Randall Fisher
8 Elements of an Effective Business Plan
In our series on starting a business, we have presented some important questions to consider and discussed why the first thing you should...
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Randall Fisher
- Feb 12, 2013
- 4 min
5 Steps to Limiting Personal Liability in Business
The LLC and corporation are popular business entities because they limit the owner’s personal liability for actions taken on behalf of...
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Randall Fisher
- Feb 5, 2013
- 3 min
Breaking Even: It’s Sink or Swim for Your Business
Great ideas are fun to imagine, design and develop. But in business, no idea is worthwhile if it can’t make money. How do you know if...
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Randall Fisher
- Jan 29, 2013
- 4 min
Starting a Business: Ask the Right Questions
In my time away from the office, I chair the Small Business Council of the West Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce. The Council...
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Randall Fisher
- Jan 23, 2013
- 1 min
Scraped Knees and Rejected Business Loans
A friend of mine in business banking recently lamented that he’s had to reject most of the small business loan applications that have...
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Randall Fisher
- Jan 19, 2013
- 3 min
The “Brat Pack” of Business: S Corp, C Corp, and LLC
If business were a 1980s coming-of-age film, then the S Corporation would be the overlooked middle child at Corporate High School — in...
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Randall Fisher
- Jan 11, 2013
- 3 min
Should my Business be an LLC? A Question for the Great Oz
Determining whether your business should be an LLC (or a Sole Proprietorship) is daunting even with a grasp of the basic differences....
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Randall Fisher
- Jan 1, 2013
- 1 min
Creating a 2013 Social Media plan without 2012 mistakes
I, like a lot of people, am spending this New Year’s Day reviewing my goals and expectations for the new year. Staring me in the face is...
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Randall Fisher
- Dec 7, 2012
- 4 min
The Capital Investment Blues: Unwinding ROBS Funding for a Startup
If you’re considering funding a startup or franchise, then you may already be ready for the huge gamble of turning a 401(k) into capital...
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Randall Fisher
- Nov 20, 2012
- 3 min
Why Farmers Need an Estate Plan
Not all small business owners wear slacks. Instead, some opt for overalls or jeans and work boots and make their offices in barns and...
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Randall Fisher
- Nov 6, 2012
- 1 min
What should business people do in an election?
I have one word. Vote. We’ll talk again soon. In the meantime, good luck and good hunting. __________________________________________ The...
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Randall Fisher
- Nov 2, 2012
- 3 min
Capital Gains: Did Tax Increase Precipitate Star Wars Sale?
It was almost lost in the storm surge, but this week George Lucas finally let the wookie win. The creator of the Star Wars and the...
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Randall Fisher
- Oct 29, 2012
- 4 min
Disaster-Proofing Your Business for Hurricane Sandy
Pictured: Not the Fisher Law Office. While neither rain nor sleet nor gloom of night can stay us from our duty to stay open, Hurricane...
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Randall Fisher
- Sep 14, 2012
- 3 min
Applelypse Now: The iPhone 5 Delay and the Need for Dedicated Product Release
What if Apple’s iPhone 5 release were delayed? Would the mobs of desperate, Android-addled tech-junkies outside the Apple stores turn...
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Randall Fisher
- Sep 7, 2012
- 4 min
Requiem for a New Coke: The Business of Buzz
I once heard someone, possibly Lyndon Johnson, remark, “I don’t care what they say about me, as long as they spell my name right.” I am...
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Randall Fisher
- Aug 14, 2012
- 3 min
Do you understand your sales? Take a lesson from Home Depot and Lowe’s
This morning, CNBC analysts were slicing and dicing the latest sales numbers from both Home Depot and Lowe’s. The short version of the...
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Randall Fisher
- Jul 17, 2012
- 3 min
Starting an In-Home Business (or, My Crusade on the Homeowners Association)
Last Friday, we discussed how technological advance has powered a revolution in small business. A smartphone and a solid business name...
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Randall Fisher
- Jun 15, 2012
- 3 min
Business Succession: The Handoff
Forgive me, but after three postings on this subject in which I have invoked metaphors ranging from Monopoly to Cinderella, I can no...
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Randall Fisher
- Apr 12, 2011
- 1 min
Say Buddy, can you spare a dime?
I have seen a number of clients lately looking for money, finding banks that seem to be more willing than they used to be about lending...
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Randall Fisher
- Mar 22, 2011
- 3 min
The Business of Sports
There is a lot written about athletics and the changing of teams. LaBron and Chris went to Miami. Carmelo went to New York. Kevin chose...
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