The downside is if you ever decide to sell the company, it's something out of your hands with your name on it. Jimmy Choo doesn't own his own brand anymore, neither does John McAfee of McAfee Antivirus. Simple conclusion - don't brand it to your name if you ever intend to sell the company.
If the LLC continues to be a disregarded entity, and you as the sole owner continue to be a nonresident alien for U.S. tax purposes, then you won't be able to get a U.S. tax residency certificate. If you file an election for the LLC to be taxed as a C corporation, then the LLC will be a regarde...
yes a digital signature is the equivalent of a handwritten signature
Why not allow employees to put forward innovative suggestions that would benefit the company? Employees who suggest the most innovative ideas to save the company money or offer a more efficient way of working could receive incentives. For a limited time I’m offering free advice for 20mins. V...
I would really need to see the ads that you're selling to be able to suggest what method to scale them with... but you hit the nail on the head...You have two options really...building internal sales processes or going through an agency. Usually companies go through an agency first, to get profes...
Remember newspapers? There were lots of them, weeklies, dailies, community, local shoppers, etc. Some are still around. Do you think these little individual media outlets had a strategy or sales force going after large Fortune 500 advertisers? Nope. They used a system of brokers and represen...
The disadvantage(s) are: These answers address the question assuming the large corporation is the largest shareholder in the investment round or at least 40% of the investment offering. Public perception: You raised the issue in your question. How many of your potential customers would percei...
I don't think it is what you are looking for, but MailChimp.com was created by mistake from a services agency. They were sending emails for their clients and the next thing you know, they were making most of their money from send costs and the rest is history. Sorry I can't be more help.
Great question! This is a similar issue all enterprise-focused companies face, which I've experienced many times. I'd recommend creating content that leverages your experience: 1. Create detailed case studies about each of your large projects, featuring the customers branding clearly. Seek permi...
It's best to keep everything in a single company to start with. Before going further with my answer, I'm compelled to tell you that launching multiple products *rarely* works and unless you have very significant prior success, most investors will take interpret diversification as a very negative...