For many startup owners and entrepreneurs, following their passion by building their own business was at least in part a way to avoid cubicle life, spreadsheets, and generally uninteresting issues of corporate finance and compliance. But as your business grows, these...
From yoga studios to restaurants to gyms to professional service companies and everything in between, owning and operating your own franchise can be a great way to become your own boss and rake in serious cash while building on brand name recognition and other...
As an owner of an emerging LLC, your sights may be set on winning contracts with big clients, negotiating contracts with servicers and vendors, and even on the ultimate goal of an acquisition agreement from a larger company to purchase your company. But, for the time...
Creating an LLC is an important step in the early days of your business, and, when done properly, can protect you and your business from disastrous financial consequences. If you have Googled “how to create an LLC,” you have no doubt been bombarded with ads selling...
So you quit the day job, took out loans, corralled investors, worked day and night to create a vision and bring it to life, and now you have achieved the dream: you’ve built a growing business on your own terms. But have you taken the steps to trademark your business...