Deborah Sweeney
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Calabasas, CA, United States
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What’s the Difference Between a Mission Statement and Vision Statement?
Do you know the difference between a mission statement and a vision statement? The two terms may seem similar, but each plays a different role in → Read More
Do Small Businesses Require Business Licenses?
Starting a small business means navigating a checklist of must-have necessities to get the business up and running. Some of these items include → Read More
Why Should Entrepreneurs Consider Delayed Incorporation Filings? by @deborahsweeney
Should you incorporate your small business now or opt for a delayed incorporation filing? Generally, I tend to advise small business owners to → Read More
3 Must-Haves for Successful Business Partnerships
Forming a partnership is often an ideal way to go into business if you plan to do it with someone else. You might have a family member or close friend → Read More
What’s an Annual Report? by @deborahsweeney
What happens next after an entrepreneur incorporates or forms an LLC for their small business? The short answer is that it’s necessary to catch up → Read More
3 Types of Protection for Business Ideas
What’s the best way to protect a small business? Usually, I answer by saying a good place to start is through incorporating or forming an LLC entity → Read More
How an EIN Benefits Businesses Beyond Hiring Employees by @deborahsweeney
Many entrepreneurs often associate the need to obtain an employer identification number (EIN) with hiring employees. This is correct. It is a → Read More
How Can I Get My Business Back in Good Standing?
Sometimes a business falls into inactive standing with its state of incorporation. It is possible for an LLC or corporation to lapse. The reasons may → Read More
Should Small Businesses Incorporate as a PLLC or PC?
Chances are you’re probably familiar with entity formations like limited liability companies (LLCs) and corporations. How about professional limited liability… → Read More
What’s an LLC Operating Agreement?
What happens next after you decide to form an LLC for your small business? The next step is typically to create an LLC operating agreement. This is one of → Read More
5 Benefits of a Small Business Website
One of the biggest assets a small business currently possesses is its website. Websites have proven to be vital to keeping small businesses up and running → Read More
Why Storytelling Matters for Startups
Every startup has an incredible story to share with the world. Some stories are centered around a “Eureka!” moment. This is when a startup founder figures → Read More
How to Keep Your Business in Compliance
Do you know what it means to be in good standing? Small businesses in good standing with their state of incorporation are considered to be in compliance. → Read More
Does My Business Need a DBA?
Have you ever considered doing business under a name that is different from your current business name? Small businesses are able to do this by filing for → Read More
3 Predictions For the 2021 Workplace by @deborahsweeney
by Deborah Sweeney | Featured Contributor Nobody could have predicted at the start of 2020 that a “working-from-home economy” would be become part of the → Read More
These 3 Skills Will Allow Millennials to Excel as Leaders
In an unprecedented time, millennials have managed to survive and thrive, thanks to possessing traits that will help them succeed as leaders and even entrepreneurs. → Read More
Can Entrepreneurs Act as a Registered Agent?
Most states require newly incorporated small businesses to designate a registered agent for their company. What is a registered agent? Often abbreviated → Read More
Ask These 3 Questions to Find Fulfilling Work
What comes to mind when you think about professional success? You’re likely to associate success with satisfaction. How does one achieve that sort of → Read More
Checkmate: 4 Lessons Entrepreneurs Can Learn Watching The Queen’s Gambit by @deborahsweeney
by Deborah Sweeney | Featured Contributor What can you learn from watching, and playing, a game of chess? The Netflix original miniseries The Queen’s → Read More
The 3 Basics of Startup Branding
Here are the essential elements that startup entrepreneurs should focus on first when building a brand for their new business. → Read More