Starting a Business

10 Best States for Starting a Business – Where to Launch Your Startup 
The drive to create a business plan in the least amount of time has reached a new high … or low. Last week, Inc. 5000 published an article suggesting you can and should be able to present your entire business model on paper in (gulp) just 20 minutes. The idea is from a recent book, …
Starting a business can feel overwhelming, from legal paperwork to ongoing compliance. That’s where ZenBusiness steps in, aiming to simplify the journey for entrepreneurs and small business owners alike. Whether you’re forming an LLC, managing filings, or staying compliant year-round, ZenBusiness offers a streamlined, affordable solution. In this 2025 review, we’ll dive into how ZenBusiness …
Enter the realm of California, where endless possibilities and an entrepreneurial spirit abound. Here, dreams soar, and businesses thrive under the golden sun. Starting a new business is an exciting adventure, but the registration process can leave even the most passionate entrepreneur feeling lost. Fear not, ambitious dreamers of California! This blog post will illuminate …

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(Guest post from Andrew Clearfield, Corporate Governance Consultant ) One of the things with the market for governance experts is that almost no one is willing to pay for real, forward-looking expertise, but especially over here in the U.S., the market is almost entirely dominated by a compliance mentality, which means, not ‘How do I …
(Part 1 of 2 is Benefits of Involving Board in Projects for Change) One of the jobs of the Board is to continuously ensure the high-performance of the organization. Certainly, there can be many perspectives on what “high performance” means, for example, to always satisfy needs of stockholders or stakeholders or to always achieve strategic …
THE BRAIN is wider than the sky, For, put them side by side, The one the other will include With ease, and you beside. Emily Dickinson’s greatest accomplishment, I think, is that she taught us to wonder. In Part One of her series called Life, the poet has us thinking about the vastness of our …
Especially for boards in change projects for small- to medium-sized corporations, the Board can be the leverage point – the point in the project that can make the biggest difference – for success in significant projects for change. In these situations, if an organization seems reluctant to involve the Board, then change agents should seriously …
You might find this surprising, but last week a bi-partisan US House passed a bill that actually had some substance to it. One that could actually help entrepreneurs and small business owners.
Graham worked as a management consultant assisting the national operations of a company that has grown over twenty years acquiring ‘non-family’ shareholders who now account for 40% of the capital. The founder’s son, who owns 10% of the shares, heads an overseas division and is a director. The founder retains the remaining 50% and is …
In a previous blog, I described “value chain” analysis, which is an analytical technique designed by Michael Porter to evaluate the sequence of business activities to improve profitability. Those five areas are: inbound logistics, operations, outbound logistics, marketing & sales, and service. That leads to a review of cost advantages and areas of differentiation for …