Posts from — March 2008

There’s a nice writeup from new site Indie Startups on legal fees and using free forms for legal agreements. Check it out: Legal Fees: How to minimize or rid the expense

photo credit: mistersnappy
There’s a nice, no-nonsense list from Small Biz Survival: Checklists for starting your first business. Some folks may take issue with starting as a sole proprietorship, some say you should never do that and should always do business as an LLC, S-Corp, etc., but it’s up to you! Check out the list!

Check it out: Half-Assed Startup: How do I start my company and keep my day job?

Blogtrepreneur has a really useful, no-BS list of resources for entrepreneurs. They cover communications/VoIP, data backup, invoicing, financial management/accounting, time/project management, contact management, hiring resources, online reputation, accepting payments, shopping carts, fund-finding and CPC revenue.

The list is very clean and readable and does not seem to pushing any products. Nice.

Check it out: 101 Useful Resources for Online Entrepreneurs

Check out How to save money running a startup. In a nutshell, he’s saying DO spend money where it counts, where you’ll get good ROI with happy, productive employees.
My favorite is #1:

Buy Macintosh computers, save money on an IT department

He caused a bit of a stir by saying “only hire workaholics” but modified it to “hire people who love their work” … his response to the backlash