Business Questions

What is the most important skill one should have when starting up or running a business? is it financial handling?

Finance Business

asked Apr 24 '11 at 13:27

Pathum Mudannayake
178 points

I'm looking for Virtual Assistance. However rather than an individual who can do low-level personal tasks like find a present for my wife, I'm looking for a full-service company that can do a wide...

Virtual Workforce Business

asked Apr 13 '11 at 08:42

Nicholas
106 points

For a software business, how long did it take to get: Your first $1 in revenue? Your first $100 in revenue? Your first $10,000 in revenue? Your first $100,000 in revenue? Intent Hopefully we can...

Business Revenue

asked Apr 14 '11 at 14:16

Clinton
101 points

How do you overcome the marketers not understanding what it is you do? In my case making the rash assumption they are selling "some IT services". After 3 months I couldn't get through that we...

Marketing Business

asked Apr 1 '11 at 14:44

Robin Vessey
8,394 points

I am British and want to startup my company in Dubai. What kind of issues will I run into if I want to use the money in UK, USA or anywhere else in the world?

Tax Business Bank Offshore

asked Apr 4 '11 at 23:26

Oshirowanen
201 points

Considering people unsubscribe (I think so; I would be happy to see both information regarding that) email lists from Groupon (and other daily city deal sites), do you think paying thousands for...

Business Model Business

asked Apr 6 '11 at 13:47

To Rr0t
69 points

I'm seeking advice in how to go about writing a disclaimer for a software service I'm developing. The software program is to record client medical treatment forms. I basically want to say...

Software Legal Business

asked Mar 27 '11 at 11:44

Emmanuel
118 points

I am involved as a cofounder in a tech/software company. My associate is bringing initial funding and is conversant with finance/accounting, facilities/infrastructure and general organizational...

Strategy Patent Business Copyright

asked Mar 3 '11 at 12:41

Aaron Smothers
56 points

I'm trying to decide whether to change my pricing scheme from 'the same price for everyone' to 'a different price depending on which customer you are' (price discrimination / price...

Pricing Marketing Sales Business

asked Mar 4 '11 at 20:13

Steven
1 point

What's the best book you've ever read on pricing?

Pricing Marketing Sales Business Business Services

asked Mar 6 '11 at 00:58

Steven
1 point

I am in the process of writing up my business plan for my startup. When describing your market, do you use statistics? If so, how do you cite those statistics?

Business Plan Business

asked Mar 9 '11 at 08:50

Li Zhou
323 points

I’m in the early planning phase of a funding round for a startup in NYC as a second office for a software company that is headquartered in Germany (ca. 50 employees). For a presentation I’m trying...

Benefits Business International

asked Feb 28 '11 at 23:37

Martin Buberl
181 points

What do you do when you don't receive any inquiries from potential clients for consecutive days?

Marketing Sales Inbound Marketing Business

asked Mar 1 '11 at 23:49

Steven
1 point

Can I incorporate a business in USA and work from my country? Can I receive profit from my corp even when I'm not an employee, only director? I have a b1b2 visa. Is this enough to manage a business...

Incorporation Foreign Business International

asked Feb 8 '11 at 20:30

Alejandro
48 points

I am a developer with some great ideas and hopefully will be able to execute on those ideas well. I admit though that i am totally lost when it comes to starting a business, papers to be filed, tax...

Business

asked Feb 9 '11 at 12:21

Binary X
208 points

Note: Cross-posted at programmers.stackexchange.com One of the side effects of the recent trend of "Lean" startups, and the app store era, is that consumers are more acclimatised to paying small...

Pricing Business Model Business

asked Feb 13 '11 at 01:40

Marty Pitt
171 points

I am starting an online company and for various reasons want it to be located in one city (in another state) that I visit frequently. I actually do much of the work for the company in that city,...

Location Business

asked Feb 15 '11 at 22:21

User6492
1,747 points

I'm reading Jeffrey Gitomer's The Little Red Book of Selling. One of its ideas is "give value first": tell people how they can improve their businesses and increase their profits and they'll want...

Customers Business

asked Jan 27 '11 at 06:59

Jason Swett
555 points

My undersntanding is that there is no legal difference between naming my S Corporation MyCompanyName Incorporated vs MyCompanyName Corporation. However, are there any preferences on which one to...

Incorporation Business Naming

asked Jan 28 '11 at 18:40

Tauren
240 points

Where can you find the most comprehensive excel business case for startups? This questions is more specific than what it looks. I have been looking for a detail business case excel template for a...

Business Plan Business Templates

asked Jan 30 '11 at 07:50

Geo
268 points