For Kerem Tepecik and Dale Vith, two males who’ve made a fantastic residing by altering light bulbs forty feet above the pavement, the so-known as &ampquotbucket truck&ampquot is more ominous.

&ampquotEvery time I go up, I wonder if this is the day I’ll die&ampquot, says Tepecik, a married father of two. &ampquotWe call it the &ampquotprayer bucket&ampquot.

Normally, investing hrs swaying in the Texas wind while dismantling high voltage light fixtures as angry drivers on the road beneath zoom previous, the two electricians shared a single believed. &ampquotThere’s acquired to be a better way.&ampquot

&ampquotAfter a couple of of close to-death encounters, where a truck almost fell on me or on him&ampquot, says Vith, the pair started to discover the reality of Edison’s dictum, &ampquotInvention is one percent inspiration and 99% perspiration.&ampquot

Taking a cue from &ampquotHigh masts&ampquot (200 foot light poles used on freeway cloverleaf overpasses) with their built-in decreasing methods, Vith and Tepecik spent nights and weekends designing and creating prototypes of their &ampquotRetropole&ampquot, a patented crank-and-rail attachment which safely disconnects and lowers the light for servicing.

The program is now in church parking plenty, quick-meals generate-thrus, and at the headquarters of a nationally-well-known family members restaurant chain, whose management is in the process of rolling out &ampquotRetropole&ampquot in locations nationwide.

Subsequent a soft start in May/June ’05, the new company’s small employees has been thrilled by the reaction on the component of customers of each and every dimension.

With retail costs beneath $1000, the methods spend for on their personal the 3rd time a light bulb is changed. Easy Diy upkeep and low price of operation (bucket trucks cost $200-$300 for small support calls, while the bulbs are offered for $twenty at home enhancement stores) appeal to upkeep employees.

Maybe more substantial, though, is the invention’s constructive influence on house worth.

&ampquotFor each and every dollar a property’s annual upkeep price drops, ten dollars is additional to the property’s value&ampquot factors out Tepecik.

The implications of this have lead two primary Texas-mainly based producers to gear up for huge production runs.

&ampquotKerem and Dale are two fantastic males who worked tough to deliver a great concept to existence. How frequently does an concept arrive along that helps with so numerous issues-security, atmosphere, and so on, that also helps big companies conserve a fortune?&ampquot says Sherman Allen, advertising director of the Dallas mainly based Retropole, llc.

He notes that &ampquotbucket trucks&ampquot are leaky behemoths which trigger concrete and landscaping harm, and, in terms of fuel, the 13-ton monsters &ampquotmake Hummers seem like econo-boxes.&ampquot

In an ironic twist, the good results of Retropole will preserve Vith and Tepecik in the &ampquotprayer bucket&ampquot, since the one-hour set up of the mechanism requires one last ascent for elimination of the light fixture.

Tepecik says he’s considering a signal on the truck that says &ampquotI’m by no indicates coming right here as soon as more.&ampquot http://www.retropole.com

For more info get in touch with:

Sherman Allen
Director of Product sales and Marketing
Retropole, llc
sherman@retropole.com
(214)668-2589
http://www.retropole.com

I recently rented the film, Seabiscuit, which began my thinking about this entire idea of heroism. What I found heroic in the film was not that both Seabiscuit and his jockey. Red Pollard, arrived back again once more from adversity to win the Santa Anita race. What was most heroic is that neither of them allow adversity stop them in the pursuit of their passion. They recognized they were born to do what they were doing, and regardless of bodily setbacks, found the courage to go after their passion anyway. In the pursuit of this passion, the paths that their lives took had a profound effect on all they arrived into get in touch with with, most especially with Seabiscuit’s proprietor, Charles Howard, and trainer, Tom Smith. Howard and Smith got in touch with their owns presents as a result of their get in touch with with Pollard and Seabiscuit, and racing background was changed permanently.

Where would we be today in the world without these people who found their brilliance, changed the world in some way by subsequent their passion, and have turn out to be famous merely because they followed their dreams: Albert Einstein, Henry Ford, Bill Gates, Debbie Fields, Stephen Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey, Julia Roberts, and Mark Victor Hanson, to name a few of?

There are other individuals who are not however famous however are heroic every and each and day merely because they have found their brilliance and their presents and share these with the world. My virtual assistant, Jean Hanson, who, after many years in retail and helping her husband operate a cleansing business, now loves to stage into the lives and companies of her clients and is thrilled with her ability to help them achieve their objectives. It’s because of to Jean’s adore of helping me achieve my business dreams that I am able publish a weekly e-mail newsletter and inspire my viewers to consider action to reside a lot better lives and create a lot better companies.

My brother began his firefighting occupation at the tender age of fifteen, now continues to serve as the youngest-elected chief of the nearby volunteer fire division, fire marshall for the town in which he lives, and Assistant. Emergency Management Coordinator for his nearby tri-county area. When the region shuttle Columbia exploded mid-air on February 1, 2003, and particles rained down on East Texas, he organized and managed an incredible volunteer work to retrieve shuttle particles and stays of the astronauts, 5 of whom were recovered by way of his team’s search efforts. How would NASA’s ability to thoroughly examine the particles and study the trigger of the explosion have changed if my brother hadn’t been there spearheading the rescue, subsequent his passion of firefighting, and leading with his presents to organize and delegate large figures of people in times of crisis?

Every of us has a distinctive present that we carry to the world, and I really believe that we all are correct right here to fulfill a goal that ties in with our presents. The effect that your present will have on the lives of other individuals can be very incredible, so you certainly owe it to yourself, at a minimum, to uncover that present.

As a business proprietor, perhaps you have found your brilliance and are able to go after that each and day in the operation of your business. If you are like most business owners, nevertheless, you frequently shed sight of why you began your business and get bogged down in doing these day-to-day issues that drive you nuts but are important evils for maintaining your business afloat, however stop you from living your brilliance. If that is the situation, grab a sheet of paper and make two columns: Problems I Love and Every thing Else. In your Problems I Love column, create down only these actions you adore to do in your business.

For me, it’s fairly simple: composing, talking, coaching, and marketing. All the other issues that require to occur in my business, from bookkeeping to web site maintenance to fulfilling marketing ideas to database updates go into the Every thing Else column, where I am delegating (or have a technique to delegate) these responsibilities to these professionals, like my VA Jean, who are great at these issues and adore to do them. This, in flip, allows me to free up my time to do what I do greatest, and share my presents with the world.

Exercise your courage muscle tissue today, get in touch with your brilliance, and turn out to be a hero in your personal correct in your business and your existence. The world is waiting to experience your brilliance….

About The Author

Donna Gunter is a Self Employment Professional and Women’s Company Coach. She works with overwhelmed solo business owners whose business are running them (instead of them running the business) by coaching, coaching, and consulting with them on eight key strategies confirmed to help them work smarter and make much more. Go to her web site at http://www.self-employment-success.com and subscribe to her newsletter, Perform Smarter Make Much much more (and it’s not just about the cash!).

In the second course on Creativeness &amp#038 Entrepreneurship we start with a guided meditation that I created entitled: Dream Keeper-Gift Giver©. You ask: what in the world does this imply? Nicely, it’s a very profound key I found about myself fifteen many years back. Following doing a great deal of self-discovery and embarking on a lengthy vision quest to recover the hurts of my childhood and previous, in lookup of my accurate self my genuine self and to try to figure out what my objective on this earth was.

I was also searching for my individual knowing of God, our creator. You may phone him (or her) a Greater Becoming, a Greater Energy or Inventive Intelligence. In this lookup, that nonetheless unfolds every day, I found several, several problems.

But what I bring to this course is one of the distinctive problems I found about myself and my individual spirit and the limitless depths of my creativeness and individual power. I found that the child inside was alive and well. And so is yours.

Remember when you had been a kid and had so several dreams? You had been heading to be a dancer, a policeman, an astronaut, a physician, a scientist, a instructor, an actor, an artist. Remember you had been heading to conquer the world? Remember how fearless you had been? How fearless we all had been? Remember when you had been a youthful entrepreneur? Be it President and CEO of your individual lemonade stand, or a doorway-to-doorway salesman advertising Woman Scout cookies or Christmas candy for your college.

Indeed, these had been entrepreneurial endeavors. You had, or created a product. You created a shop-front or went doorway-to-doorway. You set your price, you marketed by hanging you little signal on the table, you promoted it usually by phrase of mouth, and you received a payment. Maybe a profit as well if you had been fortunate and did not consume or all the earnings. But over all you had fun! You interacted with people, proved you had been a fantastic product sales individual and constructed self-self-confidence and self-esteem. Remember how happy it created you?

You see that child is the dreamer and the keeper of your dreams. As we grew older we misplaced touch with that valuable and sacred child. It is easy to do. Some of us grew to become disconnected from our child-spirit merely because of childhood, trauma or abuse or problem. Maybe your parents divorced, or there wasn’t adequate meals to consume. Maybe we misplaced a cherished one or there was physical or psychological abuse. Maybe you had been place-down all the time. Maybe you had a studying disability. The checklist can go on and one. Every one of us is various.

But what we all have in typical is all of us had been programmed and conditioned by our households, our colleges, our religion, or society in common. As we grew older, we went off on another route-from the authentic dreams we had–most most most likely we went down a route that someone else chosen, or paved, for us.

Most of us have merely forgotten that child-spirit merely because of daily stresses like children to feed and teach expenses to pay or financial debt, which offers so a great deal problem and bondage that we can’t even believe straight, so how could we probably maintain in mind our authentic dreams, our child-spirit?

And now, today, the state of the world, as projected into our lives is so violent, so chaotic and problem-mainly primarily based than several of us have become numb, or even even worse, paralyzed by problem. This is the intent: to separate you from your individual divine spirit, your pure spirit, your child-spirit from what is real, and accurate, and pure.

I could go on and on about this, but I believe you comprehend what I am saying.

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We believe our past quarter of a Century in the washing business has with stood the test of time. Our perseverance is a testament to our will to win the battle in the survival of the fittest in the free market system against much larger competitors and predators. Whether it is the giant bureaucracy of government or a fierce competitor out for blood or a combination of both, we will fight. We will coral the ominous beast of bureaucracy and tame the competition and save our customers from being crushed or eaten in this dangerous world where anything can happen. You are going to have to do the same in your business, but I know if I can do it with the right team, well, so can you. I am sure of it. Are you? Think on it. It seemed whatever cards we were dealt, we pressed on a rose to the occasion.

We dealt with economic conditions and pledged to continue to fight International Terrorism and Crime; http://www.lancewinslow.org/ntw.shtml

We pledged to fight to preserve our economic strength as a Nation by helping small business; http://www.carwashguys.com/040602_6.shtml

We pledged to help keep our environment clean for our future; http://www.carwashguys.com/vegasepa.shtml

We will never forget our challenges and to give a little back; http://www.carwashguys.com/911.shtml

We pledged to understand and celebrate our great past; http://www.carwashguys.com/tour_bushlibrary.shtml

And by doing this we committed ourselves to the future; http://www.carwashguys.com/tour_magdalena.shtml

When you believe in something that strong and are committed that much, there is nothing that can stop you. Do you believe in such ideals? Will you commit yourself to the forward progression to your community, nation and business. We are that kind of a company, you can be too. If this past commitment in the last Quarter of a Century in this industry is any indication of what comes next, then I am certainly looking forward to watching our company grow as a proud parent from the sideline. Think on this.

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Initially, my enthusiasm was expressed through the notion that additional cash can be produced whilst working a company career. There are a number of factors why people turn out to be entrepreneurs: to be able to save up for their children’s school education, pay off expenses, purchase a house, to have the versatility of setting their personal hours, and much more importantly to turn out to be the boss of their destiny.

Entrepreneurship as your enthusiasm truly opens doorways to several locations of interests. In my thoughts, being an entrepreneur is like flying a aircraft without a destination which means, it is endless in terms of what you achieve, how effective you turn out to be, and what truly makes you blissful on a day-to-day foundation.

Whether your enthusiasm is crocheting sweaters, selling ice cream from a truck to operating a corporation, it is all about feeling great at what you’re performing and reaching your personal good results. Your enthusiasm is some thing that you feel comfy, safe and educated with and it is the exhilaration that keeps you working a 50-hour workweek with a smile on your face. It’s the fulfillment of dodging all the workplace drama that arrives with working the traditional 9 to 5.

If you have had thoughts of becoming your personal boss, but nervous with taking actions in the direction of entrepreneurship, study your enthusiasm initial by logging on the Web or go straight to your nearby library or Barnes &#038 Noble. Don’t quit your day career just yet however, never allow the mysterious to intimidate your dreams. Employ a coach to guide you through the process. It’s really worth your time, cash and power.

About The Writer

This article was written by Yasmeen Abdur-Rahman, Way of life Entrepreneur Coach, Owner of The Brownstone Workshop situated in Cary, NC. Get in touch with Yasmeen at 919-319-6271 or by way of e-mail at mailto:yasmeen033@aol.com and go to Yasmeen’s website for a comprehensive listing of solutions and rates ? http://www.thebrownstoneworkshop.bigstep.com. Signal up for a ‘free’ consultation.

Long-term opportunities exist for a corporate run company or franchise to move fast in Suburban and large cities in the mobile car wash sector. Such a company would be advised in developing a product line for the do-it-yourself car buff which could be sold at major retail outlets such as Price Club, Wal-Mart and Pep Boys; European marketing and distribution (such as Domino’s and Federal Express). A franchise company would be smart for a fast growth policy to sell blocks of 20-40 Franchisee areas as Regional or “Master Franchises” such as PIP Printing did in the early 1980′s and call these territories master partnerships. There are many such opportunities once a large company can gain national name recognition. Each region would of course require its own business plan, as weather, regional demographics and consumer buying behavior varies greatly throughout the United States.

“Lance Winslow” – If you have innovative thoughts and unique perspectives, come think with Lance; www.WorldThinkTank.net/wttbbs

I detest medicines and I try very hard to preserve them out of my physique. For instance, for five numerous years I was each pregnant or nursing so I knew the entire &ampquotWhat course is this drug in?&ampquot drill.

Sadly, there is a time and location for each and every thing. To assist handle my physical and &ampquotmental&ampquot pain, I had to wean my baby right after my automobile accident, so I can try some of these “Surprise Medicines”.

[Note: My doctors prefer that I acknowledge my cff0478quot;neurologicalcff0478quot; pain. I developed an inner ear disorder (benign vertigo and post concussive syndrome) due to whipping my head around. I do not have any cff0478quot;mentalcff0478quot; problems. I guess they're right, because cff0478quot;Psycho-Ponncff0478quot; existed long before my accident ]

Lessons Discovered From Taking the Notorious Vioxx. Suggestions Every and each and every Entrepreneur Ought to Apply to Their Company:

? If it is as well good to be accurate?it is. I hated what Vioxx and what other hard-core pain killers like Percocet did to me: they’d be knocked out. How the heck can I view my women if I am sleeping? Answer: I stopped taking them instantly.

? Believe in your gut-instinct.Many years in the past, 1 family member was addicted (in my viewpoint) to Vioxx when they had knee surgical therapy, and an extra 1 said he couldn’t bare his again pain without this “shock drug”. I was suspicious way again then.

? Pay interest to your self?even if the &ampquotprofessionals&ampquot say it is Alright and Test. I am viewing so numerous different doctors, that I am accustomed to asking, &ampquotAre you particular I can consider these collectively? Even even though 1 says &ampquotcan trigger dizziness&ampquot and the other says &ampquotto stop dizziness&ampquot? I chosen to try them individually, then, collectively. You have to run the route and error exams your self to truly know what functions.

? Educate your self. If you’re not getting the options you want, you require to do the research your self. I would not have taken therapy of my benign vertigo if I relied on what I was informed rather than what I found via my personal efforts.

? Restrict your self &amp#038 Find Moderation. Do not wait for your doc to say &ampquottaking as well a lot Naproxyn &amp#038 Ibruprofen can give your liver harm?it is time for a new drug&ampquot. As well a lot of some thing is poor for you. Finding choices to a poor element is not usually a good-element each. I have non-drug days and all-drug days. Just find your happy-medium.

? Believe in your self. I do not therapy how numerous individuals do not believe in you (even your cherished ones), or how numerous irritating remarks or huffs you get. If you know in your heart that you can be a lot better?be ready to walk this road alone.

? By no indicates give up. Be heard and develop your energy network. Now, that you’re listening, educating, testing, limiting, and believing in your self?hang in there?you will be heard. I would’ve by no indicates noticed the &ampquotspecialists&ampquot, if I did not tell my tale a million events. You require to function your way to the individuals who presently believe in you and your mission. Persistence and persistence pays off.

? Empower Yourself. Can’t find the tools, resources, or community to share all your fantastic discoveries? Properly, then?do it your self. I did at EmpowerWomenNow.com

So, there you have it. If you’re not presently doing all the above to catapult your company, than prepare for a quick entrepreneurial demise.

I was not heading to permit medicines rule or consider my existence away. Yeah I am nevertheless taking a bunch of them but, I manage them not the other way about.

As for my company, if you have not heard of Ponn Sabra till these days…viola: I created my stage.

Do not agree? Then blame it on my becoming “high” on medicines, I do not therapy. I am living!

A be conscious to family members of those who died or those presently struggling: Medicines are addictive. So, battle hard. The above rules are suggestions for company owners, not for your battle for justice. Reveal your tales and empowerment (males welcomed) at EmpowerWomenNow.com, and permit me if there is some thing I can do to assist you.

(C) 2005 Ponn M. Sabra, MPH

Ponn M. Sabra, MPH is the Writer of “Empowering Women to Energy Network”. To discover a lot more about her manual and signal-up for Completely totally free suggestions, content material content articles and resources, visit her at http://www.empowerwomennow.com . Ponn is profiled in Marquis’ Who’s Who of America and Who’s Who of American Women.

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Dear Potential Franchisee,

I want to personally thank you for inquiring about this franchise chance. Chances are you found out about us via a happy customer or one of our team members. I hope this package provides you with enough preliminary info to help you determine if you are really interested in possessing a business of your own.

As you might or might not know, possessing your own business is not usually a piece of cake. It generally involves more time, power and commitment than operating for someone else. It is extremely rewarding and gives you personal satisfaction, which you might not have encountered in your job. We are searching for winners. I do not believe you’ll meet a more caring, loyal or energized group of people anywhere. Our team is the best.

I am quite proud of what we have achieved over the previous twenty many years. As you study via this package, you’ll see why we say &quotThis is not just a business, it is a concept!&quot We would adore to have you as a team member if you’re up for it if you are prepared to make it occur.

I recommend you review this material with family members members. Make certain they are one hundred% behind you. Your family members is your #one team and when you join our team, you will be a stage of energy uniting both groups. Be certain it will make a great fit.

I do not want to be thought of as someone who only sells ‘franchises’. That is not my intention. This is not a get rich quick scheme and I’m not doing this just for the cash. I’ve designed this business as if I had been going to wash all the cars personally. I asked myself &quotWhat would I want in a franchise?&quot And that’s precisely what I’ve structured. I do not want to pressure you, rush you or to push you into anything which might not be correct for your scenario. Only you and your family members know what is greatest for your long term.

After you study this info, you’ll probably have concerns. You can phone me at one – (800) ? Fran – chise or mail in the enclosed questionnaire or send in the publish card to discover out initial hand what we are all about. If you are not prepared however, that’s ok. We nonetheless want you as a happy automobile wash customer. You can feel assured understanding that your ‘Car Wash Guy’ is a high quality individual who cares about service and neighborhood and is committed to being #one in his or her area.

Thank you again for your inquiry and tell a friend. After all, we built this business on ‘word of mouth’.

Sincerely,

The Founder

P.S. Make sure you complete and mail me the enclosed confidential questionnaire. If you qualify, we will get in touch with you for a personal meeting.

“Lance Winslow” – If you have revolutionary ideas and distinctive perspectives, arrive think with Lance www.WorldThinkTank.net/wttbbs

Many start-up businesses fail within the first year of existence. This is especially so with businesses started from home, or exist without the traditional bricks and mortar structure we are so accustomed to. And, far too often the reason many start-up businesses fail has to do with the emotional challenge the new business owner faces. The challenge of seeing him or her self now as a business owner, rather than a paid worker for someone else’s business. It means dressing differently, thinking differently, and talking differently. It means believing that you are already successfully established even if you have a long ways to go on the business’s balance sheet. To put simply, if the business owner doesn’t have a firm belief and commitment in the business and his or her role as the owner, then others simply won’t be convinced that this business is the place to get what they need.

Then, there is the crucial issue of having the financial intelligence to keep the business going in the direction the new owner desires. To put it simply, if the new business is only taking money to operate and not making money, it won’t be long before the doors of opportunity become closed. No matter how much motivational self-talk and emotional pump-me-up the new business owner does, it is the results shown on the bottom line that determines the future of the new business. And, if the bottom line is steady generating a negative, the business will eventually lose. Far too many new business owner simply don’t understand this simple fact and it’s incredible impact upon the future of his or her business. And, far too many system based business endeavors, such as network marketing, fail to properly focus the majority of their teaching on this.

To keep the vision, motivation, commitment and, ultimately, the business alive, a start-up business owner must simply know the ins and outs of basic business accounting. The more he or she comprehends the principles of good financial management, the greater the chance of achieving the desired goals for the business. It is, ultimately, the financial bottom line the determines whether a business owner maintains the belief and dreams associated to his or her business. The financial bottom line determines just how much commitment to marketing and advertising the principal staff of the business will willing give. It’s very encourage able to develop a love for numbers, especially when working with the basic additions, subtractions, multiplications, and divisions of the financial budget. Here’s a recommended source to spur this number love: http://www.jtsef.com/financial.htm .

Many schools of thought teach that marketing and advertising is the key to success in any business. To their credit, there is a certain truth to this, because the market is a numbers game. The greater the numbers of people that know about the owner’s business, it’s products or services, the greater the chances of getting the sale. Understanding the numbers allows us to measure where we are and where we want to go. But, regardless how successful the new business owner is with marketing and advertising his or her business, no amount of business exposure alone can guarantee the success of the business. There are big businesses that are testimonies to this fact with their sudden bankruptcies at the time they seem to be at their greatest.

Ultimately, the deciding factor on whether a business succeeds or fails lies in the level of knowledge and expertise that the principle players of a business have with the business balance sheet. This level of knowledge also determines just how much belief the business owner has in his or her business, and how willing he or she is to make the necessary efforts and adjustments that steadily drive a business up to the road of success. And, once reaching this point where the customers and clients are knocking at the door and the money is rolling in, it is the degree of financial intelligence that will ultimately determine whether the business stays in business or not. And, no amount of motivational self-talk or marketing is likely to change this simple reality.

What this means for those who are just starting a business or are struggling to keep a business idea alive, is that it is imperative to develop a deep appreciation – if not love – for numbers and how these numbers play out on the business balance sheet. If the business is progressing in a positive way financially, the rest of the aspects to running a business will fill itself in over time. Isn’t it a lot easier to learn the ends and outs of operating a successful business venture and maintaining the commitment and motivation to the business vision when the business is steadily in a financial growth? Something to seriously think about. Especially, if owning a business is an appealing idea, but is equally as much a mystery to the aspiring entrepreneur. The key to success ultimately is determined by the plusses and negatives found in the business’s balance sheet. And, a focus on this will dispel many of the mysteries and emotional challenges to owning a business.

Joseph T Farkasdi is the President of JtseF, Inc. and is a member of the Financial Freedom Society. He is an entrepreneur who is committed to helping others achieve the financial lifestyle they desire. For more information, visit http://www.jtsef.com/financial.htm .

TheDesireForMoney@jtsef.com

Agreed? Good, let’s proceed.

To begin, here’s the best legal advice I can give you as a new business person: find yourself a good lawyer and make him or her your very best friend. Granted, your new best friend will charge you an hourly fee for chatting on the phone or talking business over lunch, but you’ll find it to be money well spent. A good attorney can save you far more than the cost of his services. I rarely make any decision that has the potential to impact my business without first consulting my attorney.

You can locate an attorney through legal referral services or just by opening the phone book, but the best way to find a really good attorney is to ask other business owners for references.

You want an attorney who specializes in business matters. A few of the things you may need legal help with are: legal business formation, articles of incorporation, trademarks and copyrights, investment documents, employee policies, etc. You may find that a single attorney can’t meet all your needs, but if you use a larger firm they will have attorneys on staff that can provide the specialized services you require.

Now, let’s take a brief look at a few questions I’ve received regarding the legalities of starting a new business.

What’s a DBA? “DBA” stands for “doing business as.” A DBA is another name that you use in the operation of your business other than the legal name. For example, “Jones, Inc.” might be the legal corporate name of your business, but you might use “Bob Jones Landscaping” as the everyday business name. In this case, you would see the business described in legal context as “Jones, Inc. Doing Business As Bob Jones Landscaping.”

Here’s an example of using a DBA to launch a new venture within an existing business. A reader asked: “My wife incorporated a multimedia business three years ago, and I am starting a voice-over business. Is it more beneficial for me to open as a sole proprietorship or to operate within her multimedia business?”

My answer was that he should open his company as a division of his wife’s business, operating as a DBA. Even though he is using his own business name (the DBA), technically his wife’s corporation is launching the service and therefore will give him some liability protection. Doing so would also help him save on start-up costs (such as having to pay for a separate incorporation). It’s relatively simple to keep a separate set of books, and when the new business takes off, he can spin it off into a separate entity.

Will a corporation protect me from liability? It can, if handled correctly. You may have heard about the “corporate veil,” which means that you can’t be sued personally for anything that happens in the corporation and your personal assets can’t be attacked by creditors or a lawsuit on the corporation. But in order to have this protection, you must act like a corporation. This means conducting board meetings, taking notes and publishing minutes in your corporate book.

In addition, be sure to have a separate corporate checking account and, if you need them, corporate credit cards. Don’t use corporate money for personal purchases, and vice versa (unless you file an expense report). Many people think they don’t need to go to all this trouble if there is just one or two people in the company, but in order to be treated like a corporation, you must act like one. Your attorney can give you more details.

How do I register my company name? To register your company name simply contact the office of the Secretary of State. This is easily done by phone. The registrar will tell you if the name you have in mind is available as a corporate name and will reserve the name for you if it is available. You will be sent a form to complete and submit with a nominal fee. For more information you can also visit the Secretary of State’s website.

Do I need a business license? Nearly every business will require a county or city license. Luckily, such licenses are relatively easy to obtain and are not expensive. For local licensing requirements, contact your city or county government offices.

Some businesses might also require a state license. For example, hair stylists, contractors and most businesses serving food fall under the purview of the state licensing board. Each state has an agency that deals with these types of businesses. Contact your local government offices to see if your particular business requires a state license.

Some businesses will even require federal licensing. Examples of such businesses would be those that provide investment advice or that deal with firearms. Federal licensing is typically required for businesses that are highly regulated by the government.

I operate my business out of my home. Do I still need a license? Operating a business out of your home does not get you off the hook when it comes to licensing. You should check local zoning requirements and property covenants. You can find this information at the court house or by calling your local license department. Home businesses are also subject to zoning laws that regulate how property can be used and may restrict various activities.

This is just a sampling of the legal issues that must be addressed by every new business owner. To learn more, take your favorite lawyer to lunch.

Just be prepared to pick up the tab.

Here’s to your success.

Tim Knox

Tim’s latest book is “The 30 Day Blueprint For Success!” We asked 58 Top Internet Money Makers: If you lost is all tomorrow and had to start from scratch, what would you do to be back on top in the 30 days? Their answers just might make you rich!

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