The Launch Blog: Expert Advice from the CorpNet Team
Remaining Independent Under California’s New AB5 Law
Whether you work as an independent contractor or your business hires independent contractors, California’s new AB5 law, which went into effect January 1, 2020, forces your hand on becoming an employer or an employee depending on how you conduct your business. The...
Can You Change an LLC Name?
The decision to change an LLC name is one not to consider lightly. After all, your business name is one of your most important brand assets. But sometimes, a name change is in order for one of many reasons. Perhaps there was a mistake in your formation paperwork,...
The Consequences of Noncompliance in Business
"Business compliance" is a phrase that makes many an entrepreneur cringe. But despite the lack of affection for those two words, business owners MUST take them seriously. The possible consequences for noncompliance range from “mild inconvenience” to “devastating...
How to Start a Dropshipping Business
Statistics indicate that a third or more of e-commerce brands use dropshipping as a way to provide products to customers. If you've been thinking about starting an online store but don't want to deal with the costs and hassle of maintaining inventory, you may find...
What is a Certificate of Registration?
If you’re an accountant, attorney, or in the business of otherwise professionally advising entrepreneurs, you may have had clients inquire about what they need to do to expand their companies into other states. One of the most important steps involved in the...
How to Start a Business as a Kid or Teen
Starting a business as a kid or teen is exciting! With it, comes an opportunity to learn life-long skills that will help you become a successful adult. And, of course, there's the money you can earn! But how do you start a business as a kid or teen? Well,...
LLC-5 and the California Foreign Limited Liability Company
What is an LLC-5? The LLC-5 is a California State form used when a domestic limited liability company formed in another state (or country) wishes to become a foreign limited liability company in California. The official name of Form LLC-5 is “Application to...
How to Start a Trucking Business
If you’ve always wanted to start a trucking business, now could be the perfect time to put your plan into action. The trucking industry has an immense impact on the U.S. economy. According to American Trucking Associations, 71 percent of the freight tonnage moved...
Advising Clients About Business Structures
With all the decisions your clients are expected to make when starting a business, which legal structure to choose might not get as much consideration as it should. Most business owners choose to form a sole proprietorship in the beginning, since it’s less...
How to Legally Start an eCommerce Business
If you have been considering starting an eCommerce business, you’re exploring an industry with a promising outlook. According to Statista, the number of online shoppers in the United States is expected to reach 230.5 million in 2021.1 However, like starting any...
Does Your Business Need a DBA?
In the course of running your business, you’ve probably encountered more legal fine print and formalities than you ever thought possible. In this post, we’ll break down the Doing Business As (DBA) to see if your business needs one.
How to Start a Virtual Bookkeeping Business
Wondering how to start a virtual bookkeeping business? This article shares what aspiring self-employed bookkeepers need to think about.
Webinars About How to Choose the Right Business Entity
Wondering how to choose the right business entity? Consider watching these webinars to learn about the pros and cons of various business structures.
What Entrepreneurs Should Know About Calculating Sales Tax for Business
Confused about how to calculate sales tax for business? Learn about recent sales tax legislation, tools for calculating sales tax, and more.
Help Clients Choose What Is the Best Business Structure Without Fear of Unauthorized Practice of Law
What is the best business structure? Here's how to help your clients (and boost your revenue) without illegally engaging in the practice of law.
How to Start a Tutoring Business
Wondering how to start a tutoring business? This step-by-step guide will help you through the planning and launch process.
Increase Professional Services Revenue with the CorpNet Partner Program
A path for business coaches, CPAs, lawyers, tax advisors, and bookkeepers to increase professional services revenue without overworking or adding overhead.
Three Tips for Business Coaches to Help Their Clients Succeed in 2019
How can you help your coaching clients achieve entrepreneurial success? These tips for business coaches will help you help your clients succeed.
The CorpNet Partner Program Opens a New Revenue Stream for Your Business— Without Adding Overhead
The CorpNet Partner Program gives professional services providers a way to increase revenue without adding overhead. Here’s how it works.
5 Steps to Start a Business By Year End
What do you need to do to get your startup off the ground before next year? These steps to start a business will give you the direction you need.
How to Hire a Ghostwriter for Your Accounting Blog
Does your accounting business need a blog? Yes, web content like blogs helps your business rise in the search engine rankings. So, if your business website doesn’t have a blog, it’s time to create one. If you already have a blog, are you keeping it current? When...
What Is the LLC Tax Rate?
Before forming an LLC, many entrepreneurs ask about the standard LLC tax rate to see if this form of entity is a solid option for their new business. This is an excellent question and one that can be best answered by exploring what an LLC is and how it is taxed....
What to Expect When Selling Your Business
Maybe your end game has always been focused on selling your business. Or is the pace of running a business becoming too much, and you’re ready to slow down and retire? Perhaps you have a new business idea and you want to sell your business to pursue (and finance)...
Do I Need a Business License to Sell on Amazon?
Entrepreneurs who want to sell their products through Amazon’s marketplace face many of the same opportunities and challenges as brick-and-mortar stores. Naturally, they have a lot of questions about launching and running an online business. It’s exciting to think...
How CorpNet’s Partner Program Helps Professionals Increase Revenue Without Adding Overhead
CorpNet has always been focused on helping entrepreneurs in all industries succeed. We not only offer services to help them save time and money in forming their own businesses, but we also provide a program for accountants, attorneys, and other professionals to...
How to Become a Virtual Bookkeeper
Coming from the corporate world, leasing office space seemed like the obvious choice when I started my own company. But after 18 months of commuting to an office and paying rent and other overhead expenses, my two partners and I realized the cost—and time—savings...
Five Side Hustle Options for Single Moms
Throughout my career, I’ve managed all kinds of people with all kinds of living situations. Out of all my employees, I’d have to say single moms are among the hardest working and most dedicated — no matter what life challenges are thrown at them. Making enough...
Trademark vs. Service Mark
Trademark vs. service mark? What's the difference? Both are issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office to distinguish a brand's products and services from those of other businesses. Trademarks distinguish a company's products, whereas a service mark...
Don’t Let Poor Accounting Firm Management Stifle Your Growth
What barriers to business growth is your accounting firm facing? Although the answers to that question might vary from industry to industry, I’m sure most boil down to similar sentiments. I know in my business, bandwidth can be a barrier to growth—but not bandwidth...
Accounting Franchises: Are They Really Worth the Money?
Traditionally, when you think about starting an accounting business, you envision building the business from scratch and all that entails—doing market research, financing your startup, differentiating your business in the marketplace, etc. But there’s another...
