How to Handle a Co-Founder Departure
Your co-founder tells you he or she wants to depart. This is something no one in a startup wants to go through. But, sometimes if one of the partner’s or one of the founder’s hearts aren’t really in it, it’s way better to know earlier rather than later.
5 Ways to Collect Cash Upfront from Customers
All businesses depend on revenue. This is especially true for startups where maybe money is scarce. So, collecting cash upfront from customers is crucial and beneficial to the success of the business.
Vaccine Tax Credit for Startups
The Vaccine Tax Credit was a tax credit created under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), and was announced earlier this year by the President.
What happens to my personal taxes if my employer switches to a PEO mid-year?
A question that comes up every now and then is “my employer changed to PEO, a professional employer organization, mid-year, how does that affect my personal taxes and W2s?” The answer is, it is not that complex.
What Happens If Your Startup Doesn’t Make Its Medical Payments?
Although this topic only comes up every couple of years in the Kruze client base, it is a huge deal. What happens if your startup doesn’t make its medical payments (as in the monthly insurance premiums that are required to keep the employees’ health plans active)?
Financing a Startup
Financing a Startup - 8 most common sources of startup financing.
How Much Do Accountants Charge Startups or Small Businesses?
All small businesses and startups need to have good accounting practices in place. Not only is having good accounting, budgeting, tax preparation, and tax compliance crucial, but they can make or break a business.
Does Crowdfunding Capital Raise Discourage Future VC Investment?
Does crowdfunding capital raise discourage future VC investment? We are getting this question a lot because there are way more ways to access capital these days than the traditional VC route, so startups are taking advantage of this.
How Should Bookkeepers Account For Legal Retainers?
This is a question we are often asked and it is a good one. However, before answering it, let’s first dive into how a legal retainer works.
Why Do Big Acquirers like to buy Small Startups via an Asset Sale vs. an Equity Purchase?
Why do big companies like to buy smaller startups in an asset sale versus an equity purchase? The answer is pretty simple.
Bigfoot Capital’s CEO Featured on “Founders & Friends” Startup Podcast
Brian Parks, the CEO of Bigfoot Capital, was recently interviewed on Kruze Consulting’s Founder & Friends startup podcast.
How to Legitimize a Handshake Equity Agreement Between Founders
Startup founders often ask us how to legitimize a handshake equity agreement between two founders. This is a great question and often comes up around equity grants.
What is an Orphaned VC Deal?
Your startup just got VC funding. Congratulations! But, then you receive notification that your venture capital partner just left their firm. Before you panic, read this article about “what is an orphaned VC”. Although it sounds awful, it is not as bad as you might think.
Which States Are Taxing PPP Loan Forgiveness?
PPP or the Paycheck Protection Program has been pretty big in the startup space, especially for a lot of seed and Series A companies that haven’t raised a lot of capital.
What Does an Outside General Counsel Do?
What does an outside general counsel do? I’ve been getting this question more often. I think most startup founder’s executive teams are used to working with a big startup law firm to handle all their financings, the M&A for sure.
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