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How To Run Your LLC or Corporation Without Drama or Legal Hassles
Creative entrepreneurs who don’t want to play small eventually take the step to form an LLC or corporation. But many of them don’t know what to do next. That causes big headaches and stress because...
Hiring Freelancers: How To Avoid Legal Pitfalls and Grow Your Business While Focusing on Being Creative
Do you want that freelancer you hired online to suddenly be able to claim ownership over your business’s intellectual property? If you’re like most business owners, the answer to that is a hard no. To...
Go From Creator to Founder: Build Systems and Structures That Set You Free
If you spend more time on emails and invoices than on creative work, your business is running you—let’s fix that. Most creatives launch their businesses with passion and talent but quickly get overwhelmed by contracts,...
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Trademarks and Social Media
The interplay between trademarks and social media has become increasingly important given the prominence of Instagram, Facebook and Twitter in online marketing. By having a registered trademark, brand owners can better control their presence on these platforms. The...
Counsel for Creators at ABA Techshow 2016
The annual American Bar Association Techshow has been the leading conference for lawyers interested in how to use technology to better practice law. This year’s conference is being held in March in Chicago and Counsel for Creators attorney Jon Tobin will be giving two...
The California Non-Compete Trap
In work with creative businesses, I have witnessed the California non-compete trap many times. Here is what I am talking about: you work for a California company and that company has you sign an employment agreement that contains a non-compete clause. A few years...
Do A Trademark Knockout Search Before You Launch
A trademark knockout search seeks out any obvious problems with your trademark. This kind of search is crucial to building your brand because it can tell you whether or not your trademark will run into problems down the road. If you can, do a trademark knockout search...
