Author Archives: Jean Niehues

When you’re starting your business, it’s natural to want to focus on the things that you want to do and accomplish and put some of the more tedious chores to the back-burner. You are the innovator, the dreamer, and what creative wants to be bogged down with the nitty-gritty of paperwork and forms and contracts?Continue reading “Potential Legal Issues for Startups”

This is a guest blog from Jules Miller of Hire an Esquire, originally featured on the Evolve Law blog.

Small businesses and startups are often unaware of their blind spots when it comes to early stage business decisions. Putting it simply, many don’t know what they don’t know. Here are three key areas that every small business should address when getting your venture off the ground to avoid a crisis down the road.

There are many parallels between growing your law practice and building a great company with respect to social media. The notion of delighting a small number of customers or clients versus mass marketing to thousands was a theme during our expert panel in Seattle last week on Social Media for Attorneys. Quality wins over quantity.

Last week I was on a Hubspot customer panel during the Hubspot for Startups event here in Phoenix. Prior to the panel, Dan Tyre and Juliana Nicholson shared their wisdom on the inbound marketing methodology.  

While the JOBS Act turns four years old on April 5, we won’t have the final rules for Title III equity crowdfunding for non-accredited investors until May 16. That’s less than sixty days from now. What should entrepreneurs do to take advantage of this new avenue for capital?

Ahead of what is sure to be a profitable weekend for DC Comics, the comic book titans have also managed to steer clear of another court case involving Batman’s iconic transport.

No small or medium-sized business owner ever got up and said, “Today is the day that I am going to identify my risks and do an inventory of my intellectual property to maximize my value.” It takes an event – a visit to a lawyer, a plan to fund retirement by selling your business, orContinue reading “Don’t Risk it All! Tips for Maximizing Value”

When it comes to geek culture, passion is what drives the industry. Sure, making money is ultimately the bottom line, as it is in every other industry, but those dollars come from passionate fan bases that are invested in shows and films and books that they love. One need only look at the recent success ofContinue reading “CBS and Paramount Issue Prime Directive to Stop Star Trek Fan Film”

This blog was originally featured on the Evolve Law blog.