As a forward-thinking entrepreneur, it's only natural to start planning for the future of your business. To answer the question “What happens to my business when I die?", it is important to look at who inherits your business, how your...
Business owners and website designers LISTEN UP! If you are designing your website for yourself or a client you need to make sure you are protecting the website, the business, and the website’s users. Specifically, you need to remember to...
Imagine this: You’ve been working every day for the past three years on your own business. You spend your weekends perfecting your website, and stay up late planning your social media content. You put every ounce of your creativity, passion,...
Starting a business can be such an exciting time, but the registration process to create your LLC or Corporation can be overwhelming. The Legal Paige is here to help make this process smoother and easier for you! Oftentimes, when you...
Owning a business does come with some perks, especially during tax season. One of the best perks is writing off some of your business meals. Over the years the IRS has changed what can and cannot be deducted regarding business...
A common question popping up right now relates to dealing with 1099 forms. Do you need to only acquire a 1099-K form provided by PayPal or a similar third party payment processor, or should your client also send your business...
Tax season can be difficult for small business owners and knowing what income you need to report and what paperwork you need to fill out is oftentimes overwhelming. One of the newest ‘tax’ forms that the IRS introduced in...
As online small business owners, it is nothing out of the ordinary for inquirers—or even booked clients!—to stop responding to you after a few weeks of communication (aka being “ghosted”). The term “ghosting” or “ghosted” means that someone has ended all communication with you without explaining why. When this happens it’s likely because they retained services elsewhere, are not wanting to pay you, have some personal issue going on, or simply changed their mind in some respect. Thus, what resources do you have if you already legally signed a contract with a client and now they have completely ceased communication with you? You have a few different options that we will go over below and TLP will explain what clauses you should put in your contract in order to get legally legit with your client's communication expectations.
When creating your website, you’re probably thinking about making everything eye-catching and beautiful. While the physical appearance is a big part of a successful platform, you CANNOT forget that even your website needs to be legally legit. Specifically? Don’t forget...
As a small business owner there are some tasks that you can DIY such as registering an LLC or using a template contract to send to clients, however, at times the legal help of a law firm will be the...
Founder and attorney at The Legal Paige, Paige is a certified Juris Doctor who helps entreprenuers become legally compliant online. Law aside, she's really just a small town Montana momma who loves her family, the lake, and a good glass of red wine.