small skin care business using CorpNet.com’s services for her business filing needs.
Continue reading “Check out CorpNet.com’s Reviews: Hear it from our Customers” »
By: Filip Pticek
Now that you’ve started your business, are you looking to gain more traffic to your website, build your brand, and promote your small business to thousands of other small business owners?
Sponsoring a CorpNet.com blog post will allow you to achieve all of that and more with our new sponsored blog post opportunities!
If you cater to small businesses, CorpNet would like to invite your company to get involved with the CorpNet.com blog. Our blog has a readership of several thousand, all of whom are small businesses or work for small businesses. Our readers look to the CorpNet Startup Starting Line for advice on starting protecting, managing and running a business, as well as what products or services to use.
We’re looking for partners who want to promote their company by offering our readers informative content and useful products and services geared toward the small business segment.
If you’re interested in sponsoring one or more blog post(s) or becoming a regular sponsor of the CorpNet.com blog, please view our packages below and choose the package that best fits your needs, then reach out to us to blog@corpnet.com. Continue reading “CorpNet Sponsored Blog Post Opportunities Have Arrived!” »
By: Daniel Pink
This is a guest post by Jay Harris.
Have you ever known someone who refuses to get health insurance because they are convinced it will make them get sick? Or perhaps someone who will not apply for life insurance coverage because of a fear that it will cause an accident?
Indeed, many business owners resist planning for emergencies because of a belief that it will somehow increase the risks of disaster actually occurring. However, equipping for an emergency is not “expecting” an emergency, but rather being prepared IF one should occur.
With that in mind, here are five major areas of concern, as well as tips on how to avoid problems on the front end and handle issues in the event it becomes necessary.
Data Back-Up
Since we’re discussing protecting your business, let’s start with protecting your business. In this age of technology, fewer things are more critical to the success of a business than its records and documents. Continue reading “Issue Spotting for your Small Business: Disaster Prep Basics” »
Our team has been working hard for the past few months to perfect our latest complimentary service to CorpNet.com customers and in a continuing effort to give our clients the best service available out there, we’ve taken a leap past the competition by offering this FREE service. It’s live and we are so excited to introduce you to the Business Information Zone (B.I.Z.)
The B.I.Z. is a FREE Corporate Compliance Tool that will send you reminders of important due dates and business filings such as deadlines for tax filings, annual reports due, and so much more helping entrepreneurs keep thier business compliant with state filings to avoid rising late fees and penalties!
For a small business, the number of filings required in a given year can be overwhelming. For example, in California a newly formed corporation must obtain a Federal Tax ID number, file an Initial Statement of Information (also known as an initial report filing in most states), elect S Corporation status (if desired), file a DBA or fictitious business name filing, and file an annual statement of information (also known as an annual report filing in most states) on the anniversary date of the corporation’s filing date.
Failure to file any of this paperwork can lead to additional fines and penalties. With rising state budget deficits, many states are looking to increase revenues by ramping up their collection efforts for small business owners who fail to file their compliance paperwork on time.
That’s where CorpNet’s B.I.Z. (pronounced “Bee Eye Zee”) comes in. Complimentary to any new or existing small business owner, attorney, or accountant/CPA, CorpNet.com’s B.I.Z. sends personalized email alerts for important tax and state filing deadlines. As a result, small business owners don’t have to worry about missing due dates, paying late fees, or risking non-compliance by forgetting to file. The service is available at no cost to any company, whether or not it was formed by CorpNet.
CorpNet.com’s B.I.Z. offers the following concierge services:
CorpNet.com’s B.I.Z. is not the only way that CorpNet aims to simplify the logistics of starting and running a business. The company recently launched the Business Structure Wizard to help guide new business owners in selecting a business structure for a new or exiting business.
Avoid late penalties and don’t miss another due date! Register your new or existing business into the B.I.Z. (Business Information Zone) by signing up for a free acount today!
Register your business with CorpNet’s B.I.Z. today and don’t miss another deadline!
Get started today and feel free to touch base with ANY questions!
- The CorpNet.com Team
This is a guest post from Edgar Frohme.
Passing family knowledge from generation to generation is a way to keep traditions alive and teach success. The same can be said about business strategies. Gathered information for success has been passed on from business to business, with the hope of helping other people grow and make their business succeed.
Here’s a look at some tips that can help make your small business succeed, proved to work by successful businesses and entrepreneurs, courtesy of Forbes.com and Marketingprofs.com. Continue reading “5 Lessons From Small Business Success Stories” »
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By: Dan Moyle
You’ve worked hard your entire career to build up a reputation and portfolio of work that reflects your talent. As a result, you’ve been able to raise your rates to reflect just how awesome you are, and that is something that has afforded you a great many opportunities.
So why is it such a heartbreak when one client you’ve always wanted tells you that your rates are just a little too high? You’ve got a ton of clients out there, so one more probably won’t make or break your company. But if it’s a client you’ve always wanted, you have to figure out what to do to get them. Continue reading “How to Work with a Client Who Just Can’t Afford You” »
If you are like most people we’ve been talking to, you’ve spent most of 2013 organizing receipts and paperwork for the 2012 tax year. Days and months have gone by and now we’re officially in Q2 of 2013 – crazy!!
Now that tax season is officially closed, it’s time to put 2012 behind us and focus on 2013. Put that refund check to good use and invest it in your future! Start a business so you can put that 9-5 cubicle rut behind you and be an entrepreneur who makes your own schedule!
To give you some extra encouragement – we are hosting our first annual Start a Business Month!! From April 15, 2013 – May 15, 2013 you can get special discounts and great freebies to help you take a giant leap forward into making your entrepreneurial dreams into a reality with the help of CorpNet.com!
Not convinced? Watch our CEO, Nellie Akalp’s journey to success as a small business owner and then you’ll definitely want to get started on making your own small business dreams into a reality: http://bit.ly/ZV0FSG
- EVERYONE gets 10% off a CorpNet.com Deluxe or Complete package by calling and mentioning this blog post: Call Toll FREE Direct: 1-888-752-0363
- Twitter Giveaway: Let us know your business dreams and goals! Want to finally incorporate a business or form an LLC? How about starting that business and renting an office space? Send us a Tweet to @CorpNet with your goal and include the hashtag #CNStartaBiz from April 15 - May 15 and you can WIN a $100 AMEX gift card and a Free Basic Incorporation/LLC from CorpNet.com. *
- Facebook Giveaway: We want to see you in action! Did you just add a new cupcake to your menu? Did you finally register a business name? How are you making your business dreams a reality? We want to know! Snap a photo, upload it to the Corpnet.com Facebook page with details on what the photo is about! From April 15 – May 15th, entries will be collected and one winner will get a $100 AMEX gift card and Free Basic Incorporation from CorpNet.com! *
We look forward to hearing all of your 2013 business goals and seeing you in action to making them a reality!
Good Luck!
- The CorpNet.com Team
*One winner chosen for every 50 entries on Twitter and for every 50 entries on Facebook. Should entries be below that number, no winner will be chosen on either platform*
By: Kevin Hutchinson
This is a guest post from Erin Schwartz.
Individuals launching small businesses in the United States may have dramatically different experiences depending on where they are located. Each year, various policy groups and news organizations publish lists of the states that are the most and least “business-friendly.”
Interestingly, a state that is deemed business-friendly may have an adjacent neighbor that’s regarded as unfriendly to businesses. And although the specific state rankings may vary from one list to the next (often based on the criteria the judges use to make their determinations), there are clear trends. The following information highlights some of the features that impact whether or not a particular state is welcoming to those wanting to start a business. Continue reading “Is Your State Business-Friendly? Four Markers to Find Out” »
This is a guest post from Melissa Nolan.
Consumers are relying more heavily on apps and social networks for up-to-date information and promotions in real-time, which means traditional email marketing strategies are becoming obsolete. A strong social networking presence must be a part of a business’s model because that’s where customers and potential leads are. Facebook and Twitter users expect to see favorite brands and businesses that meet their needs on their social platforms. Does that mean you should abandon direct-email marketing altogether? Not necessarily. Continue to efficiently utilize every outlet, but build successful campaigns by connecting social media, mobile and apps with inboxes. Continue reading “Boost Your Marketing Campaigns by Connecting Social With Email” »
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