Indiana civil and business lawyer Sam Hasler recently expressed his view that the place to incorporate your business is generally in your home state.
I agree with Sam.
Delaware or Nevada may offer viable options for some companies but in general most Iowa small businesses are probably wise to incorporate here in Iowa.
Tonight I will be appearing on the Iowa Business Hour with Jim Goodman from 7:00-8:00 p.m. on 98.3 WOW-FM.
I follow a long line of distinguished guests on the program including the incomparable Brett Trout.
If you don’t have anything else to do take a listen tonight.
Tomorrow’s BIZ networking luncheon features Jonni Tonnemacher, a CPA specializing in fraud detection services. Learn how to identify fraud in your business and implement controls to prevent fraud from occurring.
I have not heard Jonni talk previously but the topic is fascinating. It is downright scary how much fraud occurs in business. Don’t be
I am frequently involved with the purchase and/or sale of a business. Often the purchaser discovers the business through a business broker. In the Des Moines area, it seems as though several of the business brokers convince prospective buyers to make an offer before seeking legal advice or reviewing the basic terms before the offer is signed. (i.e. price, financing terms
Do you have an estate plan? It has been reported that approximately sixty percent of people in the U.S. do not have a will. Of course having a will is critical if you have children but let’s not forget about another baby – your business.
As the owner of a closely held business much
In Februrary I pointed out that women are starting businesses at a clip that is twice the rate of men. Now, turns out the Miss USA pageant winner is also an entrepreneur.
Frankly, I think it’s pretty cool that the headlines about the winner, Crystle Stewart, read, "Texas entrepreneur named Miss USA".
A new program from the non-profit Iowa Foundation for Microenterprise and Community Vitality (IFMCV), will provide a statewide mechanism for Iowa’s microentrepreneurs to connect with community development agencies for assistance. Among the groups spearheading the effort are the Greater Des Moines Community Foundation and the Community Vitality Center (CVC), a policy analysis center based at
Forbes Magazine ranks Des Moines as the fourth best metro nationally for business and careers. Iowa City ranked second in the smaller metro category.
Unfortunately for Iowa we also apparently rank first in the nation for corporate tax rates (and I don’t mean in a good way).
But the tie breaker is that we are cool.
Ohio business lawyer Terri Rasmussen has an excellent overview of the resources available on the SBA Website. (With a hat tip to Joel Libava on the Small Business Trends Blog for the original post). Terri also refers to a helpful post from Anita Campbell on the Ten Ways Business.gov Helps Your Business.
While I
Today is my last day with the Sullivan & Ward law firm. This coming Monday I am taking a hop, skip and a jump over to the law firm of Brick Gentry, P.C. in West Des Moines, Iowa. This is actually almost literally true as the Brick Gentry law firm is located across the parking lot just to the west
