My good friend and Investment Advisory Representative Joshua Hernandez and will be hosting a workshop entitled “Preserve Your Assets”. If you’re looking to prepare your family and money for the future, come and attend this interactive workshop to learn more about investing and estate planning. Location: 765 The City Dr #100 Orange, CA 91752 Time:…
One of my favorite cartoons is The Far Side by Gary Larson. There is one that has presumably a wife barging into her husband’s dark room with several telephones around him, all marked “They”. The caption of the wife reads: “So you’re the ‘They’ in ‘That’s what they say.’” Thanks to Mel at the Young…
I recently had the pleasure of speaking to a group of budding entrepreneurs at the Goodwill Micro-Enterprise business class. Some of the students had some nice things to say about me: Thanks to Analucia at Goodwill for having me. If you’re interested in having a speaker to come your group, please contact me.
“Pick me! Pick me!” Just kidding. Well, just a little. Inc.com is one of my favorite websites to learn more about how I can manage and grow my business. One I just read was right up my alley: How to Hire Legal Counsel. It’s got a lot of great tips on picking an attorney for…
While there are certain legal and tax benefits for creating an LLC or corporation, there are certainly some marketing benefits to them also. I recently had a consultation with a sole proprietor, and the conversation steered towards creating a corporation or LLC for their company. They told me that they’ve had several potential clients tell…
I recently wrote about picking an entity and the decision to incorporate. Another letter over at June Walker asks her for some advice after her friend tells her that there are advantages to incorporation. This reminds me of the scene in Ocean’s 13 where Brad Pitt’s character is teaching Topher Grace, playing himself, how to…
I get many clients telling me that they want to incorporate or form an L.L.C. for their latest crazy business idea. If they’ve done their homework and we find that a corporation is right for them, I’m always glad to assist them. However, if they are forming an entity because they heard from their father’s…
Earlier this week I posted on maintaining your corporate books. A couple of days later, I read over at Quick Sprout about picking an entity, in which Scott Walker from Walker Law Group guest posts on a Beginner’s Guide to Corporate Entities. It’s a nice quick run down on all the various entities, advantages, and…
Last Friday I was the speaker for the Central Orange County Chapter of Fore Networking at Mile Square Park Golf Course in Fountain Valley, California. My topic was “Maintaining Your Corporate Books.” While there are advantages and disadvantages to each business structure (sole proprietor, limited liability company, corporation), a popular benefit of forming a corporation…
If you’ve used a document filing service to file for your California corporation, you may have received a document called Notice of Transaction Pursuant to Corporations Code Section 25102(f). One downside of using these services is that, while they generally cost less, they cannot give legal advice, and if you are confused or unsure about…