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Protect your business assets — know the rules
Today’s litigious and highly complex business arena often requires more specialization than most small businesses are able to provide on their own. Read more
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Choose the Best Business Structure
In starting my own business, I had a big decision to make. Should I begin as a sole proprietor, a sub chapter S corporation or a limited liability company? Read more
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How to Choose a Lawyer with Business and Legal Savvy
Here are a few simple suggestions of what to consider when selecting a corporate attorney.
Demand responsiveness. Read more
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Make No Mistake
Everyone makes mistakes, but you wouldn't believe some of the blunders I've seen in business plans over the years.
Here are some real examples from recent plans I have read: Read more
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Partnership Formation Checklist
Every partnership, no mater how large or small, needs a written Partnership Agreement. Read more
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Financing Sources
Many clients believe that banks are a source of funds for a new business, but this is rarely true. Read more
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Employees versus Independent Contractors in New Hampshire - Do you know the law?
Most employers would prefer to treat their help as ’subcontractors’, and not ‘employees’. Why? Because they want to avoid the headaches and additional social costs our society pu Read more
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Does Your Business Plan Answer These Key Questions?
What you need to know, and most importantly, what you need to be able to articulate both in person and in a written business plan. Read more