Successful business owners agree that every company needs to have a legal structure that provides limited liability protection. However, choosing between the most common options - S corp, C corp and LLC - can still seem daunting. 

Here are five tips for choosing the business structure that’s right for you.

To save on taxes in 2009, small business owners should begin tax planning in Q4.

Tax planning is a process of looking at various tax strategies in order to determine when, whether, and how to conduct business so that taxes are reduced or eliminated.  Keys to tax planning often include reducing your taxable income and tax rate, posponing income and accelerating deductions. It’s also important to consider the implications of potential tax credits and the affect of  Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) rates.

Why is it that 60% of the Fortune 500 companies chose to incorporate in the state of Delaware when most don’t have a physical presence there? Well, the answer is that Delaware offers some tangible advantages over incorporating in other states. Here are 6 compelling reasons to incorporate in Delaware now.

Many people dream their whole lives about starting a business, but never take the plunge. If you are sitting on your dreams, here are five reasons to make today the day you to start your own business.

To protect everything they work so hard for, most experienced entrepreneurs are saying “so long” to sole proprietorship.

When it comes to investing their retirement savings, many entrepreneurs have learned that franchises will outperform mutual funds.