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R. Shawn McBride recently published an article to the McBride For Business Blog on a topic that might be of interest: “Am I Making a Business Blunder?” He examines how he was recently invited to be on Engel Jones’ podcast, Twelve Minute Conversations (www.twelveminuteconvos.com/). You see, Engel is working to set a world record for the most number of podcasts…
R. Shawn McBride recently published an article to the McBride For Business Blog on a topic that might be of interest: The Reality of Company Formation: Getting it Right from the Beginning. He discusses how to form a company with dreams of being small. You can see the full article here. This posting is intended to be a tool to familiarize readers…
Very few of our clients come to us when they want to form a company with dreams of being small. Almost everybody has dreams of growing and getting big, but resources are tight in the beginning, and we understand that. Many clients are looking for an inexpensive way to form their company. Enter websites like LegalZoom.com, where people can buy…
We are living in a very unique time. Each of us gets to choose what we will do with our waking hours. Many of those that came before us didn’t have the luxury of choice. Think back to the world that your grandparents, or your great grandparents lived in. They were raised in a certain area where their educational choices…
Last week, I spoke on The Three Laws of Empowerment at Tech Ranch. http://techranchaustin.com/ The room was full of a great group of entrepreneurs, and there was a lot of interaction in the room, and as always, I learned a lot from others when I spoke. One of my goals is to have a two-way conversation going during a speech…
In Hill v. County Concrete Co., Inc., Hill and Newman hired an attorney to form a construction services corporation to be known as “C&M Builders, Inc.” (C&M).[1] The attorney advised Hill and Newman that the corporate name was available and that they could proceed with their business preparations, upon which Hill and Newman ordered checks, painted trucks, and opened a…
Corporation by Estoppel In Cranson v. I.B.M. Corp., Cranson decided to invest in a corporation that was soon to be formed.[1] Upon being advised by the attorney that the corporation had been formed, Cranson received a stock certificate for his shares and was shown the corporate seal and minute book. The company started conducting business, through corporate bank accounts, with…
De Facto Corporation Cantor v. Sunshine Greenery, Inc., a 1979 case out of New Jersey, is one of the best known cases on the doctrine of de facto corporation.[1] In that case, Cantor was the landlord and Sunshine Greenery the tenant. On December 16, 1974, Cantor prepared the lease naming Sunshine Greenery as the tenant, which was signed by Brunetti…
We advise and write frequently on personal liability of business owners. Certain entity forms, such as corporation and limited liability company (LLC), generally offer protection from personal liability for business owners. Although we discussed in our previous blog series “LLC Law Update: Piercing the Corporate Veil” situations where courts “pierce the corporate (or LLC) veil” to hold business owners liable…
What’s Love Got To Do with Business Partnerships and Business Laws. On June 21, 2016, Shawn will be featured in a podcast interview with Charlene Gilman, a producer of a weekly podcast titled “My Time Is Now” that airs every Tuesday with a worldwide audience covering United States, South Africa, and Australia. In this interview, Shawn talks about how business…