.com, .co, or .net?
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@scottalanmiller said:
.biz has negative connotations. It early on became associated with weird stuff.
weirder than the xxx domains?
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Something to keep in mind. In California at least, using your last name means you don't need to register a fictitious business name (e.g. Radon Consulting). Other states have different requirements. You may still want to register it regardless.
http://blogs.findlaw.com/free_enterprise/2010/06/what-is-a-fictitious-business-name.html
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@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
.biz has negative connotations. It early on became associated with weird stuff.
weirder than the xxx domains?
Similar. Mostly scams though.
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@ITcrackerjack said:
Something to keep in mind. In California at least, using your last name means you don't need to register a fictitious business name (e.g. Radon Consulting). Other states have different requirements. You may still want to register it regardless.
http://blogs.findlaw.com/free_enterprise/2010/06/what-is-a-fictitious-business-name.html
Is that true for real businesses or just people acting as businesses?
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From what I read that only helps if you don't plan to form a company but only if you are planning to DBA yourself which you should never, ever do.
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@alexntg said:
@IRJ said:
@alexntg said:
So you're still working on a company name? Atlantic Tech's already in use: http://www.atlantictechnology.com - when you're creating a company, come up with something unique. That way, you can avoid trademark/IP infringement issues down the road.
The sell entertainment systems and you can see that right away when you go to their website. Finding a unique name is tough.
IRJ Tech? IRJ Systems? irj.biz is available. IRJ Enterprises? irj.enterprises is available.
IRJ stands for Indian River Joel. While that is great for a fishing business. Not so much for a tech business.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@IRJ Atlantic is very heavily used. We used Niagara and surprisingly it was unused. But then again we grabbed it in 2000 and it turns out that no one outside of New York can spell it.
Hmmm... I will need to do some thinking
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@scottalanmiller Correct, that's just for DBA Sole Proprietors. Do you usually recommend LLCs? In CA, the cost to register an LLC seems kinda steep for a consultant starting out. I agree it's a good (great) idea, but many don't due to the cost. I'd like to hear your reasons (though I'm sure I can guess most of them).
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@ITcrackerjack said:
@scottalanmiller Correct, that's just for DBA Sole Proprietors. Do you usually recommend LLCs? In CA, the cost to register an LLC seems kinda steep for a consultant starting out. I agree it's a good (great) idea, but many don't due to the cost. I'd like to hear your reasons (though I'm sure I can guess most of them).
In 2012, I started my own consulting firm as a sole proprietor, but it wasn't profitable. After I shut it down, I was still held responsible for the (albeit minor) debt the company still had.
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@IRJ said:
@alexntg said:
@IRJ said:
@alexntg said:
So you're still working on a company name? Atlantic Tech's already in use: http://www.atlantictechnology.com - when you're creating a company, come up with something unique. That way, you can avoid trademark/IP infringement issues down the road.
The sell entertainment systems and you can see that right away when you go to their website. Finding a unique name is tough.
IRJ Tech? IRJ Systems? irj.biz is available. IRJ Enterprises? irj.enterprises is available.
IRJ stands for Indian River Joel. While that is great for a fishing business. Not so much for a tech business.
Oh, I thought it was a personal branding.
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@alexntg said:
@IRJ said:
@alexntg said:
@IRJ said:
@alexntg said:
So you're still working on a company name? Atlantic Tech's already in use: http://www.atlantictechnology.com - when you're creating a company, come up with something unique. That way, you can avoid trademark/IP infringement issues down the road.
The sell entertainment systems and you can see that right away when you go to their website. Finding a unique name is tough.
IRJ Tech? IRJ Systems? irj.biz is available. IRJ Enterprises? irj.enterprises is available.
IRJ stands for Indian River Joel. While that is great for a fishing business. Not so much for a tech business.
Oh, I thought it was a personal branding.
Its just a nickname. I am up for any ideas you have, though.
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@ITcrackerjack said:
@scottalanmiller Correct, that's just for DBA Sole Proprietors. Do you usually recommend LLCs? In CA, the cost to register an LLC seems kinda steep for a consultant starting out. I agree it's a good (great) idea, but many don't due to the cost. I'd like to hear your reasons (though I'm sure I can guess most of them).
Its only about $100 to start a LLC in Florida
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@IRJ said:
@ITcrackerjack said:
@scottalanmiller Correct, that's just for DBA Sole Proprietors. Do you usually recommend LLCs? In CA, the cost to register an LLC seems kinda steep for a consultant starting out. I agree it's a good (great) idea, but many don't due to the cost. I'd like to hear your reasons (though I'm sure I can guess most of them).
Its only about $100 to start a LLC in Florida
Yearly? I just looked it up. The LLC tax (yearly) is 8.84% ($800 minimum). The actual document filing costs aren't bad (many online packages do it for you).
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@ITcrackerjack said:
@scottalanmiller Correct, that's just for DBA Sole Proprietors. Do you usually recommend LLCs? In CA, the cost to register an LLC seems kinda steep for a consultant starting out. I agree it's a good (great) idea, but many don't due to the cost. I'd like to hear your reasons (though I'm sure I can guess most of them).
Simple rule: if an LLC is too much, you should not consider being in business. An LLC is an absolute minimum.
And prices in all states are the same because you can incorporate in any state. Most companies do in Delaware.
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@alexntg said:
@ITcrackerjack said:
@scottalanmiller Correct, that's just for DBA Sole Proprietors. Do you usually recommend LLCs? In CA, the cost to register an LLC seems kinda steep for a consultant starting out. I agree it's a good (great) idea, but many don't due to the cost. I'd like to hear your reasons (though I'm sure I can guess most of them).
In 2012, I started my own consulting firm as a sole proprietor, but it wasn't profitable. After I shut it down, I was still held responsible for the (albeit minor) debt the company still had.
And if something ever went wrong with a former client they could sue you indefinitely into the future too! Very scary.
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@ITcrackerjack said:
@IRJ said:
@ITcrackerjack said:
@scottalanmiller Correct, that's just for DBA Sole Proprietors. Do you usually recommend LLCs? In CA, the cost to register an LLC seems kinda steep for a consultant starting out. I agree it's a good (great) idea, but many don't due to the cost. I'd like to hear your reasons (though I'm sure I can guess most of them).
Its only about $100 to start a LLC in Florida
Yearly? I just looked it up. The LLC tax (yearly) is 8.84% ($800 minimum). The actual document filing costs aren't bad (many online packages do it for you).
In what state?
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For consulting, only consider LLC, S Corp or full C Corp. NTG is C. Full board, issued stock, etc.
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Indianriver.it or something like that. But there are several companies doing that with that name there already. IR Networks. IR Tech.
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@ITcrackerjack said:
@IRJ said:
@ITcrackerjack said:
@scottalanmiller Correct, that's just for DBA Sole Proprietors. Do you usually recommend LLCs? In CA, the cost to register an LLC seems kinda steep for a consultant starting out. I agree it's a good (great) idea, but many don't due to the cost. I'd like to hear your reasons (though I'm sure I can guess most of them).
Its only about $100 to start a LLC in Florida
Yearly? I just looked it up. The LLC tax (yearly) is 8.84% ($800 minimum). The actual document filing costs aren't bad (many online packages do it for you).
LLC tax? what's that? I used to have an S corp years ago. There was no corporate tax (fee) other than filing fees. Are you saying in your state you have to pay the state 8.84% of your earnings just because you are a business? This is off the NET profits, right, not gross? This doesn't even make sense!
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@Dashrender said:
@ITcrackerjack said:
@IRJ said:
@ITcrackerjack said:
@scottalanmiller Correct, that's just for DBA Sole Proprietors. Do you usually recommend LLCs? In CA, the cost to register an LLC seems kinda steep for a consultant starting out. I agree it's a good (great) idea, but many don't due to the cost. I'd like to hear your reasons (though I'm sure I can guess most of them).
Its only about $100 to start a LLC in Florida
Yearly? I just looked it up. The LLC tax (yearly) is 8.84% ($800 minimum). The actual document filing costs aren't bad (many online packages do it for you).
LLC tax? what's that? I used to have an S corp years ago. There was no corporate tax (fee) other than filing fees. Are you saying in your state you have to pay the state 8.84% of your earnings just because you are a business? This is off the NET profits, right, not gross? This doesn't even make sense!
That's the corporate tax rate for an LLC in California. https://www.ftb.ca.gov/businesses/bus_structures/LLCompany.shtml
