http://www.arulandassociates.com Finance & Accounting Services Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:01:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is Part 2 of my post on Top 11 Mistakes that Ruin Entrepreneurs. Part 1 covered the first five items. "Ruin" may be overly dramatic but even businesses with solid underlying fundamentals can be ruined if you make enough of these mistakes. 6. Creating the wrong business structure - One ... http://www.arulandassociates.com/archives/470 [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Image by Observe The Banana via Flickr"][/caption] This post started out as a Top 5 list, but quickly grew from there as I thought about my experiences over the years. It wasn't very hard to find 10 mistakes but since everyone does Top 10 lists, I decided ... http://www.arulandassociates.com/archives/463 Image via CrunchBase Did you know that every time you install a Facebook application, you give that application developer ALL of your personal profile information and access to your friends information? That developer could be anyone from a reputable company to a teenager in a foreign country. Did ... http://www.arulandassociates.com/archives/433 [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="108" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] Among the many things needed to start a business, the one most often cited as a roadblock is money. Especially for young people who have the energy, passion, ideas, and other key ingredients to become entrepreneurs, money is scarce. Some businesses, notably personal services ... http://www.arulandassociates.com/archives/309 This is the second part of a two part post on using SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) applications within your business. In the first part, Guest Author Vikram Prashar looked at the benefits of using SaaS and why it has become so popular. In this post, he will provide information on the potential ... http://www.arulandassociates.com/archives/363 SaaS stands for Software-as-a-Service. It is sometimes referred to by the terms "on demand" or "cloud computing" and is gaining in popularity with smaller business. Traditionally, desktop software was installed on a single computer for one person to use while enterprise software was installed on large servers with many users ... http://www.arulandassociates.com/archives/347 Few people realize that the IRS requires employers to allocate a portion of the cost of any employer provided cell phone to personal use and tax that as a benefit to employees. Everyone who doesn't work for the government realizes how ridiculous this is - its bad enough that employees ... http://www.arulandassociates.com/archives/332 In the last post, I discussed how the decreasing price and increasing availability of a wide variety of services have enabled entrepreneurs to run a "virtual company" by outsourcing many of the functions that comprise departments at larger companies. This time, I'm providing a list of various services that can ... http://www.arulandassociates.com/archives/314 When I first entered the working world, having a business meant that your company had an office in a big building with furniture, a receptionist & other employees, a fax machine, a phone system, lots of filing cabinets, fancy stationery, you get the picture: a business = physical location. That ... http://www.arulandassociates.com/archives/196 Richard Greenberg of Seedport, Inc. and myself will be hosting a free seminar tomorrow evening for people considering starting their own business. We'll cover the basics that you need to deal with and will have plenty of time for Q&A. This is an offshoot of our successful sessions at various ... http://www.arulandassociates.com/archives/287