

Why You Should Use an Attorney to Incorporate your Business
It costs HOW much to form a corporation? Can’t I just do it myself? What about those online companies on the radio that tell me to form an LLC? Do I really need a lawyer to form my corporation? If you are forming an LLC because that’s what your brother-in-law did, or you are forming a corporation because you never heard of an LLC, you probably need someone you trust to explain what’s going on and WHY you should make the entity decision. If you guess wrong or pick an entity


Launching a New Business?
Many, many people are working on a new business right now. Here are some cost-effective North Carolina resources for the budding entrepreneurs out there. https://www.durhamtech.edu/small-business-center http://www.sbtdc.org/ https://theinstitutenc.org/programs/womens-business-center-of-north-carolina/ https://chapelhilldurham.score.org/ https://gapatents.org/

When It’s Time to Close the Doors: Dissolution FAQs
A number of people have called recently with questions about closing their businesses. This breaks my heart, but I thought it would be a good time to review what needs to be done to close a North Carolina business properly, regardless of its longevity. How do I close my business? If you formed an entity, you must vote to dissolve the company, pursuant to your bylaws, operating agreement, partnership agreement, other operating documents or appropriate statute. Then you can: 1)