business Questions - Dear Vesta most recent 30 from http://www.dearvesta.com 2010-07-30T19:13:12Z http://www.dearvesta.com/feeds/tag/business http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://www.dearvesta.com/questions/22/how-do-i-plant-a-seed-rather-than-try-to-win-an-argument How do I plant a seed rather than try to win an argument leeand00 2009-11-04T20:50:56Z 2009-11-05T18:27:58Z <p>This is an invaluable skill when you're not in a place of authority (as I am not), but when you need to convince an authority figure that the idea was actually theirs <em>(even know it wasn't...)</em>.</p> <p>I'm looking for strategies on how to "plant seeds" as it were, after it was <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1674915/how-to-teach-someone-that-less-is-more/1674974#1674974" rel="nofollow">suggested</a> by Joel that I try not to win the argument, but rather to plant a seed in hopes of it growing into the authority figures' own idea.</p> <p>I've never been very subtle, but I'm starting to understand the value of being subtle.</p> http://www.dearvesta.com/questions/1/should-i-set-up-as-a-sole-proprietorship-or-an-llc Should I set up as a Sole Proprietorship or an LLC? Mike 2009-10-02T14:42:01Z 2009-10-18T11:20:58Z <p>I'm starting up a website, and wondering how I should set up the business around it. Sole proprietorship probably sounds like the easiest, but I've heard that there are some limitations in how banks will deal with you in that case. Is there any real reason to consider doing an LLC?</p> <p>Also should I set up a separate business account with a bank to handle the funds from the website?</p>