The Freelancers' Show: LIVE Q&A #6 - March 24, 2015

04:07 - At what point does it make sense to register as a corporation? Apart from liability, I assume. If you have profits to reinvest in the business?

• Types of Business Entities:
• Sole Proprietorship
• Limited Liability Company (LLC)
• S-Corporations
• “Piercing the Corporate Veil”
• Errors and Omissions Insurance
• Annual Minutes and Organizational Meetings

13:25 - Do you umbrella all your products, brands, DBAs, etc. under a main corp?

• DBA (Doing Business As)

18:32 - What was the comical, but legit contract you mentioned on a show recently? (Contracts)

• Contract Killer
• Sue => Fold

21:35 - Expensing Home Office for Tax Purposes

• Tax Deductions
• Tax Credits

31:12 - Errors and Omissions Insurance (Cont’d) 34:38 - Marketing to Launch

• Jeff Walker of The Product Launch Formula

41:26 - Contract Resolution 43:29 - If expensing a home office, do you pay for bills, utilities, etc. out of a personal or business account? 45:44 - Prototyping Tools 50:20 - Partnerships and Investments: “My friend has an idea!! ... I actually like this one!!”

• Even small-scale apps or services?

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