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I spend a substantial amount of time fielding questions about whether a new Iowa business owner should form a corporation or LLC.  It’s an important question but I caution new business owners not to get too bogged down in the details. Instead, I suggest putting a team of advisors in place to help navigate the…

I recently had the pleasure of presenting at the Raising Capital Seminar sponsored by the Business Innovation Zone. I discussed business entity formation and certain start-up issues. The presentation touched on forming S corporations, LLCs, business valuation methods, intellectual property ownership and the use of non-disclosure agreements.

You can see the video highlights here…

Sometimes knowing what not to buy may be just as important as what to buy.

From BlueMauMau you should see this list of the 25 worst franchises to buy in 2011. The list is based upon failure rates of SBA loans only (with 50 or more disbursements). Eight franchises have over a 50 percent failure rate on getting the SBA loan…

I hear two words from prospective franchisees all the time. In fact, almost every time someone visits with me regarding a franchise opportunity. But a blog post on the Franchise King’s Blog says these two words don’t exist in franchising. 

If you are a prospective franchisee read the post from the Franchise King and take it to heart.

It is not unusual for a franchisor and franchisee to have a dispute that is resolved and then the franchisee continues in business. In those circumstances, a franchisor will often resolve the dispute with the franchisee in exchange for a full release of claims. These releases state that the franchisee is releasing the franchisor for any and all…

Matt Brick has a super webinar on our Brick Gentry Web site on the Changes to Iowa Employment Law and Legislation. Employment law is a constantly shifting area of the law that has serious consequences for employers, even when making a good faith mistake. Matt’s presentation covers important developments in employment law for both public and private…

Yesterday I spoke at the BIZ Raising Capital Seminar mentioned in my last blog post. I thoroughly enjoyed being on a panel with some excellent business advisors including:

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