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Alphabet Soup - C Corporations and S Corporations

December 17th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in business structure, general

Sounds tasty this time of year, until I tell you the title refers to trying to decide what form your business should take.  C corp?  S corp?  LLC?  GP?  LP?  PLLC?  PC?  Sole Prop?  What’s a soup lover to do?
Although I am not qualified to specifically recommend any one of these to anyone, I do [...]

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Don’t Become a Psychiatric Patient - Make Good Choices!

December 1st, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in general

“Make Good Choices!” I can’t remember what movie it was, but Jamie Lee Curtis is yelling this out the car window to her snarly teenage daughter.
Lately, several friends, some business owners and some not, have been making what for them are major choices, and the process is making them crazy. I decided to [...]

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Multi-tasking Is A Dirty Word

November 24th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in general

Quickie today.  Mostly because it’s an odd week for me, lots to do, and I have not prepped anything truly deep and meaningful after the attorney entries.  I should be back to normal by Monday after turkey and family and a weekend of recovery from such, even though my family is relatively normal and we [...]

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Attorneys - Part 2

November 17th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in attorneys, general

Now that you feel all warm and fuzzy about attorneys, how the heck do you pick one that’s “good to great” and stay away from “bad to awful?”  The following tips will help.  The usual caveat applies–this is experiential information, not a guarantee that your attorney choices will be worry-free.  By now, you are fully [...]

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Attorneys - Part 1

November 14th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in attorneys, general

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of an attorney?  Satan?  The Antichrist?  I worked in legal support and administration for 12 years, mostly general practice.  I really liked my time in general practice because it was the best education about life anyone could have.  I have heard most every lawyer [...]

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