Articles

Meet our uncommon clients for November – Jared and Carisah Lee

Jared and Carisah Lee have two daughters Jovie (6) and Madden (3), and moved to Iowa two years ago because Jared accepted a position as a Worship Leader at Keystone Church. Carisah had been working in…

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Business Organization – Corporate Registered Accounts

Let’s say you start a business with a partner, just like we did around 8 years ago. When you are organized as an LLC, C Corp or S Corp, you can’t have the partners go around…

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Business Organization – Business Bookkeeping and Annual Tax Filing 

What does it take to run a business successfully? That is the question we’re answering in this series of articles on business organization—all the legal and financial nitty-gritty that needs doing beyond the exciting idea you…

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Business Organization – It’s Not Just a Domain Name

Since we work with so many business owners who are building their own uncommon life, and since we talk so much about the power of business ownership, we wanted to write a series of articles about…

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Business Organization – Corporate Veil 

This article is part of a larger series of articles about how to set up and organize a business both properly and legally. Today, our article is all about the “corporate veil”. Maybe you’ve heard the…

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October’s Uncommon Clients – Dan & Meredith Brown

Dan and Meredith Brown live outside of Houston, TX and have been married for eight years. Together, they have five boys ranging from 2 to 23. They’re an on the go family with three boys still…

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Business Organization – The Annual Meeting

Part of being a business owner means following certain business formalities. One such formality is the annual meeting. What’s the big deal with these and why should you have an annual meeting? If you are structured…

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Business Organization – Corporate Seal

As we talk with clients about the power of business ownership, we encounter many questions about what it takes to set up a business, thus this series of articles. We’re covering just about everything, from the…

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Business Organization – Annual or Biennial Report

Business drives the global economy and owning a business can have a huge impact on your own personal economy. We’re writing a series of articles about the nuts and bolts, best practices, and legal necessities around…

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Business Organization – Operating Agreement for Limited Liability Companies

Since business ownership is such a key point of conversation with so many of our clients, we’ve been writing a series of articles about business organization—all the stuff that doesn’t seem very exciting but is essential…

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Business Organization – Registering the Entity Name

We often talk about the power of business ownership; with clients, on our Uncommon Life podcast, and pretty much to anyone who will listen to us! Organizing a business is nit-picky work, but it has to…

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September’s Uncommon clients – Misty and Jason Conn

Misty and Jason met in college and both attended Western Illinois University.  Misty works for a non-profit supporting people with intellectual disabilities and mental illness to obtain employment. and Jason works for the Iowa Department of…

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