Understanding business valuation methods benefits you and your business in many ways.  That it provides you with a value for your business is important and obvious. Everyone wants to know the value of their business.  But thinking about valuation early and...

This morning I came across an Articles by Marcel Schwantes, founder and CEO of Leadership from the Core, on CNBC.  Marcel points out 11 books he considers the best of the decade in leaders, success, and professional growth.  As a lawyer representing primarily...

Many unscrupulous people target seniors and other trusting people for scams and frauds.  In recent years, the emergence of cryptocurrencies and digital tokens, has had its fair share of scams and frauds.  It is not surprising that with tokenization, follows...

Over half of million LLC’s were formed in Florida in just the last two years.[1]  Many small business owners file a simple set of online Articles of Organization on Sunbiz.org with the Florida Secretary of State’s office to form an LLC.  The Articles have...

You and a few of your friends decide to start a business together. You figured you would just give it a shot and see if you could make some money together with your new idea.  Before long, you begin to realize some success in the market and you and your friends...

Every day, businesses are bought and sold.  For most sellers, and even buyers, the purchase and sale of a business is a monumental event.  Think of when you bought your first home, or when you sold your first home (hopefully with substantial equity), and you...

Let us take some time to discuss trademarks and what you, as an entrepreneur, should know about marks.  As you may already know, a trademark is a word, phrase, symbol, or design (or combination of them) that identifies and distinguishes the source of your goods...

This spring the Florida legislature passed the Revised Florida Business Corporation Act (the "New Chapter 607") to govern Florida corporations and Governor DeSantis signed the New Chapter 607 into law in June. The New Chapter 607 is 700 pages and becomes effective as...

The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Jobs Act”) created a tax deferral and savings opportunity for U.S. taxpayers with realized capital gains in the last 180 days.  The tax benefits come from an investment in a Qualified Opportunity Zone Fund (“QOZ Fund”).  To...

In 2014, the Florida became one of many states to permit social purpose or benefit corporations, popularly referred to as B-Corps. These two corporate forms are governed under the Florida Business Corporation Act, Chapter 607, Part II (Social Purpose Corporations) and...