August 8, 2022
Business Services
Forms, Permits & Licenses
Federal, state and local governments each require separate business documents. Here's an easy guide.
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Published on 6/1/2006
Health Insurance
New options are designed to make health insurance more affordable for small businesses
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Published on 6/1/2006
Business Planning
Prepare a plan and use it when making financial, marketing and other decisions about the company
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Published on 6/1/2006
Patents, Trademarks & Copyrights
Protect your intellectual property with patents for new products, trademarks for names and symbols or copyrights for artistic works
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Published on 6/1/2006
New Directions
Ask yourself these questions: Will your business have some advantage over existing firms? ... Who are your competitors? ... Do you have a product or service that is in demand?
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Published on 6/1/2006
Choosing a Legal Structure
CHOOSE YOUR LEGAL STRUCTURE carefully. It will determine what kind of taxes you'll pay, who's liable financially and legally and what forms to file.
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Published on 6/1/2006
Keeping the Cash Flowing
The concept seems simple enough: Invoices go out, payments come in, and bills - salary, benefits, taxes, expenses, etc. - get paid. Yet poor cash flow management is a frequent problem at small businesses
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Published on 6/1/2006
5 Tips For Real Estate Decision Making
Count small business owners among Floridians who may not be cheering Florida's red-hot real estate boom. Apart from salaries, rent or mortgage payments often represent a business's largest - and most intractable - fixed cost
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Published on 6/1/2006
What They Didn't Tell Me
Amanda Harkins, Will Prather, Amanda Laudadio, Leigh Haller, William Perego, D. Travis Proctor, Nadia Lombardero, Natalie Padveen, Uri Minkoff, Tanya Stewart, DR. Dennis Lichorwic, Bridgette King
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Published on 6/1/2006
Trademarks, Service Marks, Collective Marks, Certification Marks
A trademark or service mark may be registered with the Division of Corporations, providing the mark meets all requirements and complies with
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Published on 6/1/2006
Your Success Is Our Top Priority
When I started a small business in Florida more than 20 years ago, I was fortunate to have the guidance and support of the state's vibrant business community
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Published on 6/1/2006
Corporations
A corporation is a legal entity, created by statute (i.e., the state) with all the rights, privileges and responsibilities of a natural person.
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Published on 6/1/2006
Fictitious Names
A Fictitious Name Registration is required of individuals who do business under any name other than either their legal personal name or a properly registered corporate name
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Published on 6/1/2006
Limited Liability Companies
Any entity that transacts business in Florida as a limited liability company is required by Florida Statutes to file Articles of Organization or an application for authorization with the Division and pay the filing fee
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Published on 6/1/2006
Partnerships
Entities that transact business in Florida as Florida Limited Partnerships or Limited Liability Limited Partnerships are required by Florida Statutes to file a Certificate of Limited Partnership
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Published on 6/1/2006
Information Services
Access to information filed with the Division of Corporations, blank forms and publications are available several ways and in a variety of formats.
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Published on 6/1/2006
The Healthy Small Business Checkup
What does it take to be a creative, successful entrepreneur today? The Small Business Administration has dentified these traits.
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Published on 6/1/2006
Judgment Liens
A judgment lien securing the unpaid amount of any judgment may be acquired on a judgment debtor's interest in personal property in this state
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Published on 6/1/2006
Business Aid
As it manufactures and packages high-speed drill systems used for skull and spinal surgery, The Anspach Effort must maintain a sterile environment in order to reduce post-surgical infection risks.
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Published on 6/1/2006
Perking Up
Progressive businesses try to offer a range of benefits and policies that help retain employees and make them more productive.
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Published on 5/1/2006
Travel Smart and Save Money
For executive recruiter Bill Frank, managing partner of Stanton Chase in Boca Raton, cost-effective travel doesn't mean scrimping on quality.
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Published on 4/1/2006
The Personal Touch
"If you look and act like a typical salesperson, people will treat you like a salesperson," says Kim Jones, a sales consultant with ProActive Training and Consulting, a West Palm Beach firm.
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Published on 1/1/2006
Battle of the Bundles
Telephone, cable and internet providers are in each other's pockets in a fast-changing race for Florida customers.
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Published on 12/1/2005
Room Service
Even before the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center opened in Kissimmee, its creators were planning a technological tool they said would revolutionize the hotel experience for meetings and conventions.
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Published on 12/1/2005
Thinking Big
When Vern Buchanan moved to Florida in January 1990, one of the first phone calls he made was to the local chapter of the Young Presidents' Organization, a membership group for corporate chief executives under 45.
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Published on 10/1/2005
