Happy New Year! We hope you had a great holiday season. Now that it’s over, what should you do now? If you haven’t done so yet, consider making a new year’s resolution for your business! Our CEO Deborah Sweeney visited the set of The Morning Blend in Las Vegas to discuss all the great things MyCorporation has to offer in the new year, as well as reasons why you should incorporate your business! Tips include the benefits of incorporation including separating your business from your personal assets, as well as helpful tax information. Start this year off with a bang and incorporate your business! Check out the interview by clicking here!
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Doing iBusiness with MyCorp’s Very Own App!
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012Happy New Year everyone!
As everyone recovers and begins to remember those resolutions they listed before they went out to celebrate New Year’s Eve, we thought it would be a good idea to help you all with something we’re sure is on a few lists; starting your small business.
Most people tend to put this particular resolution off, seeing it as a daunting behemoth of a task. Sure, you could go online and trudge through all of the research that goes in to starting a business and incorporating, but you’re stuck on that one level of Angry Birds and getting past that seems like it would be a lot more enjoyable.
But Angry Birds, while fun, isn’t quite as life changing or rewarding as founding your own company. So to help out those of you who have been putting off incorporation, we have distilled all of the information you need into an iPod/iPad application!
And it isn’t just for incorporations; you can conduct a trademark search, get information on copyright registrations and name checks, and easily access much of the information hosting on the MyCorporation website.
Our App team has made starting a business (nearly) as easy as rocketing a red bird into a pyramid of green pigs.
Best of all, our app is entirely free.
Head to the iTunes app store, download our application, and get started!
*Only available for download on the iPhone and iPad. We’re working on an Android version for later this year- stay tuned!
Make Your New Year’s Small Biz Resolution Count!
Friday, December 30th, 2011
It’s that time of year again. Time to make your New Year’s resolution, or resolutions. Most of us make the usual resolutions, to lose weight, save money or go to church more frequently. Personal growth goals are certainly a great idea. However, what about resolutions you can make for your business? Taking a step back and evaluating your 2011 performance can help you move successfully forward into 2012. Here are a few tips to get you started.
Start up!
If you have been thinking about starting a business, or starting another business, now is a great time to do so! Business typically picks up a great deal during the first of the year. Use this momentum to help you realize your dream of owning a small business. Take time during your holiday vacation to create a business plan. Talk to friends and other entrepreneurs who have gone through the process to help you get started. When you’re ready, give MyCorporation a call. We can help you incorporate your business making your entrepreneurial dream a reality!
Go back to your business plan
When you first created your business, no doubt you had a business plan outlining company policies and goals you hoped to achieve. Take a minute and go back over your plan in the New Year. Have you accomplished the things you set out to accomplish? Is your business operating on a day-to-day basis in the way in which you intended it to? Your business plan is really the skeleton, the bones, of your business. If you have broken, or missing parts, you can’t hope you function successfully. Give your business a thorough once over to ensure things are functioning properly.
Focus
After reviewing your business plan, take a moment to focus. Think back over the past year. Ask yourself what worked and what didn’t? Are there certain policies that have become outdated? Are all of your employees performing to company standards? Is your business fulfilling its purpose? Are you doing everything you can in your role, whether it is owner or employee, to contribute to the success of the business? Focus on the other pieces of the business, outside of the business plan, and assess what is working and what isn’t. Staying in tune with the day-to-day happenings of the company will help you stay on track.
Look Ahead
Now that you have reviewed the inner workings of your business, take time to create new goals. How do you want your firm to grow this year? What new accounting or billing strategies are on the market that can help your business? What are your new hiring needs? Make a list of goals you hope to achieve each quarter, and by this time next year. Think of the business as a train, always moving forward.
This year, consider making a new years resolution for your small business. Whether it be starting your first business, or maintaining a current one, give your start up some love! Happy New Year from all of us here at MyCorporation!
Happy Customer Appreciation Day!
Monday, December 19th, 2011It has been an absolutely amazing year at MyCorporation; we’ve seen hundreds of our customers start following us on Facebook and Twitter, we won a Stevie Award, and as always, we are absolutely amazed at how many small businesses get their official start right here with us.
And, of course, none of this would ever have been possible without our customers.
As an a thank you to all of our customers, we are giving away free Employer Identification Numbers with every incorporation. Any business that wants to open a bank account, hire employees or incorporate has to have an EIN.
Normally an Employer Identification Number costs $69.00, but choose any of our incorporation packages and we will obtain an EIN on behalf of your new business for free as our way of saying thanks for choosing MyCorporation.
All of our customers have made this year outstanding, and we can’t even begin to articulate how thankful we are for everyone who has contacted us for help with their business. We wish you all the best of luck with your business ventures, and hope everyone has a happy holiday season!
Catch Deborah Sweeney’s Trademark Protection Free Webinar Today!
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
Don’t forget! This week our very own Deborah Sweeney will be featured on Ventureneer for a free webinar on “Protecting Your Brand: Trademarks, Copyrights, and the Internet.”
In this webinar Deborah will explain simply (minus difficult legal jargon):
- Checking out competitive brand uses
- Determining trademark availability
- Nationwide protection for your brand and logo
- What needs to be protected when it comes to your brand
“Protecting Your Brand: Trademarks, Copyrights, and the Internet” is open to anyone interested in business but is highly recommended to those newly forming.
The webinar will take place Wed. December 14, 2011 at 12n – 1pm ET and is free of charge.
