How to start a business
Jan 25, 2014
This guide sets forth the steps on how to start a business. Each business is unique, and may require additional steps, especially in the case where there will be more than one owner of the business, o...
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Small Business Buy Outs
Jan 02, 2014
Most small businesses will eventually face the situation where one of the owners will want to leave the business. In these situations, the departing owner will want to sell his or her shares. Unless t...
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Buy-Sell Agreements
Jan 02, 2014
Most businesses will end at some point, which could happen for any number of reasons. The decision not to acknowledge this fact when starting a business is tantamount to burying one’s head in the sand...
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How to protect your brand online
Dec 29, 2013
This guides summarizes how to protect your copyrights online through notice and takedown procedures Introduction Businesses selling goods online should be vigilant about protecting their brands from c...
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How to elect S Corp taxation for your LLC
Dec 18, 2013
This guide explains the steps on how to elect S corporation tax status with the IRS for an LLC. Background New business owners often do not realize that they have options about how their business will...
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How To Start A Brewery In Oregon
Dec 15, 2013
This guide sets forth the legal steps to establish a brewery in the State of Oregon Federal laws To start a brewery in Oregon, a business will have to comply with federal, state and local laws. There ...
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Employees v. Independent Contractors
Mar 30, 2009
This guide sets forth some of the differences under Oregon law between employees and independent contractors. It's written for small companies that may not be sure how to characterize their workers, o...
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How to Start an LLC in Oregon
Feb 12, 2009
It’s easy enough to start a company in Oregon or in any other state: you make a filing with the secretary of state’s office. But, what happens next? We often get this question from lots of local ...
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Copyright Basics
Jan 16, 2009
Copyright Basics -- In General A copyright is extremely easy to obtain. Under federal law, an author need only come up with an original work and then “fix it in a tangible medium of expression.” Th...
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Establishing A Trademark
Jan 16, 2009
Here are the basic steps for a company to establish a trademark.
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