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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,...
The California Freelance Worker Protection Act: How Businesses and Freelancers Can Use It To Collaborate Powerfully
California’s Freelance Worker Protection Act (FWPA) empowers businesses and freelancers to collaborate better. For years, we’ve worked with freelancers and the businesses that hire them and seen how the old way of working led to...
5 Steps to Master Copyright Licensing To Grow Your Revenue Streams As A Creative
Are you leaving money on the table by selling your copyrights instead of renting them? If so, you’re not alone, but we will change that. Many creative entrepreneurs unknowingly sell their copyrights for far less...
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Getting Specific in Art & Design Contract Terms
The other day I wrote a piece about satisfaction clauses, one of the more troublesome types of design contract terms. After getting some good feedback and thinking about it more, I thought it would be helpful to offer a list of things that should be included when one...
The Difference Between Lawyers and Legal Tech
After reading a recent article discussing whether DIY legal tech would replace lawyers, I thought it would be helpful to provide some insight into the difference between lawyers and legal tech. Overall, the question of whether legal tech like LegalZoom or other...
Satisfaction Clauses In Art & Design Contracts
Some art and design contracts have a problem that will often not be apparent until it is time to get paid: satisfaction clauses. A satisfaction clause basically gives the recipient of art or design work the full discretion to reject the work because they are...
Protecting Customer Lists
Protecting customer lists ranks highly in importance for many businesses, including creative businesses. Most businesses will have a list of customers that includes their sales history, their preferences, contact information, and other useful information; these lists...
