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partnerships

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So you want to go into business with someone.  Good for you.  Maybe your potential partner is a family member, long-time friend, investor or business associate.  Whatever the relationship, the start of a partnership is much like the beginning of a romantic relationship.  The parties are euphoric and it may seem as though nothing could [...]

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This is our second post on startup lessons from the movie The Social Network, about the founding of Facebook. The movie did well over its opening weekend, reportedly bringing in $23 million, at the high end of studio estimates. But is it true to life? Laura Sydell, a correspondent for NPR, saw the movie with [...]

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Taxes and your business type

by sara on April 15, 2010

Well, Tax Day is upon us, and hopefully you’ve gotten your forms filled, your returns filed, and you’ve got a nice refund on the way. With all things fiscal in the air, it’s a good time to think about your company’s legal structure, and how that’s affecting your business tax status. There are both legal [...]

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Free Tax Advice

by sara on April 1, 2010

Ah, spring, when a young company’s fancy turns to taxes… Here in the U.S., we are only 2 weeks away from Income Tax Day (April 15th). Whether you’re an early bird who already filed, or a late bloomer still assembling receipts in shoe boxes, taxes play an important role in how you structure your business, [...]

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Let them eat cake!

by Jason Gallic on August 5, 2009

Today, Palo Alto Software got a taste of good business practice (and you just got a bad taste of pun). The team at FormSpring not only integrated our customer email management service, Email Center Pro (a process we’ve been working on for a couple of months), but they sent us a cake from the best [...]

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