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New York small business lawyer Imke Ratschko wrote an excellent blog post on Web incorporation services. She found a blog post by a California business lawyer who described a certain Web incorporation service as almost a scam.
Imke also shares her reasons why people are better off choosing business lawyers to perform incorporation and LLC…
A couple of months ago I received Sirius satellite radio as a gift. I love it except for one constant ad that drives me absolutely bonkers. About every fifteen minutes I hear an ad from LegalZoom, a legal document company. LegalZoom touts that its fees are 85% less than those of lawyers.
First, with…
I tell clients they need to establish relationships with at least four professionals when starting a business including:
As tax season kicks into full force many business owners may be considering hiring an accountant to complete their business taxes. I always get worried when a business person tells me he…
In Iowa, the sole owner of a business generally has the following choices for type of business entity:
Some of the factors you may want to consider include:
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If you are starting a new business in Iowa it is important to know your registration and tax-related responsibilities. The following is a list of helpful resources for the new business start-up in Iowa.
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Is your business devoting resources to blog monitoring and blog response? If not, you should. According to Jaffe Juice blog, one of the Top Ten Alternative Marketing Trends for 2007 is blog monitoring. The article quotes Drew Nessier who is the CEO of Renegade Marketing.
Nessier says, "In 2007 marketers will enhance their
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New York small business lawyer, Imke Ratschko, has some excellent advice regarding the care corporate officers should exercise when signing agreements. As Imke points out, it is always important for a corporate officer to sign agreements and other documents using their corporate title. Moreover, the officer should make sure to read the agreement…
The core of this Iowa business and corporate law blog consists of six main categories found on the right hand side margin including incorporation and LLC formation, starting a business, franchise law, employment law, business litigation and buying and selling a business. I attempt to cover many of the basics…
I read with great interest an article about law firm mavericks in the Law Practice Magazine of the American Bar Association. I found the article particularly appealing having recently read the book Mavericks at Work.
One of the maverick lawyers featured is 29-year-old Christopher Marston of Exemplar Law Partners of Boston. Marsten used every…
It is important to consider the local zoning ordinances when choosing a business location. It may not be a significant problem for businesses with office locations but businesses such as car dealerships (especially used), real estate rental companies, auto body shops and manufacturing facilities could run into problems if you are not familar with local…