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What are the various types of business struc­tures in the U.S.?

The business structure de­ter­mines how a company is run regarding its legal aspects. It regulates the re­la­tion­ship between partners and share­hold­ers as well as their re­la­tion­ship to the state and the en­vi­ron­ment. Here, we provide an overview of the most common types of business…

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Reg­is­ter­ing your company name

Nomen est omen: The name of a company should be well thought out. A good company name that ac­cu­rate­ly reflects the char­ac­ter­is­tics of the business, products, or services can be in­valu­able—es­pe­cial­ly if it is well-known and pos­i­tive­ly perceived within the target audience. However,…

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What is a limited partner? An overview of the rights and oblig­a­tions

If several people or entities want to operate a com­mer­cial business together, their first step is finding a suitable legal form for their business. An in­ter­est­ing, common solution is a limited part­ner­ship. This is comprised of general partners, with unlimited liability, and…

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What is capacity to contract?

Reg­u­la­tions around in­di­vid­u­als’ capacity to contract look at who may act in legal trans­ac­tions and who may not or only to a limited extent. In this way, persons unable to contract are to be protected from un­know­ing­ly damaging them­selves or others. Whether a person has the…

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Stake­hold­ers: De­f­i­n­i­tion and examples

You are probably familiar with your company’s share­hold­ers. But what about its stake­hold­ers? The success of your business depends on various stake­hold­er groups, not just employees or share­hold­ers. External stake­hold­ers such as suppliers, customers, the gov­ern­ment, and the public…

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The best business startup ideas: Here’s how to find them

If you would also like to go for it and launch a startup yourself, you’ll need good ideas and a ton of or­ga­ni­za­tion. We’ve got some in­spi­ra­tion for both! How do you sys­tem­at­i­cal­ly approach the search for the next “big thing”? How have others written their success stories? And…

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Digital nomad: More freedom on the job

A few hours on the laptop in the morning, taking calls at the beach bar in the afternoon, and sight-seeing in the evening: Digital nomads live and work in a place of their choosing, often requiring little more than a stable Internet con­nec­tion. If that sounds like the dream, read…

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How to become a digital nomad? 7 steps to greater freedom

Around the world in seven steps. If you plan on becoming a digital nomad, prepa­ra­tion is half the battle. Re­gard­less of your status – whether you’re an employee or self-employed – there are a few for­mal­i­ties you should take care of such as insurance before you commit to a life on…

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How to practice brand building

An at­trac­tive brand that is rec­og­niz­able is the basis for economic success. If you want to suc­cess­ful­ly pursue brand building, you should first define what values the brand stands for, what your target group is, which business goals are to be achieved and which marketing…

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How to check if your business name is available

Before you start doing business, you should check to make sure your business name is available. Using a business name that already exists can lead to a number of problems. Choosing a unique name will help you to avoid legal issues like trademark in­fringe­ment and boost your brand…

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Get Started

Starting a business can be chal­leng­ing. In this category, prospec­tive en­tre­pre­neurs will find every­thing from coming up with a sus­tain­able idea and creating a strong business plan, to funding, le­gal­i­ties, and the key steps required to get a project off the ground.