Pass-Through Entities: New 20 Percent Qualified Business Income (QBI) Deduction
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) added a new tax deduction for owners of pass-through entities – a 20 percent deduction of qualified...
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- Nov 18, 2018
- 4 min
5 Things to Know Before Your Startup Joins an Accelerator
Startup accelerators offer an attractive funding and support option to early-stage companies. While they often get lumped together with...
- Nov 12, 2018
- 8 min
How to Calculate Potential Revenue for a Startup and Present to Investors
Some entrepreneurs think that what matters most is a disruptive product with a big potential market and that investors don’t care much...
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- Nov 11, 2018
- 4 min
Employer’s Legal Guide to Stock Option Grants [Checklist]
If you want to grant stock options to employees, consultants and advisors, you will want to take the time to do this right. It is easy to...
- Oct 25, 2018
- 5 min
7 Best Small Business Accounting Software Options
Accounting software is far more powerful than Excel and should easily streamline all of your startup's finances. Here are 7 good solutions.
- Oct 19, 2018
- 4 min
What Documents Are Required for Securing a Traditional SMB Bank Loan for My Startup?
To help you be more successful in securing a SMB loan, we’ve outlined the most common documents banks require.
- Sep 21, 2018
- 3 min
8 Pitch Presentation Tips for Startups
Learn how to craft and deliver a startup pitch presentation you can be proud of with these 8 tips for pitching your startup to investors.
- Aug 23, 2018
- 2 min
The Art of Growing a Sustainable Tech Business
Knowify had what many SaaS startups dream about: an offer of VC funding. But the project-management software company’s response was less...
- May 29, 2018
- 3 min
How Knowify Found the Perfect Source of Funding
Marc Visent, CEO of Knowify, and Allen Johnson, Chief Investment Officer at Lighter Capital, recently joined Intuit’s Developer...
- May 7, 2018
- 2 min
Getting Your Startup’s Financial House in Order
Why is it essential for startups to have their financials in order? This was the topic of a recent webinar that featured a lively...
- Apr 25, 2018
- 3 min
Top 6 Financial Mistakes to Avoid for Startups
As a startup founder, your to-do list is never ending: hiring, culture, sales, marketing, product development, fundraising — it goes on...
- Apr 5, 2018
- 2 min
How to Prep Your Startup's Financial Info for Investors
Seeking funding for your startup? You know you’ll need to present your financials to prospective investors. But what does that really mean?
- Mar 27, 2018
- 3 min
Congrats, You’ve Just Secured Funding. Now What?
This is it! The moment you’ve been waiting for through those long hours of working to translate a fledgling idea into a real business....
- Nov 28, 2017
- 4 min
The Startup’s Guide to Hiring a Lawyer
Startups tend to have “DIY” in their DNA. Founders are likely to find themselves changing the copier toner or fixing a leaky faucet in...
- Aug 22, 2017
- 3 min
4 Startup Milestones to Reach Before Raising Series A
While seed funding is more abundant than ever (the number of seed-funded companies has quadrupled in the last four years), Series A...
- Aug 16, 2017
- 3 min
6 Bootstrapping Strategies From CEOs Who Made It to $100MM ARR
In the world of tech startups, bootstrapping has a special cachet. Bootstrapped companies that make it big—say, to $100M ARR—without...
- Jul 25, 2017
- 3 min
How to Tell If an Investor Is a Bad Fit
Pitching investors and knocking on doors for growth capital is an all-consuming process. Not only does it require countless coffee...
- Jun 1, 2017
- 4 min
5 Ways to Survive Startup Fundraising
Launching a business is hard, but fundraising may be the most brutal part of the process. Here are 5 strategies to help you endure.
- May 23, 2017
- 3 min
How Venture Capital Is Like a Hamster Wheel
Entrepreneurs fighting to reach $1M in annual revenue have a one-track mind. Ask one how they plan to raise capital to meet their sales...
- May 9, 2017
- 4 min
Everything You Need to Know About the SBA’s 7(a) Loan
For more than sixty years, the Small Business Administration has helped American businesses grow. The SBA was slow to adopt programs and...
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