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aquaphile
17y ago
Requirements will depend upon your state, your office setup, your line of business, and the amount of capital involved. We have the following: * Workers' Compensation policy * Business Personal Property policy * Commercial Liability Umbrel
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17y ago
Unless you have >10 employees that _will_ _participate_ in any group coverage plan, you only have one option: pay the employees a little extra to cover the premiums on their own personal health insurance plans. The other benefit of eac
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18y ago
Public relations (p/r). A good p/r person or team can work wonders: provided that you have something useful or interesting.
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18y ago
I've done both: distributions/dividends and payroll. For years I calculated payroll on my own. I highly recommend spending the $60/month to use ADP's payroll service. It pays for itself -- even with a tiny company -- in saved time and au
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18y ago
AWS -- we run our entire insurance company, and its multiple applications, using the EC2, EBS, S3, SQS, and FPS services provided by AWS. I think the only AWS we haven't used to date is Mechanical Turk. We highly recommend AWS: we started
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18y ago
I prefer their WAP site (mobile.nytimes.com) to the iPhone app. The website loads faster due to the emphasis on text over images, and you can scroll past the adds. The app requires too much bandwidth and the ad placement is persistent and
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18y ago
The two best reasons to consider Prawn over PDF::Writer are * Support for built-in Adobe fonts (AFM) * Support for TTF embedding without the need to generate an AFM file
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18y ago
I recommend establishing a pool of unallocated common stock, against which you can issue vesting (4 year vest with a 1 year cliff, for instance) stock options. The gentlemen to whom you refer sounds like a good candidate for compensation v
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18y ago
If you go offshore, I recommend Bermuda or the Caymans. If, however, you're in the U.S. use Delaware and avoid offshoring. The legal and administrative complications and expenses associated with an offshore registration are considerable.
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18y ago
Be careful about zoning laws, though. Many houses are zoned solely for residential use and cannot be used for commercial offices. I am not a fan of zoning laws, but as a company executive you should be aware that converting spaces is full
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19y ago
I've lived in Dallas for 9 years and Austin for 4 years. I've been a part of 2 consulting startups and 1 product startup, and most recently raised a Series A for my company. I know of many startup companies in Dallas, but the scene is ver
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19y ago
Dallas, TX
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Recommendations for Key-man Life Insurance?
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19y ago
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19y ago
Thanks for all the interest in MileMeter! To address some of the comments: 1. Pchristensen -- While MileMeter can't solve the uninsured motorist (UM) problem single-handedly, we can put a dent in it. Many uninsured motorists are uninsured