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My Company & Personal Background I have never hired/managed a sales person, but I would like to hire my first. From when I founded the company 3 years ago up until now, I've only received...

Sales Salary Compensation Commission

asked Feb 13 '12 at 08:09

Clint
695 points

My partner & I just won $30,000 in a business plan competition. We haven't incorporated yet (and therefore haven't cashed the check). We plan on spending all the money to get the business...

Incorporation Legal Tax Accounting

asked Nov 28 '12 at 04:12

Thread7
11 points

I'm working for a client who is doing business as a LLC in CA. He represents merchants by advertising them on certain websites. His commission is taken out from the sales received from the...

LLC Tax Independent Contractor

asked Feb 13 '13 at 03:50

Cong Xiao
6 points

What are some clear signs that indicate you should consider changing your strategy and pivot? To set some context, I'm working on an product for more than a year now, mostly in spare time next to...

Lean Pivot

asked Mar 7 '13 at 01:46

Johannes Rudolph
348 points

It's easier for other professions, like programming, where you have unlimited chances. If your code isn't right, you can correct it. With sales, that isn't the case.In sales you only get one try...

Sales Selling

asked Apr 14 '14 at 15:59

Benito Smith
7 points

Could you start a company with a co-founder, and have generic agreements in place, all without registering a corporation?We're bootstrapping our first startup and don't want to spend both money and...

Co-Founder Legal Agreements Corporation Startups

asked Jun 18 '14 at 20:12

Marion Woodward
9 points

A local company I know regularly goes abroad to sell their products trough an extensive network of distributors except in some regions where they have little presence for doing business. I've...

Sales

asked Nov 13 '09 at 23:48

Pdjota
532 points

Currently, I have an s-corp and I am the only member of the entire corporation. However, I will soon be bringing on a partner on board. Now, say my company sells 10 products. When I bring my...

Business Model Partnerships

asked Apr 18 '11 at 00:34

Maq
197 points

I am in the process of writing my business plan now I have a few questions. I do apologise if some of the Questions I ask have been answered already. Firstly I want to start Mobile App development...

Software Business Plan

asked May 23 '11 at 23:16

I Scotts
11 points

I'm operating in a nice profitable niche right now. There are a lot of news and blog sites within the industry and a few very popular forums. My question is would either of the following services...

Terms And Conditions

asked Sep 12 '11 at 17:56

Nextgenneo
327 points

I am developing desktop application for digital media. But i am still not sure how to set price for the application. Actually our product is integrated solution which integrates different features...

Pricing Marketing

asked Oct 9 '11 at 10:14

Vohid Abdullaev
6 points

My partner and I are working on a site featuring 3rd party services that will include user reviews of those services. Some of the service providers we would feature (our customers) have suggested...

Users Review

asked Oct 28 '11 at 22:17

D Moore
174 points

I think this forum is appropriate for the following question, but if not, I am happy to be directed elsewhere. For startup business planning purposes, I am wondering if anyone here has heard of a...

Credit Cards Fees

asked Nov 19 '11 at 22:32

D Moore
174 points

Three questions: Can I register a company/ business in the US on H-1B visa? Does an online business need to be registered with the state or country? If answers to the above are yes, then what's...

California Online

asked Jan 22 '12 at 14:32

Foo
6 points

Well, I want to register a business in England from abroad. Because I don't have a registered address in UK, I am planning to use one of these formation agents from the official list and plan to...

Getting Started Legal

asked Jul 10 '12 at 21:52

Noway
192 points

Are there many startups that have the necessary setup for internationally located employees to work remotely? Please provide examples of such companies or websites where such lists could be found....

Visa Remote

asked Dec 2 '13 at 01:53

Moonstar2001
186 points

At the risk of getting down-voted into oblivion by people who are religious...What can we learn about marketing from the way all religions were created?If you really think about, there is no...

Marketing Strategy

asked Mar 13 '14 at 08:49

Lisa Lawson
150 points

Our product is a B2B SaaS tool that has most of the users in the free plan. We do have a "Pro" plan, but not many people have converted to it yet and our marketing efforts till now have been to...

Freemium Investors Seed Funding Angel Investors

asked Apr 14 '14 at 16:43

Monica Crandall
9 points

ISO certifications are more prevalent in areas like manufacturing and physical services. How about web businesses and services? Are there well defined certifications for things like SAAS and SEO?...

Web Services

asked Feb 1 '10 at 17:16

Joe
277 points

I invented seven products related to cooking. I have paid for/budgeted for incorporation and provisional patent attorneys, monthly expenses, and an accountant. In February (PPA files in Jan) I will...

Selling Manufacturing

asked Dec 23 '11 at 03:58

Kelly Cooper
88 points