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You decide to go into business with some people based on your understanding that you will become an equal owner in a mature, established business. You take all the steps necessary, including leaving your current employment. But you forget to do one crucial thing: You forget to get your partnership agreement in writing. Check outContinue reading “Going into business with Partners? Get it in writing.”

Whether you just started your own business or you have been in business years or decades, a question may arise at some point? Do I need a board? Just as quickly as the idea pops into your mind, you are likely to dismiss it. After all, most growing companies skip formal board meetings, thinking they’reContinue reading “Does your Business need a Board?”

Life comes at you fast. This is especially true when building a business. When growing your business, do you tend to just respond to the day to day? As entrepreneurs we create our business out of a big vision or guiding purpose – whether or not we have articulated it in writing. In the dailyContinue reading “Build your Business on Purpose: Boardroom Counsel for Purpose Driven Companies”

Right before I left the office today I saw an email from the U.S. Department of Treasury with the following in bold lettering: FinCEN Permanently Ends Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements for Millions of Small Business Owners; Will Delete Information Previously Reported by U.S. Persons In the last few years leading up to a January 1,Continue reading “FinCEN permanently ends BOI Reporting for Millions of Small Business Owners!”

I was reading a court of appeals decision today about a contentious business dispute. The case involved allegations of breach of contract, restrictive covenants, tortious interference… all of which is not the point of this post. What caught my attention was a footnote from the panel of judges: “Frankly, we are disappointed that the TitanContinue reading “The Decent, Human Thing.”

I walked off the stage and Jonathan Williams said to me: “It’s over. How do you feel?” “Exposed“. I replied. It was a strange experience for sure. I stood on stage blinded by the lights and began to tell my story. This was August 21, 2024. Three years to the day that I watched myContinue reading “Embracing Failure: A Journey of Growth and Learning”