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Beware of These Mass Mail Solicitations

Let's Meet Online

Get to Know Our Awesome Chapter Leaders

MBA Chapter Meetings in March

Tech Quiz of the Month



Beware of These Mass Mail Soliciations

There is a steep learning curve associated with starting a business, often overwhelming new entrepreneurs. A cumbersome yet very important aspect of running a business is learning to fulfill the administrative obligations required by the state government. For example, corporations need to hold mandatory annual shareholder meetings and keep a record of the minutes of these meetings. In addition, a Statement of Information needs to be submitted to the state government on an annual basis.

Unfortunately, some take advantage of overwhelmed new entrepreneurs by offering to check the shareholder meeting minutes for proper format and to submit them to the state government in exchange for an exorbitant amount of money! What many new and often under-informed startup business owners don't realize is this: the minutes for the annual share holder meetings need not be in a specific format, nor do they need to be submitted to the state government. Entrepreneurs can easily identify such fraudulent claims by taking note of the fine print disclaimer on the envelops and forms used to offer such services: “This is not a government document” or “this service has not been endorsed by any government agency”.

Other services, although not fraudulent, offer to file the Statement of Information on behalf of a corporation for a fee of $200-$300! However, submitting the statement of information can be accomplished in literally minutes right on the state government website, and it only costs $25.00.

Starting a business can be a costly venture, often requiring taking out a loan or digging into family savings. New entrepreneurs owe it to themselves and the success of their businesses to be vigilant about avoiding fraudulent solicitations or paying high fees for tasks that are well within their expertise.
 
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MBA Chapter Meetings in March

San Diego North County



When: Wed March 3rd, 11:30 AM
Where: PlayWerx 6060 Avenida Encinas, Suite B, Carlsbad, CA 92011
What: Learning Meeting, Twitter
 
San Clemente, Orange County



When: Mon March 8th, 12:00 PM
Where: Lavender Lounge Tea Company, 104 North El. Camino Real Suite B, San Clemente, CA 92672
What: Learning Meeting, Advanced Twitter

San Diego Central



When: Mon March 15, 11:45 AM
Where: Villa Capri 2, 7875 Highland Village Pl, San Diego, CA 92129 USA
What: Roundtable Discussion, The Big Ask
 Get to Know Our Awesome Chapter Leaders


Marla Elliott, FamiliWorks

Leader of San Diego North County Chapter


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Marcia Gravette, MGNetworks
Leader of San Diego Central Chapter


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Cayline Wade, Rovia
Leader of San Clemente Chapter


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Tech Quiz of the Month



Learning techy stuff can sometimes be cumbersome and intimidating.  That is why we are introducing the Tech Quiz of the Month to make learning technology and its sometimes convoluted terms more fun.  We post a question each month to make you familiar with a word or a concept, and then answer the quiz in the following month.

So, here it goes:  Do you know what is a "Captcha", and how it is contributing to the massive project of making all existing print material digital?

Hint: if you read blogs and make comments, you should know this.

See the answer in the April issue of MBA Connection