Grant Cardone, founder of Whatever It Takes Network, provides insight into four key aspects of launching a successful business in 2015.

Twitter co-founder and Jelly CEO Biz Stone explains how becoming a benefit corporation changes the definition of value for shareholders.

Expertise, experience and pride set a company apart--transforming a business into a craft. CT's experts partner with small businesses to make sure that their business compliance is done right, every time.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a company’s voluntary initiative to integrate responsibility for its environmental and societal impact into its business model.

Thinking of incorporating as a C corporation? Learn more about C corps and how to incorporate.

Learn about forming and operating an S Corporation.

Once you have formed your corporation, you can elect S corporation status by filing a form with the IRS. S corporation's pass-through their income, loss and deductions to the shareholders, but can also pay salaries to the owners.

An LLC can be managed by its members (member-managed) or by managers who are selected by the members (manager-managed). By default an LLC is member-managed, but the operating agreement can provide otherwise.

Absent an operating agreement adopted by its members, the LLC is governed by the default provisions provided in the law of its formation state. Not only can these provisions conflict with the members' desires, they can change which exposes the LLC to rules never envisioned when it was formed.

Learn the answers to frequently asked questions about forming and operating a limited liability company (LLC).