101 Series: Entity Selection: Corporations

by Daniel Ross | Mar 14, 2017 | Business Formation & Development

In our last blog entry we discussed limited liability companies, with an emphasis on the ease of use that many small businesses find appealing. Yet there are circumstances where a company may value structure and accountability over functional agility – consider a...

101 Series: Entity Selection: Limited Liability Companies

by Daniel Ross | Feb 16, 2017 | Business Formation & Development

Millions of entrepreneurs choose to start their new business as a limited liability company. Without being hyperbolic, LLCs are generally the superior entity form for most for-profit small businesses in terms of flexibility and functionality. LLC laws really do cherry...

101 Series: Entity Selection: Partnerships (A Cautionary Tale)

by Daniel Ross | Feb 2, 2017 | Business Formation & Development

Pitfalls of Partnership Let me first say that, perhaps with the exception of limited liability partnerships, the partnership relationship is an outdated, inefficient, and extremely risky type of legal entity. So why write about it at all? Because unlike other, more...

101 Series: How A Trademark Can Jumpstart Your Small Business

by Daniel Ross | Dec 8, 2016 | Business Formation & Development, Intellectual Property

We’re all entrepreneurs at heart. We understand the value of addressing a consumer’s pain point, of developing a market based on that premise and staking claim to our share of that market. The macrocosm of business looks like a seamless, fluid thing – until we attempt...