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:
I’ll be one of the speakers at the annual Raising Capital Seminar sponsored by the BIZ on March 29, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The seminar is located at the Des Moines Partnership offices.
"Many entrepreneurs don’t have a good understanding of the types of capital that start-up businesses can or should raise," says
My friend, Joel Libava (aka "The Franchise King"), inked a book deal to write a book on franchising. I’m excited because Joel is a reliable resource in the franchise industry. We don’t always agree but I do respect his opinions on franchising. He tells it like it is even if that means calling
I often received questions about whether a worker should be classified as an independent contractor or employee. In fact a blog post on Employees v. Independent Contractors is still one of the most popular posts ever on my blog even though I wrote it over three years ago.
In a couple of recent blog posts, Brick
This post comes via Monica Dolezal of BIZSTARTS. The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced it will be continuing its successful Emerging 200 Initiative in Des Moines.
For the last three years, Des Moines has been selected as one of a limited number of cities nationwide to participate in the SBA’s Emerging 200 Initiative
Listen and watch the premiere Brick Gentry, P.C. webinar from immigration lawyer Austin Kennedy on our new Brick Gentry Web site. Austin’s presentation is on Achieving Lawful Permanent Residency in the United States Through the Labor Certification Process.
We are currently in the process of developing presentations on franchise and LLC issues. Register for
Pat Burk, a shareholder with Brick Gentry, P.C. practicing in real estate and business law has an important update with respect to how LLCs convey real property in Iowa.
Pat indicates that a recent change to the Title Standards of the Iowa State Bar Association removes the presumption of authority on LLC conveyance documents, such
It is important to note that Iowa’s former LLC law (Chapter 490A) is repealed this year and all Iowa LLCs will be subject to Chapter 489 of the Iowa Code effective January 1, 2011.
Prior to this year, Iowa LLCs formed before January 1, 2009 could remain under the old LLC law or opt-in to be covered by the
Most people are familiar with Shakespeare’s famous words spoken by Dick the Butcher in Henry VI (Part II) , "The first thing we must do is kill all the lawyers." The majority of people perceive this as a lawyer joke, however, in reality Shakespeare realized that the surest way to chaos and tyranny even then was to
The Franchise King, Joel Libava, has an interesting post on Small Business Trends asking Why Aren’t Women Interested in Franchise Ownership? Joel says it’s all in the numbers. According to Joel, about 25 percent of franchises are owned by women.
Joel references a book by Iain Murray that says women often have excellent qualities that allow them to become successful
