Attention Wedding Photographers! The summer is coming up, and that means more people getting married! I will have the privilege of discussing with wedding photographers about contracts on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 6:30 PM at Calumet in Santa Ana, California. The list of topics include: Common Mistakes in Contracts Retainer vs. Deposit What to Do…
Tag Archive: Small Business
Working the Networking: Bring the Value
Business owners know that networking is a big part of running their own business; it’s important for you to get out and meet people. However, it’s not just about who can collect or pass out as many business cards as they can, but about value. That is, what value others bring to you, but more…
Startups: I Don’t Want to Tank Your Deal
Steve Blank has a great article & discussion on why lawyers don’t run startups. While most people are only familiar with attorneys when things go wrong, there are a lot of attorneys out there that help clients wade the through their business transactions. As lawyers, we often have to identify potential risks in a transaction,…
Brad Pitt, Topher Grace, Ocean’s 13, and Deciding to Incorporate
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…
Should I Incorporate?
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…
Back to Basic Basics: Picking an Entity
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…
Back to Basics: Maintaining Your Corporate Books
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…
Bringing in Partners to your LLC
So you’ve had your head in the game for a couple of years and now looking to bring in another partner. One of my favorite daily websites to read is INC.com, and a reader recently wrote in asking about expanding their LLC by bringing in another partner. Be sure to consider whether you want to bring…
Why Pro Athletes that Go Broke and How It Ties to Creating an Estate Plan
It’s hard to imagine professional athletes, who make more in one minute than many people earn in a year, go broke; I can only think about that type of money running through my fingers, only to have it disappear like a magic act. These athletes are pitched with investments business ideas, like restaurants, record companies,…
You Need Money? I Have Some Money For Ya’. Oh, and Some Tax Breaks.
I recently wrote about Why You Should Start Your Own Business Now, and fellow business attorney Joseph Dang has written an article in the San Diego Business Examiner about starting a business during a recession. If that isn’t enough for you, President Obama has promised to thaw the credit markets to help small businesses, including…