An LLC or “Limited Liability Company” is a type of legal entity that can be used to provide you with legal protection in the event your business gets sued. An S-Corporation is a tax election that can be used to tell the IRS that you want to be taxed a certain way. An S-Corporation is […]
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This is one of the most common questions that lawyers get when talking to entrepreneurs. “Should I Incorporate My Business?” For many bricks and mortar businesses, the answer is an undeniable and resounding “yes”. Before an entrepreneur starts signing leases and opening bank accounts, they want to make sure that all of their legal paperwork
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A website legal disclaimer is an important legal document that is frequently forgotten and often overlooked by many bloggers, coaches, marketers and other online e-sellers. But make no mistake, if you are running an online business than you need legal disclaimer just as much as you need a privacy policy and website terms of service.
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What’s the big deal? Why do I need to concern myself with terms and conditions for my website? This is a common question I get asked by many online entrepreneurs. I mean, I get it. You are just building your business, you are still doing a lot of freelancing and consulting on the side to
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You’ve taken the plunge and started your online business. You are super excited and can’t wait to get things rolling. Building sales funnels. Writing blog posts. Running Facebook ads. Recording your first podcast episodes. Getting your first paying clients. But there’s only one thing you’ve forgotten… How to make sure you aren’t breaking any laws
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One of the biggest questions I hear from Solopreneurs is how should they pay themselves if they own a Single Member LLC? If you are operating a single member LLC, as many of you are, paying yourself is one of the easiest things to do (but at the same time one of the most complicated
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If you have started an online business (or are thinking about starting an online business), then chances are that you have also looked into how to create a single member LLC. What is a single member LLC? A “single member LLC”, is simply an LLC where you are the one and only owner (or member)
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I was recently asked to put together a legal resource for an online community I am a part of. They asked me to answer some of the frequently asked questions from people that are starting an online business. Here is the edited version of that resource with additional links to articles and helpful resources for
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One of the biggest struggles we face as lawyers, especially in a transactional/consulting-type practice like I have, is making clients understand why they even need a lawyer in the first place. I mean honestly, do you need a lawyer for your online business? We are in this new world of DIY legal, Rocket Lawyer, Legal
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If you are running a business for yourself, you have at least one member on your team – and that’s YOU, the entrepreneur. But if you are looking to grow and build a sustainable business that will last for the long haul, you should take a lesson from the Pro’s, and build a team of
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Maybe you are dreaming of starting an online business, or maybe you have already started one. Either way, you need to put some simple legal protections in place to keep your business safe. It goes without saying that you should give some serious thought to incorporating your online business, and protecting your intellectual property with
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I’m so excited to announce the opening of a new and innovative training program for online entrepreneurs that want to take affirmative steps to protect their business legally but can’t afford the high cost of legal help, and don’t know where else to turn. I’ve called it The Entrepreneur’s Law School. In anticipation of this launch,
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