Social media influencer was not a job title when I was growing up. Social media did exist, but it was used primarily to connect with friends or watch funny cat videos. But as we all know times have changed and now not only is “Influencer” a job title, it’s a pretty lucrative one at that. But like anything in life, …
Force Majeure: What is it and should it be in my agreements?
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have been thrust into an unprecedented situation. Businesses across the globe have been ordered to close their doors and the ripple effect has affected both consumers and businesses. With companies unable to provide their goods/services, many are trying to find ways to protect themselves and avoid lawsuits. Enter the Force Majeure clause…. What …
Top 6 Benefits to Starting Your Business the Legal Way
I spend the majority of my time counseling budding entrepreneurs about the importance of setting their businesses up the legal way. And I don’t just mean filing your taxes properly so the IRS doesn’t come after you. There is a lot that goes into doing thing the right way, and protecting what it is you’re building. I know the new …
Top 5 Reasons to have a Partnership Agreement
I took a minor hiatus from blogging here for a while. I put up a YouTube video which you can check out here and I appeared on a friend’s two-part blog which you can check out here and here. But this week I am back with some more legal information for you and your business! So let’s jump right in. Today’s topic …
Boilerplate Contract Clauses and What They Mean
You may or may not have heard the term boilerplate before. It’s just another fancy word used by attorneys to describe the standardized language used in contracts. And although not all contracts contain the same boilerplate language, many do and I think it will be helpful for you to know what the heck some of those things mean. If you …
How to Properly Sign a Contract for your Business:
A few articles back I discussed the importance of not being a sole proprietor and why forming a business entity with your state is so important. You can check that out here in case you missed it. So hopefully after you read that, and any other warning I’ve given, you know that having a business entity is extremely important. With …
One Size Does Not Fit All: Contracts Edition
Over the past few months, I have had the pleasure of reviewing and negotiating, some very one-sided contracts. Businesses of all sizes are continually utilizing extremely unfair contracts. Some of these are short and to the point, but they still leave my client completely unprotected in the situation. Often times if you’re an individual or a smaller business contracting with …
What You Don’t know CAN Hurt You
I realize this might be an unpopular opinion but the reality is when it comes to running your business, what you don’t know can and absolutely will hurt you in the end. As an attorney for small businesses and online entrepreneurs, I have made it my life goal to ensure you do know what can hurt you from a legal …
Non-Compete Agreements: Will yours hold up?
In my niche market a lot of the people I work with work on a contractor or consulting basis with their customers or clients. Because of this, I have been asked non-competes pretty regularly. Non-Competes are one of those areas of law that are very different depending on what state you are living in so this article is going to …
Work For Hire and the CA Conundrum
For those of you that don’t know, I decided to take the CA bar last year and have since become a fully licensed CA attorney. Which is great! But, CA is probably the one state with the most to know when it comes to laws and regulations. And, it has a tendency to be an outlier on a lot of …