Monthly Archive: December 2016

Congratulations on taking the first step towards becoming a business owner. After making the all-important commitment in starting a business, you must also simultaneously decide what form you wish for your business to take. In determining what form of business you wish to undertake, there are different factors to take into consideration. Most importantly, determining...

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Understanding ERISA

Whether you’ve heard of ERISA or not, if you are a working adult there is a strong chance that this federal law has major implications for your future—namely, your retirement. ERISA stands for the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and it impacts millions of Americans. Its most basic purpose is to set the...

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If you have set up a corporation, congratulations! One of the key steps now is to ensure that you acquire the proper capital. A popular way of acquiring capital is by issuing shares. However, different classes of shares can exist, and being uneducated on the type of shares to issue can be detrimental to the...

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Entering a partnership with a partner you trust is a great step towards making a profit. However, running a partnership is not as simple as it sounds, and most of what is entailed in a partnership is often overlooked. One such area that is often overlooked is determining what exactly belongs to the partnership and...

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As a business owner, you often have to hire employees to do work on your behalf. This is almost inevitable for every business owner. Employees hired to work on your behalf are known, in the legal sense, as your agent, and as owner, you are their principal. This creates a special relationship between principal and...

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