Apr 13, 2021
The Vampire Business Partner Workshop
Learn how to avoid and survive bloodsuckers in business. Grab some garlic and holy water! Things are about to get scary. Simply put, “Vampire Business Partners” can suck you and...
Partnerships
Oct 14, 2020
Business Horror Stories: The Vampire Business Partner
Bad business partners suck. When not draining the life out of you, they are probably running your business into the ground. In most horror tales, vampires start out as intriguing...
Aug 17, 2020
How Do You Remove a Member, Shareholder, Director, or Officer from Your Company?
A common question from many of our clients, or potential clients, is, “How do I remove someone from my company?” Such a common question does not necessarily have an easy...
Jul 16, 2020
Investor, Partner or Vendor? How to Contribute to a Company and Benefit By It.
Whether you are an engineer, scientist, artist, developer, financial whiz or just someone with a useful asset, odds are you’ve been asked to join, help or participate in a startup...
Mar 10, 2020
Divorce Among Partners: How Not To End Up In Business With An “Ex”
What happens when one of your business partners gets divorced? Unless your Operating Agreement states otherwise, chances are you are now in business with your Partner and their ex -spouse....
Jan 15, 2020
Operating Agreements and Taxes: What You Need to Know
As you may have gathered from some of our previous articles (for example, read “Does your LLC have a proper Operating Agreement?” and “Important clauses for LLC Operating Agreements“), the...
Jan 13, 2020
What is a Bad Operating Agreement?
I bet you could guess that most of our revenue as a law firm, comes from expensive litigation. But, did you know that most of that expensive litigation is due...
Dec 31, 2019
Tax Status for Companies
When clients ask me what type of tax status they should elect for their company, I usually respond with, “Please ask that question to your CPA or Accountant.” After all,...
Oct 16, 2019
How to Start a Restaurant
Starting your own restaurant is a huge endeavor. According to the National Restaurant Association, in 2019 there is $863 billion in projected sales in the restaurant business. There is a...
Mar 7, 2019
Bad Business Partners
I find myself writing about my clients and their bad business partners with the same sentiment and phrases that I would probably tell the story of my failed marriage with. ...
Sep 27, 2018
When We Work Together – We All Succeed
Too often businesses fail when they have a fixed mindset. They lack the ability to change and adapt, and often its due to the lack of partnership with other businesses...
Sep 14, 2018
What is a Business Succession Plan?
The unthinkable has happened. On the way home after work, a business owner was involved in a tragic accident and did not survive. The next day over at the workplace,...