Small Business Matters

by Tom Makeig, a lawyer who serves entrepreneurs

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Q: What to do first? A: (a) hire a lawyer; (b) kill all the lawyers.

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The answer, (a) or (b), depends on who you ask.  In Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 2,  a conspirator - imagining a utopian future once his...
Sunday, September 6, 2009

May God bless the Flyover States of America

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"And my hourly fee is six hundred dollars. You're not in Kansas anymore." New Yorker cartoon contest winning entry.
Friday, August 28, 2009

Don't fence me in!

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The entrepreneur is creative and expansive: an outside-the-box, visionary, don’t-fence-me-in personality. If you wanted or were able to conf...
Thursday, August 27, 2009

Leverage your brand with Internet domain names

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You should consider taking aggressive steps to secure Internet domain names ("URL's" or web addresses) that fit your brand eve...

The limits of limited liability

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A business owner should always conduct his or her business through a limited liability entity, typically a corporation or limited liability ...

Schindler's short-list

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"A man needs a good doctor, a forgiving priest and a clever accountant." - Oskar Schindler, Schindler's list Oskar left out...

Orlando Conference 8/27/09: Powerpoint presentation

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View my powerpoint presentation to participants in the conference on entrepreneurship sponsored by David Stacey International, LLC, at Crow...

Choosing a name for your product or company

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Naming your product, service or company is an important task that requires not only inspiration from you and your supporters, but also marke...

Who you gonna call?

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If you educate yourself about the legal requirements of your business, you will acquire a good grasp of when to use an online service like w...

Appoint a general counsel

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Even the smallest business is well advised to appoint a general counsel. Don't employ him or her in-house: overkill! Just form a relatio...
Monday, August 10, 2009

What does an entrepreneur need from the law?

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I met an entrepreneur from Kenya who told me that the number one need of every business is that the the government must promote the rule of ...

The sales prevention team

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Entrepreneurs love to hate lawyers. Their own lawyers are the "sales prevention team." Their adversary's lawyers are parasites...
Saturday, August 8, 2009

Lead your legal team

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Some lawyers complain about clients who try to be their own lawyers. They are out of their depth, they don't know what they are doing, t...
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Thomas H. Makeig, with offices in Fairfield, Iowa, is a 1981 alumnus of New York University School of Law and is admitted to the practice of law in Iowa and New York. www.makeiglaw.com. This blog does not offer legal advice, which requires confidential personal communication with a lawyer. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: The determination of the need for legal services and the choice of a lawyer are extremely important decisions and should not be based solely upon advertisements or self-proclaimed expertise. This disclosure is required by rule of the Supreme Court of Iowa.
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