You have a couple of choices and you need to get tax and legal advice before moving forward. The UK company could establish a subsidiary in the US. Profits earned there would flow up to the UK parent after local taxes etc. Assets transfered may create liabilities, talk to CPA. The other way is fo...
There are lots of great companies that make a profit while helping others. Many times, these companies are formatted as a pair of companies. For example: 'Helpco is a not-for profit corporation that does X and donates proceeds of it's activities to Y.' What is not part of the headline is that ...
There are multiple categories of automation applications that needs to be segregated. It is important to know which niche you are targeting to start off, are you dependent on third party for execution or hold your own IP/ Technology to process requests? There are multiple interface options availa...
I've spent a lot of time in the telephony, call center, crm space and built a lot of applications that involve incoming phone calls and sms. I don't know of a product that works exactly as you specified but I have constructed things that did part of that for conferences and audience feedback. Y...
Thank you for asking your question here on Clarity. The healthy discussion will also benefit many members of the community. The first company that I built and successfully sold, a BBS turned ISP (aka "Internet Service Provider", more here: http://www.linkedin.com/in/exitcoach), was indeed a "rad...
This is not an easy question as there are many items to consider. Management structure, wages, job descriptions, benefits offered and more. Turn over is a costly part of business, instead of asking the question what is acceptable, I would ask what is not acceptable. Make changes, get insight, con...
In my more than a decade of experience I have worked on either side of the table. From being a consultant to hiring a consultant to running my own business consulting company. I believe you should think more about the things that you should ask the consultant than questions a consultant may ask t...
Too little information to answer. Ask yourself these questions: * What can they get in your community they can't get anywhere else? * Is your community going to see a value *more* than what the people in the community provide, i.e., are there tools, processes, vetting, moderating work that you d...
It would run more smoothly if there were fewer people in the communication chain HOWEVER do not connect your client direct to the developers. 1) clients will casually "remember" things that need to be added and go direct to the developers with their requests, which will cut into your margins 2) d...
Start by proving the service yourself. Then partner with commission-only sellers who already know the market, keep expectations clear, track results closely, and only scale once deals are repeatable.