HOW WE CAN HELP
You were sure about the concept, location, and vision for your business. But legal issues may not be as clear: Should you set up an LLC? Was the landlord correct that you don’t need an attorney before you sign its long lease? Should that generous loan from your uncle be in writing? How do you protect your logo? We can help you understand and prioritize the legal needs for your small business.
WE CAN HELP WITH:
Set Up: LLC/ Corporation
Deciding whether to establish a new entity and then selecting the best type is an important first step to liability protection and tax advantages. We can help you decide which entity is best for you, and review, create, or amend the documentation you need.
Review/ Negotiate Lease
A lease is a critical initial legal document for any new business, dictating not only rent, but parking, signage, and your future presence in that space. We can help you translate, review, create, or negotiate a Lease.
Pay Yourself and Others
Deciding the nature of any on-going payments to business owners, employees, and contractors should be proactive and informed from legal and tax perspectives. We can help you evaluate the nature of all roles and provide any documentation required.
Decide: Employee vs. Contractor
Proactively and accurately characterizing and documenting the roles of all parties who work for a business is key to maximum liability, insurance, and tax protection. We can help you evaluate the nature of all roles and establish best practices for compliance.
Create/ Define Loans
If an owner, investor, or relative has invested in a business, putting those terms in writing will protect all parties, including the lender’s estate and heirs. We can help you create, translate, review, or negotiate loan and promissory note documents.
Review/ Negotiate Contracts
Even the most enterprising entrepreneur relies on a variety of relationships for success. Consider putting the terms of an investor, partner, vendor, customer, employee, or contractor relationship in writing. We can help you create, translate, review, or negotiate contracts.