How to Incorporate Your Business in California

How to Incorporate Your Business in California

You may be interested in the tax benefits of incorporating your small business in California, but perhaps the task seems too daunting. Here is a quick checklist to help you get the protection of forming your new business as a corporate entity. Come up with a name – Use the California Secretary of State website […]

How to Form Your New Business in Southern California

How to Form Your New Business in Southern California

You’ve finally come up with that big idea that is going to help you break away from your 9 to 5 and finally be your own boss. But owning a business comes with a lot of big decisions. Here are a few things that you have to think about before you can go out on […]

How to Protect Your Small Business with Employee Contracts

How to Protect Your Small Business with Employee Contracts

If you operate a small business, you may still need a few employees so that you are not working 100% of the time. How can an employment contract protect your business? Here are a few ways: Protect you from a lawsuit – Outlining the terms of work, payment, and termination will help to protect you […]

How to Avoid a Lawsuit with the Help of a Business Attorney

How to Avoid a Lawsuit with the Help of a Business Attorney

A big concern for many small business owners is the threat of a lawsuit. Whether it is over an employee issue, a lease agreement, or a trademark, you want to be sure that you are protected. How can a small business attorney help you to avoid an expensive suit? Here are a few crucial ways: […]

What to Do When a Business Partnership Fails

What to Do When a Business Partnership Fails

Since half of all marriages in the US end in divorce, should it really be a surprise that business partnerships often do not work out? There are so many things that can come between business partners, for example: One partner may feel that he or she is carrying all of the weight of business operations […]

Why Have Contractors Sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)?

Why Have Contractors Sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)

Whether you call it a confidentiality agreement or an NDA, you want this business contract to be a regular part of your dealings with any employees, contractors, or private consultants your company uses. Why is it so important? Defines confidential information – You may feel that anything you tell your employees via email is confidential, […]