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It happens too often: I sit down for the first time with a client who has spent thousands of dollars marketing their brand name only to find that the brand they’ve fallen in love with, and spent countless hours developing...

In recent news, a woman defrauded the public by posing as an attorney and handling trusts & estates cases – over the course of ten years! This rather terrifying story is a reminder of why it’s important to have licensed...

How does the Department of Labor (DOL) determine whether workers are employees or independent contractors? This is an important question and while it would be great to offer a definitive answer, unfortunately, the answer is: it depends. The DOL uses...

What is the Department of Labor (DOL), and why should you, the business owner, care about them? The Department of Labor is a regulatory agency established to enforce a law called the Fair Labor Standards Act, or FLSA. Everyone who’s...

All Corporations, LLCs, and Partnerships doing business in the State of Georgia must submit an Annual Report to the Georgia Secretary of State between January 1, 2016 and April 1, 2016 in order to stay in compliance and avoid late...

Silicon Valley has long been the place to go for startups, especially for those in the tech industry. But because of the competition in Silicon Valley—as well as its high cost of living—many startups are looking to Atlanta to stake...

An Advanced Care Directive (ACD), also known as a Living Will, is a legal document in which a person gives specific instructions about the healthcare they would like to receive when they are no longer able to express their wishes...

To be a successful business person, you have to be a good leader. Not everyone is cut out for being a leader, and that’s ok. But if you want to start a business or bring your current one to success,...

A sole proprietorship is an unincorporated business owned and operated by a single individual. It is one of the simplest structures under which a business can operate. Under this structure, there is no distinction between the business and the owner....

An Operating Agreement is a document that outlines the financial and working relationships of the owners in a Limited Liability Company(LLC). The Operating Agreement allows business owners to set their percentage of ownership in the LLC, that is each owner’s...