May 27, 2017
Now is a great time to reevaluate whether the business entity you’ve chosen for your company still meets your needs. What may have worked at the beginning may now leave you exposed. You may have outgrown your business entity, much like a seedling can outgrow the pot you planted it in. Or — like some of my clients — you may have created new divisions of products and services that took on a life of their own and need to stand independently. “Which business entity should I choose?” is often the first legal issue that comes to the mind of small business owners. But the way they go about deciding is often like trying to hammer a square peg into a round hole. They try to make their business fit a particular form, rather than determine which form best fits the business. So rather than asking “S Corp versus LLC?” a better place to start is by asking yourself questions about your business and where you want to take it. You need to weigh and…
Continue ReadingIn his post, “Startup Founder Equity Splits,” Ryan Roberts touches on an age-old dilemma faced by many beginning entrepreneurs: “how much equity should I give to the other founders to provide me with money, contacts,…
Read MoreThe amount of control you have over your workers affects their legal definition. Entrepreneurs continually face an age-old conundrum: You can’t grow your company without hiring more people. But you can’t hire anyone until the…
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