Featured Myth Blasters

Numerous myths about business structure are half-truths, but it’s the half that’s not true that needs to be discredited. Many rules cover sole proprietorships, partnerships, incorporation, and DBA (“doing business as”) forms—but the basics are fairly straightforward.

Attracting customers doesn’t have to be difficult, but it helps when you can make informed choices about how you spend your marketing dollars.

One of the first steps in bringing your business to life is deciding on an appropriate and available name. Yet there are a number of misconceptions about what sort of names you can and can’t use—as well as myths about what sort of name will best fit a new business.

Advice and Training Mythbusters

Make sure you know what you can and cannot do when a customer doesn’t pay.

The importance of business plans is frequently misunderstood.