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Small Business & Contracts

Formation, agreements, leases and the everyday questions that come up whether you have time for them or not.

Running a small business means legal questions arrive whether or not you have time for them, usually in the middle of doing the actual work.

We help you start on solid footing, keep your agreements clear, and sort out the ordinary matters before they turn into expensive ones. Most of what we do here is unglamorous and saves a great deal of money later.

We also try to be reachable for the small question, the one that takes ten minutes and does not feel worth a meeting. Those are usually the ones worth asking.

What we handle

A small-business owner working alone in their own premises
  • LLC and other entity formation, and choosing between them
  • Operating agreements and partnership terms
  • Client, vendor and independent-contractor agreements
  • Commercial leases, reviewed before you sign
  • Buying or selling a small business
  • Ownership changes and succession planning

How it usually goes

  • Describe the businessWhat you do, who is involved, and what is worrying you. Ten minutes of context saves a lot of guessing.
  • Get a straight assessmentWhat actually needs doing now, what can wait, and what does not need a lawyer at all.
  • Put it in writing properlyDocuments drafted for your situation, in language you and the other side can both follow.
  • Call when the next one comes upMost owners come back for a question at a time. That is the intended way to use us.

Common questions

Not always, though for most owners the cost of forming one is small next to what it is protecting.

The more useful conversation is about what the entity actually does and does not protect you from, because a lot of people form one and then undo the benefit by how they run the finances.

Yes, and it is one of the most common things we are asked to do. A review before signature is far cheaper than a dispute afterward.

We will tell you what the agreement really says, which terms are ordinary, which are worth pushing back on, and which are worth walking away from.

For well-defined work, often yes, and we prefer it because it lets you decide with the price in front of you.

For open-ended matters a flat fee is not honest, so we explain how the billing works and keep you posted before costs move.

Write down what happens if one of you wants out, before either of you wants out. It is the single most valuable hour a new partnership can spend.

The entity paperwork matters, but the agreement between the two of you is what actually prevents the argument.

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Not sure this is the right page? Plenty of questions do not arrive with a label on them. Call and describe it in your own words, or read the questions we get asked most.

Not sure where to start? Let's talk it through

Tell us what is on your mind. If it is something we can help with, we will explain how.
If it is not, we will point you in the right direction. Either way you get a straight answer.

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