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If you own or operate a limited liability company (LLC), protecting what you have worked hard to build should be your top priority. And one of the most effective vehicles for protecting and transferring assets is a trust. A properly planned trust can help keep your...
Whether you’re a hobbyist, a budding entrepreneur or you work for an innovative company, it is important to understand how to secure an edge in the patent protection process when one is lawfully available to you. One of the most under-appreciated opportunities...
If you run a family business, you may have planned to hand down your business to your children, nieces and nephews, or other “younger generation” loved ones for years. Yet, if you haven’t taken certain steps to prepare for this eventuality, the integrity of the...
If you are starting to take steps to launch a new company, congratulations! Whether your operation will be a single-owner business that caters exclusively to local clientele or a multi-national corporation with a global customer base, the hard work you’re putting in...
It can take years to develop the musical skills or artistic abilities necessary to produce beautiful works of graphic art or a song that people can't seem to stop singing. It would hardly be worthwhile for creative professionals to pursue their passion in writing,...
A large part of estate planning involves what happens when you die. Thus, you need to choose someone to take charge when this happens. The official term for them is the executor of your estate. It’s a critical role, as doing the job poorly could result in errors that...
If you’re in the process of setting up a new business, you are probably thinking about what type of business you should form. It’s important that you make the right decision as your choice can have personal and professional consequences. The most common entities...
When you come up with a brilliant idea, product or design, you want to make sure that no one capitalizes on your sweat without your approval. This is where intellectual property rights come in. Intellectual property rights refer to the rights given to an individual or...
There are many different types of trusts that you can use in your estate planning, and one of these is known as an incentive trust. As the name implies, this is a trust that you set up to give incentives to your heirs to do (or not do) certain things. These are...
Owning a business can be an exciting way to support yourself and your family. While there are parts of running a business that can be challenging and stressful, your company gives you the ability to be your own boss as you provide for the future of your family. Part...