How to Use a Board of Directors or Advisors

Having a Board of Directors or Advisors will be a ‘support team’ in many ways; giving encouragement, advice, and guidance regarding your vision and goals.
Practical Checkbook Procedures for your Business to Succeed

As we have been working through tax returns for clients this tax season, it’s alarming to see how many clients aren’t maintaining their checkbook properly, or not even having a separate checkbook at all for each of the companies they own and operate.
Entrepreneur Steps Before Quitting Your Day Job

You may think your new business and idea needs 100% of your attention and time…however, what your business really needs more than your time is YOUR financial stability.
Learn What Not to Do: The Ballad of Prince’s Estate

Procrastination is easy – especially when it comes to something where the benefits won’t be apparent until you are either incapacitated or have passed away. However, if you care about saving your loved ones thousands in legal fees, months of time, and a mountain of headaches and worries, then completing your estate plan is truly a caring act of charitable service that you should consider completing before it becomes everlastingly too late.
How to Protect My Residence from a Lawsuit

For most of us, our home is one of our most valuable assets. It truly is our “castle”, but it can also be one of our most vulnerable assets. Here are 8 strategies that should considered in a well designed Asset Protection Plan.
The Difference Between Sub-Contractors and Employees

There are facts and circumstances most commonly used to determine the difference between an employee and sub-contractor. It’s a 3 part subjective analysis and some facts may indicate that a ‘worker’ is an employee, while other factors indicate that the worker is actually a sub-contractor.
The Truth about Umbrella Insurance

So is umbrella insurance inherently bad, a scam or worthless. No. But, is it for everyone? Another absolutely not! But heaven forbid insurance companies let anyone else say otherwise.
What is a Registered Agent

Since an LLC or Corporation is not an individual, it cannot have process served on it unless someone is appointed to serve as an ‘agent’ for the company. All 50 states require that such a person be appointed- This person is the Registered Agent.
Asset Protection Strategies for your Business – Part II

Now I want to discuss the liability created by our personal actions that could threaten our business or assets. I call this “Outside Liability”- Exposure created outside our business that could allow a creditor to take our business from us.