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Carolyn Young

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.

Carolyn has been featured in many online publications. Some of them include:

Recent articles

What is a Foreign LLC?

What is a Foreign LLC?

Carolyn Young

Published on November 9, 2021

A foreign limited liability company (LLC) is simply an LLC that is doing business in a state other than the one in which it was registered. Forinsta ...

How to File Taxes for an LLC with No Income

How to File Taxes for an LLC with No Income

Carolyn Young

Published on November 8, 2021

If you’ve put your business on hold, or just haven’t started doing business yet and so your LLC has no income, do you have to file taxes foryour ...

What Happens to an LLC When an Owner Dies?

What Happens to an LLC When an Owner Dies?

Carolyn Young

Published on November 8, 2021

Whether it has one owner or multiple members, an LLC is an entity that is legally distinct from the assets of its ownership. As a result, whathappen ...

Starting a Business in Oklahoma: 13-Step Guide

Starting a Business in Oklahoma: 13-Step Guide

Carolyn Young

Published on November 8, 2021

Oklahoma offers diverse landscapes and lively cities. The so-called “Sooner State” has come to symbolize an energetic, positive spirit, which is ...

How to Transfer a Property to an LLC

How to Transfer a Property to an LLC

Carolyn Young

Published on November 8, 2021

If you own property and want to include it in your business operation, you can transfer it into your underlying limited liability company (LLC)entit ...

Single Member vs. Multi Member LLC

Single Member vs. Multi Member LLC

Carolyn Young

Published on November 4, 2021

A limited liability company (LLC) is a U.S.-specific business entity with a structure designed to benefit its owner with tax advantages and, yougues ...

Opening a Barbershop: The Complete Step-by-Step Guide

Opening a Barbershop: The Complete Step-by-Step Guide

Carolyn Young

Published on November 4, 2021

Here are the most important things to know about when you are starting abarbershop: Location — Find a location with a lot of foot traffic,suc ...

How to Start a Coffee Shop: What You Need to Know

How to Start a Coffee Shop: What You Need to Know

Carolyn Young

Published on November 4, 2021

Here are the most essential factors to consider when starting a coffeeshop: Location — A spot that is easily visible and accessible topedestr ...

How to Start a Successful Trucking Business in 13 Steps

How to Start a Successful Trucking Business in 13 Steps

Carolyn Young

Published on November 4, 2021

These are the critical aspects you should evaluate when launching your truckingbusiness: Trucks — Invest in high-quality trucks suitable fort ...