What are the Benefits of a Federal Trademark?
Your business’s name and logo are valuable intellectual property that reflect your business’s brand. Ideally, you want your business name...
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Serna Legal Services
- Oct 23
- 2 min
How do I Incorporate My Business?
If you decide that incorporation is the right step for your business, there are certain steps required to create a legal entity in...
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- Aug 13
- 2 min
What is an Independent Contractor?
You are a business owner that suddenly can’t handle all the work yourself, your team needs some extra support, or you would like to take...
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- Jul 23
- 2 min
What Legal Entity Should I Create for my Business?
Today we'll highlight the most common business entities for incorporating a new or existing business in Illinois. If you are interested...
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Serna Legal Services
- Jul 12
- 2 min
Should your business have an employee handbook?
All businesses begin with an idea, a vision. But not all business owners take the important step to memorialize their ideas and vision...
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Serna Legal Services
- Jun 27
- 2 min
“How Do I Choose My Business’s Name?”
Choosing the name of your business is one of the most important decisions you will make as a business owner. The decision requires some...
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Serna Legal Services
- Jun 12
- 2 min
Who should be on my business’s advisory team?
Maybe you’ve taken the exciting and empowering step of starting a business. Or maybe you’re an established business and reassessing your...
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Serna Legal Services
- May 29
- 3 min
Can I incorporate my business if I’m not a U.S. citizen or resident?
The short answer is yes, non-U.S. residents and non-U.S. citizens can set up and incorporate a business in the United States. However,...
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Serna Legal Services
- May 17
- 3 min
What Does it Mean to be a Sole Proprietorship in Illinois?
If you are a business owner in Illinois and have decided (hopefully after consultation with your attorney) that now is not the time to...
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Serna Legal Services
- Apr 28
- 2 min
Why Should I Incorporate My Business?
It’s not uncommon for sole proprietors and small business owners to question the need to incorporate (i.e. create a legal entity for)...
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