Video Friday: Juggling Personal Financing While Starting A Business
This week, Tyler Jensen explains how juggle personal financing while starting a business. Enjoy! If the link isn’t working, check out the video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wVrZhTndDM&feature=player_embedded. View our archived videos on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/thestartupgarage?feature=watch. Whether you have a question about Juggling Financing While Starting, or you’d like to discuss our business plan writing services, feel […]
Non-Profit Legal Issues: Profit-Seeking Activities
Since non-profits are established with a specific promise to return the profits into the organization and to not pass them along to any officer, director or employee of the organization, some financial transactions are bound to raise a red flag or be a cause for a non-profit to lose access to federal grants, community donations, […]
Non-Profit Legal Issues: Lobbying
Lobbying is the act of working to influence legislative or administrative decisions. Any activity by a charity relating to proposed or pending legislation or molding public opinion on legislative matters could qualify as lobbying. Lobbying can be done either professionally or on a certain issue by passionate members of the community. There are many organizations […]
Video Friday: Picking the Right Members for Your Startup Team
This week, Tyler Jensen explains how to pick the right members for your startup team. Enjoy! If the link isn’t working, check out the video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RalHr668zI0&feature=player_embedded. View our archived videos on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/thestartupgarage?feature=watch. Whether you have a question about Picking the Right Startup Members, or you’d like to discuss our business plan […]
Non-Profit Legal Issues: Fundraising
As mentioned in our earlier blog post on State Filing, most states require that you register with the Attorney General for the right to solicit funds within the state, and most states additionally require you to report on your fundraising revenues and expenditures. Fundraising for a non-profit can take many forms, and below we discuss […]
Overview of Common Non-Profit Legal Issues
There are two categories of common legal problems this post will discuss: the problems that arise by virtue of being a business (contract, employment and personal injury issues) and the problems that are common to non-profits (fundraising, lobbying, profit-seeking). Here we will explain the former as they are more simple, and will reserve individual blog […]
Video Friday: One Of the Biggest Lessons to Learn
Happy Friday entrepreneurs! Please watch this video as Tyler Jensen explains one of the biggest lessons you can learn when starting your business. Enjoy! If the link isn’t working, check out the video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHPDWUihOGk&feature=player_embedded&noredirect=1 View our archived videos on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/thestartupgarage?feature=watch. Whether you have a question about Biggest Lessons Learned, or you’d […]
Stage 6 of Non-Profit Incorporation: Dissolution
If the time comes that your non-profit has accomplished its mission or you need to dissolve the non-profit for other reasons, consult your state’s Attorney General web page for detailed instructions on the steps to follow. If your non-profit is incorporated in California, follow the steps outlined below. Decision to Dissolve Can be done by […]
Stage 5 of Non-Profit Incorporation: Sustain
File Annual Registrations with the IRS IRS Form 990, Return of Organizations Exempt from Income Tax, is the most detailed and misunderstood filing for non-profits. It is a complete documentation of an organization’s financial history and is often used to hold the organization accountable for its past actions and future decisions. Recent rulings by the IRS […]
Video Friday: The Seed Stage
This week, Tyler Jensen will break down the “seed stage” of business planning. Enjoy! If the link isn’t working, check out the video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG5OorEd_A0&feature=plcp View our archived videos on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/thestartupgarage?feature=watch. Whether you have a question about The Seed Stage, or you’d like to discuss our business plan writing services, feel free […]