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Cliff Ennico's "Succeeding in Your Business" column offers straightforward small business advice and tips. Ennico is best known for his PBS series "Money Hunt," as well as his weekly program on the internet radio station smartbusiness.com. Based in Fairfield, Connecticut, he acts as corporate legal counsel for many up-and-coming companies, and teaches courses in business law and industrial organization at several colleges and institutions. He is also a regular speaker at small business conferences, seminars, and workshops.
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Cliff Ennico (May 22, 2012)
"Three years ago, I started a business with two other guys. We set up a limited liability company (LLC) and split the ownership 40 percent, 40 percent and 20 percent.The... more
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Cliff Ennico (May 16, 2012)
"A partner and I invested in a franchise last year. The franchise offers a variety of healthy foods, but focuses primarily on soups and salads.We were offered a number of... more
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Cliff Ennico (May 02, 2012)
During the afternoon session of last week's Business Plan Competition sponsored by The Entrepreneurship Foundation (www.entrepreneurshipfoundation.org), the focus was on... more
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Cliff Ennico (May 01, 2012)
Each year, the Entrepreneurship Foundation (www.entrepreneurshipfoundation.org) hosts a business plan competition in New Haven, Connecticut."Teams" from universities... more
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Cliff Ennico (Apr 11, 2012)
In last week's column, I dissected the "crowdfunding" provisions of the new federal "Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act" (J.O.B.S. for short). The new law, which was signed... more
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Cliff Ennico (Apr 03, 2012)
As I am writing this, a new law called the "Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act" (J.O.B.S. for short) has passed both houses of Congress and is sitting on the president's... more
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Cliff Ennico (Apr 02, 2012)
"I am a lawyer who works in a small town in the Midwest. A tornado struck last week, for the first time in over 30 years, and my office was destroyed."I have insurance, which... more
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Cliff Ennico (Mar 20, 2012)
As you are reading this, the hot new children's movie is a 3D-CGI film adaptation of Dr. Seuss' book "The Lorax."For the record, I am a lifelong fan of Dr. Seuss (the late... more
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Cliff Ennico (Jan 24, 2012)
"A couple of friends and I formed a corporation a while back with a noted inventor who lives in our area."The entire purpose of this company was to bring to market a piece of... more
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Cliff Ennico (Jan 11, 2012)
We'll be 10 days or more days into January by the time you read this, and I'm willing to bet that most of you have already given up on one or more of your New Year's... more