Questions

I have my own web development company and I created a web shop for a customer using Drupal Commerce. My customer was selling children's clothing in a regular store. This store, however, no longer...

Marketing Branding

asked Jun 6 '12 at 18:36

Mike
140 points

For a startup, the product is the most important asset, but it seems that in many/most startups (I know), the complete code base is shared among every member of the team. Even complete database...

Code

asked Jun 6 '12 at 08:59

Hiro
63 points

I've already written a full business plan, but what is the purpose of a "one page business plan?" What's the difference between it and an executive summary? Do I really need one?

Business Plan Business

asked Jun 6 '12 at 04:06

Rohit
26 points

I'm really disappointed about services provided by the CH agent that registered my ltd in the UK. At the beginning, they misspelled my name and didn't answer to my e-mails regarding this issue....

UK Company Agent Limited

asked Jun 6 '12 at 02:36

Lukeshek
452 points

Depreciation is added in operating expense, but Depreciation is an expensible item that does not actually cause a decrease in Cash Flow, so Depreciation is backed out of the Cash Spent...

Finance

asked Jun 5 '12 at 22:21

Aaryan
4 points

An equity investor is investing $1000 for a period of 5 years, equity share holding percentage 80% & my percentage 20%. In a normal scenario, when does an investor exit? The moment he gets...

Equity

asked Jun 5 '12 at 22:05

Aaryan
4 points

How can I improve the rate at which as a startup a group of 3 people get things done? We are a group of 3, and have a few web apps that run in a mostly automated fashion. But improving on these...

Management Productivity

asked Jun 5 '12 at 19:05

Khuram Malik
104 points

I have started a small business based around a machine which can fabricate parts from a limited subset of material. I eventually want to get a larger machine which will remove the limitations but I...

Legal

asked Jun 5 '12 at 18:33

Jason
124 points

I have a working prototype for an enterprise software. It is basically a very niche product catering a subset of the engineering firm. Now, what I need, is to validate the market as soon and as...

Software B2B Enterprise Market Research

asked Jun 5 '12 at 14:19

Graviton
871 points

I'm curious to know how most go about gathering information regarding their competitors? I am interested in developing an application that would directly compete with numerous websites and I am...

Competition Traffic Website Market Research

asked Jun 5 '12 at 05:20

Tbowman
217 points

Im developing a business model that brings a new feature to its market. the idea itself is new and nobody is doing it today. in order to enable this, Im using an existing platform (free at this...

Competition Free

asked Jun 4 '12 at 14:37

Lior
11 points

I currently live outside of the US and I want my small (one person) software company to be in US jurisdiction. I'm not making enough money yet to justify forming an LLC, so I thought about filing...

Incorporation International DBA

asked Jun 3 '12 at 20:38

Mike T
174 points

We were thinking of starting a Web Startup using the technologies C#,Asp.Net MVC 3 and Sqlserver. We have heard a lot of talk about "cost" when it comes to using Microsoft technologies for a...

Launch Startup Costs Microsoft

asked Jun 3 '12 at 11:05

User636525
138 points

I have a company which is based in the UK, but I myself don't live in the UK (I do come to the UK from time to time). The company has a registered office address in the UK, but not a physical...

UK Server VAT

asked Jun 3 '12 at 08:50

Lukeshek
452 points

I'm currently building/running a 'digital marketing agency' from home with my partner. We provide websites (business card sites, CMS-driven sites, e-commerce etc), hosting, email services right...

Pricing Competition

asked Jun 3 '12 at 03:26

Anonymous
557 points

I use a lot of sites to run the by business. Fresh books for invoices, smartrecruiters for recruiting...other sites for conference calls, collaboration, human resources, advertising, etc....

Web Apps

asked Jun 2 '12 at 13:44

Larry
1 point

When calculating Gross Profit Margin, do you include the startup funds you raised in your net sales or just the sales you've made For example, should it look like: Net Sales.. ...Plus startup...

Accounting Profitability

asked Jun 2 '12 at 11:14

Rohit
1 point

I am building a website that solves word games (scrabble, wordfeud, angry words etc.). It does it better than any websites I have seen. I am thinking about how to make money on it (I have three...

Adwords Monetization Website Inspiration Web App

asked Jun 2 '12 at 08:06

Muleskinner
18 points

I am starting a new business in California and can't decide whether it should be an LLC or S Corp or an LLC as a S Corp. It would be a single person LLC or S Corp (no other shareholders or...

LLC Tax Business California Corporation

asked Jun 2 '12 at 07:21

Lynne
11 points

I did a cold call run based on LinkedIn searches a few months ago or so. Since then, I have added new products and services and would like to try again. Is it "proper" to re-call businesses that...

Linkedin

asked Jun 2 '12 at 03:30

Kevin Soviero
180 points