There are many small businesses in the Sacramento area that offer consumer financing for larger purchases or installment contracts so that the consumer does not have to pay in one large lump sum. One major benefit of financing is that the small businesses can collect interest on the payments in exchange for the convenience of…
Continue reading ›A large portion of Sacramento small businesses are able to sell goods and offer services without the need of a contractual agreement with their customers. After all, a contract is a set of mutual promises between the customer and the business – usually that the customer will promise to pay a defined amount in exchange…
Continue reading ›California prides itself on being at the forefront of green and sustainable industry practices. Its residents also pride themselves on being at the forefront of new and revolutionary business practices. If some members of the State Assembly have their hopes come to fruition, a new bill would bring these two realities into a single lucrative…
Continue reading ›Earlier this year, I posted a blog entry about the legal issues faced by Sacramento small business lawyers and their clients when the client wants to sell their business. It seems only natural to write a companion piece explaining the legal issues faced by a client who wants to purchase a business. Although some of…
Continue reading ›It is no secret that California is a primary destination for aliens of both the documented and undocumented varieties. Each year, hundreds of thousands of immigrants, primarily Mexicans, flock to California’s major cities for work opportunities. Sacramento is no exception to this trend. In 1986, Congress passed what is commonly known as the Immigration Reform…
Continue reading ›Entrepreneurs who consult a California small business attorney for business formation advice sometimes neglect to ask about what may seem to be the most elementary consideration for a fledgling business: what to name it. In today’s modern age, and in the incredibly complex business environment of California, naming your start-up business may not be as…
Continue reading ›When clients come into a Sacramento business law office for advice on how to start and maintain a new business venture, a significant portion of the conversation often turns to how to manage employees. In most cases, small businesses tend to hire employees “at-will.” At-will employment is the most flexible form of employment for both…
Continue reading ›When clients come to a Sacramento small business lawyer for advice in business entity formation, there is an implied presumption that the business’s creator wishes to organize the business as a for-profit entity. For-profit entities are the classic business model: the business offers products or services and tries to realize as much profit as possible.…
Continue reading ›Most Sacramento small business attorneys are surprised by how infrequently single-person small businesses take advantage of the limited liability company structure for their small business. Some people are shocked to learn that a single person can do business under the protection of a limited liability company. After all, a limited liability company is very “official-sounding”…
Continue reading ›Limited liability companies (or LLCs) are quickly becoming the organizational structure of choice for many Sacramento small businesses. Sacramento business attorneys are frequently contacted about how to form a limited liability company, but few business owners think that further consultation with an attorney is necessary once the business is organized and up-and-running. What these business…
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