Startup
Green Heart Construction: Buying an Existing Business
Pat Sullivan first came to work at Green Heart Construction in Atlanta as an employee, working on the company’s various contracts with the US Army. After a year in the business, though, the owners approached him with an offer. They were ready to retire and wanted to know if he and his wife Melissa wanted…
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Taproom Coffee: 3 Startup Tips
To wrap up our video series with Jonathan Pascual, owner of Taproom Coffee, we asked him for 3 startup tips he would offer to an entrepreneur looking to start a business based on his experience. He said: Get experience in the field first however you can. Be yourself and let that show through in your…
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Taproom Coffee: 3 Tips for a Successful Kickstarter Campaign
After exhausting more common funding options like personal savings accounts and loans from family and friends, Jonathan Pascual turned to Kickstarter to raise the last portion of seed money he needed to start Taproom Coffee. At the time, the crowdfunding platform was relatively new, but he was able to use his Kickstarter campaign as both…
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Taproom Coffee: Finding Customers Through Social Media
For Jonathan Pascual, owner of Kirkwood’s Taproom Coffee, customers come from a variety of sources. “Location is key,” he says. So, when deciding where to set up shop Jonathan looked for a busy street in a good area of town. Once Jonathan found his location, he set to work building the reputation of Taproom in…
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Taproom Coffee: Starting a Business
For Jonathan Pascual, owner of Taproom Coffee in Kirkwood, Georgia, owning a business started off as a far-off dream. But once it seemed that the dream could become a reality, he quickly went about learning as much as he could about his industry and running a business. Free Download: [eBook] All About Incorporation — Choosing…
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Insuring Your Home Based Business
Do you operate a business out of your home? Have you specifically covered your business assets? If you haven’t, you have a potential problem. Fact: A typical homeowners policy does not cover your business. Your coverage for business assets in your home is probably limited to $2,500. Coverage of liability due to a business activity…
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Consultant’s Corner: Filing for a DBA
Question: “I’m planning to set up an LLC eventually. Could I use a DBA other than my name if I haven’t reserved/trademarked the name yet?” Answer: Business Name Registration Yes, sole proprietors can use fictitious business names (assumed, Doing Business As (DBA), trade name, etc.) for their businesses without registering a business entity (LLC, corporation,…
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How to Negotiate a Personal Guarantee
Personal Guarantees are a part of doing business. You need a loan, you seek a loan, and the lender requires a guarantor to sign the loan agreement. There are no ways around this. However, there are ways to negotiate a deal so that your personal assets are not entirely at risk of being liquidated in the…
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Laughing Skull Lounge: Differentiate Yourself
What makes you different from everyone else around you? Marshall Chiles, founder and owner (and self proclaimed “dudeman”) of the Laughing Skull Lounge in Atlanta, has created a business unlike any others in his market. With the smallest space and the fewest seats of any comedy venue, the Laughing Skull Lounge offers a more intimate…
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Consultant’s Corner: Funding a New Small Business
Question: What is the best way to go about getting a loan from the SBA? Contrary to popular belief, the Federal Small Business Administration or SBA does not provide loans but merely provides loan guarantees on funding offers made by its lending partners (Banks, Community Development Organizations, Microlending Institutions and other lenders). There are several…
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