If you have entrepreneurial dreams, you may have a business idea you want to pursue. However, starting a business from scratch takes a lot of timean ...

Carolyn Young
Carolyn Young
Expertise
Entrepreneurship education, business management, business strategy
Currently
Senior Business Writer
Education
Bachelor's degree in Finance, The Ohio State University
Carolyn Young has over 25 years of experience in business in various roles, including bank management, marketing management, and business education.
She has written business plans for companies with complex products and business models, including a technology company that built a search engine optimization tool, a biotechnology company, and an online marketplace. She has helped several startup companies get off the ground.
She is the author of several entrepreneurship textbooks, and she created related entrepreneurship curriculum that has been taught in universities internationally. Titles include Introduction to Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Finance, and Lean Accelerator. The textbooks were part of an online learning platform designed for high school and college students. She was the Direct of Product Development for the company, Venture Highway, that launched the platform.
Carolyn also has expertise in financial business writing, with numerous financial whitepapers under her belt, as well as a technical manual for Chief Financial Officers.
She has been a freelance business writer for over ten years and has a bachelor’s degree in Finance from The Ohio State University. She is also the author of a novel, The Perfect View.
Recent articles

How to Purchase an Existing LLC (Limited Liability Company)
Carolyn Young
Published on December 30, 2022
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What Is a Resale Certificate and How to Get One
Carolyn Young
Published on December 22, 2022
If you’re starting a business and plan to sell tangible goods subject to sales tax, you probably know you need to get a state sales tax license.Bu ...
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DBA vs. LLC
Carolyn Young
Published on December 17, 2022
DBA and LLC are two common acronyms in the business world, but what do they mean – and what’s the difference? If you’re looking to start abusi ...
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Member-Managed vs. Manager-Managed LLC
Carolyn Young
Published on December 17, 2022
One of the benefits of an LLC is the flexibility of choosing your management structure. For example, your LLC can be member-managed, meaning thatthe ...
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Best States to Form an LLC
Carolyn Young
Published on December 17, 2022
Every state has laws for limited liability companies (LLCs), and some are more favorable than others. As a result, in some instances, it’sadvantag ...
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How to Dissolve an LLC in 7 Steps
Carolyn Young
Published on December 17, 2022
If you have a limited liability company (LLC), you may need to dissolve it at some point. For example, maybe you’re moving to another state,changi ...
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How to Pay Yourself From an LLC
Carolyn Young
Published on December 17, 2022
When your business is a limited liability company (LLC), revenue goes to the LLC, not you. But you’ll need to get paid, of course, to make aliving ...
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How to Register a Virtual Address for LLC
Carolyn Young
Published on December 17, 2022
One of the requirements to form a limited liability company (LLC) is having a street address. Although states do not allow you to use a P.O. Box,the ...
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LLC vs. S-Corp: What is the Difference?
Carolyn Young
Published on December 4, 2022
If you’re starting a business, one critical decision is which type of business entity to form. Limited liability companies (LLCs) and corporations ...
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