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10 Legal Must-Dos for Small Business Owners
As a business owner, safeguarding your personal assets from potential risks and liabilities is paramount. This blog post explores essential strategies and options to minimize personal liability exposure while running a business.
Essential Steps for Safeguarding Your Business Name
In the fiercely competitive world of business, your company's name is a priceless asset. It's the initial impression you make on customers and can determine your success in attracting and retaining them. Yet, many entrepreneurs overlook the importance of safeguarding their business name. This blog post emphasizes the significance of business name protection and outlines actionable steps to secure your brand.
Navigating the World of Small Business Contracts: Strategies for Success
Small business owners, including sole proprietors and local businesses, can gain a competitive edge by harnessing the power of contracts. This blog post explores how contracts, such as fixed price, requirements, and long-term service contracts, benefit small businesses. It also highlights the role of the Small Business Administration (SBA) in contract support. Incorporating marketing strategies into contracts and focusing on key contract elements are key takeaways. For personalized contract guidance, consider scheduling a consultation with the experienced legal team at REIB Law.
Understanding Business Structures: Sole Proprietorship vs. LLC vs. Corporation
In the blog "Understanding Business Structures: Sole Proprietorship vs. LLC vs. Corporation" by Scott Reib, the author discusses the importance of choosing the right business structure for small business owners. The blog narrates the journey of Mary, a realtor, who started as a sole proprietor and transitioned to an LLC and then a corporation with expert guidance. It highlights the pros and cons of each business structure, including sole proprietorship, LLC, and corporation, and emphasizes the significance of adaptability in business structure decisions. The blog recommends consulting experts like Scott Reib to make informed choices that align with long-term goals and ensure continued success in a competitive business landscape.
Ready to take your subscription business to the next level? Find out how to use technology to automate your billing, payments, customer management, and more!
Hello, everyone! Scott Reib here, and today we're going to talk about how to automate your subscription offering. If you're running a subscription-based business, you know how important it is to streamline your operations and provide a seamless customer experience. By automating your subscription offering, you can save time and resources, increase efficiency, and provide a better customer experience. Let's dive into the steps you need to take to automate your subscription offering.
Demystifying Convertible Debt:Your guide to understanding the ins and outs of this unique financial instrument.
Discover the power of convertible debt: Gain insights from my interview regarding this unique financial instrument and its key features. Learn how it can be a game-changer for both companies and investors.
Are you following the latest employment laws? As a small business owner, you need to know your rights and responsibilities when it comes to hiring, firing, and managing your employees.
t's essential to stay up-to-date with the latest employment laws to ensure that you're compliant with all regulations. Failure to comply with employment laws can lead to significant legal and financial consequences for your business. I
Taxes can be a headache for small business owners - but there are ways to make the process less painful. Learn how to stay in compliance and avoid penalties and fines.
The process of understanding and complying with federal, state, and local tax laws can be overwhelming, and the consequences of noncompliance can be severe. However, there are ways to make the process less painful and avoid penalties and fines.
Your intellectual property is your most valuable asset - but are you doing enough to protect it? Find out how to safeguard your trademarks, copyrights, and patents.
Whether it's a trademark, copyright, or patent, it's essential to protect your intellectual property to safeguard your business's future. In this blog post, we will discuss the importance of safeguarding your intellectual property and how you can protect it.
As a small business owner, you need to protect yourself and your clients with a solid contract. Discover the secrets to negotiating and drafting contracts that work for everyone.
Small business owners may need to create and negotiate contracts with clients, vendors, and employees. They must ensure that the terms are fair and legal.
Starting a small business is hard enough - but the legal hurdles can be overwhelming.
The process of forming and registering a business can be complicated, and small business owners may struggle to navigate the legal requirements of their state. Starting a small business is an exciting venture, but it also comes with its fair share of challenges.
A Guide to Developing Core Values for Your Business
As a business owner, you likely have a clear idea of what your company does and what you hope to achieve. But have you defined your company's core values? These guiding principles can shape your company culture, differentiate you from competitors, and help you make important decisions. In this post, we'll explore how to create core values for your company and effectively communicate them to stakeholders.
Should Your Online Coaching Business Be An S Corporation
One of the smartest moves you can make as an online entrepreneur is to structure your business as a limited liability company (LLC) or an S Corporation. You’re probably aware that both LLCs and corporations can protect your personal assets from debts and lawsuits incurred by your business, but they also offer other key benefits that you might not know about.
3 Reasons Why Your Online Coaching Business Should Be Structured as an LLC or S Corporation
One of the smartest moves you can make as an online entrepreneur is to structure your business as a limited liability company (LLC) or an S Corporation. You’re probably aware that both LLCs and corporations can protect your personal assets from debts and lawsuits incurred by your business, but they also offer other key benefits that you might not know about.
Do You Actually Own The Work You Pay Freelancers to Produce?
While hiring free lancers offers a range of valuable benefits in terms of cost savings and convenience, it also opens your business up to some unique legal and financial complications. This is particularly true when it comes to your company’s intellectual property. Read the blog to learn why!
Essential Components of Your Estate Plan
When naming a legal guardian for your minor children, there are many factors to consider, learn more in today's blog on how to get the correct estate plan!
How To Avoid Family Conflict When Making Estate Plans
Unfortunately, money has a habit of bringing out the worst in people, even in the best of families. One of the most important reasons to get your [city/state] estate plan handled is to keep your family out of conflict. And, yet, without the right counsel, your estate plan could actually cause conflict!
5 Reasons Every Business Owners Needs a Living Trust
If you are like me the last thing you want to do is take time away from working on your business to meet with advisors about what could happen in the future. As a business owner, I have found there are usually two types of drivers for the decisions I make.
Three Key Lessons We Should All Learn From Zig Ziglar
Zig Ziglar was one of the greatest businessmen, fathers, speakers, and believers to have been alive. The way that he lived his life with humility, compassion, motivation, and excellence have left a permanent impact on those who have consumed the knowledge he offered freely. Here are three of the key things he taught us.
The Gold Standard: Top Franchises in Their Industries
If you’re interested in starting your franchise or working on a new project, you probably need to know a little bit about the industry you’re going in. At Entrepreneur, they did research and determined which franchises came out on top for their industry. Afterward, they were able to determine which industries allow people to access their full business potential.