What Terms Should You Include in Your Services Agreement?
A Services Agreement is a legal agreement between a service provider and its customers that outlines the terms and conditions of the...
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When Should You Request/Sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement?
Are you planning to share your business's confidential information? If yes - make sure you and the other party receiving access to that...
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- Mar 1
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What Steps Should You Follow when You Buy/Sell a Business?
Are you planning on buying or selling a business? Follow these 5 Steps to Ensure the Safety of Your Sale or Purchase! Make sure to sign...
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- Mar 1
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What is a Copyright and How Can You Obtain Federal Copyright Protections?
What is a copyright? A copyright is a type of intellectual property law that protects original works of authorships such as poetry,...
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- Feb 15
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What is a Patent and How Can You Obtain Federal Patent Protections?
Are you familiar with patents? What are they and what do they do for your business? Well, here's a brief, high-level explanation of what...
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- Feb 7
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What Should You Include in Your Business Website's Privacy Policy?
A privacy policy on your website is a legal document informing users about how you collect and handle their personal data, who you share...
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- Jan 25
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Should you Form a Professional LLC (PLLC) for your Business?
Illinois business owners, do you know if Illinois requires your business to be incorporated as a Professional Limited Liability Company...
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- Jan 4
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Is Your Legal Entity Complying with its Annual Obligations?
With a legal entity comes great responsibility! As the shareholder/member (i.e. owner) of your legal entity, it’s up to you to ensure...
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- Dec 15, 2022
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What are the Foundations of Entrepreneurship?
As corporate lawyers, we work closely with business owners who want to start their business in the United States or entrepreneurs who...
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- Dec 9, 2022
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How Can You Protect Your Business’s Trade Secrets?
Every business has certain information that gives it a competitive advantage in the marketplace. This information as very valuable, so it...
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- Oct 23, 2022
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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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- Oct 23, 2022
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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, 2022
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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, 2022
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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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- Jul 12, 2022
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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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- Jun 27, 2022
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“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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- Jun 12, 2022
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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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- May 29, 2022
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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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- May 17, 2022
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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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- Apr 28, 2022
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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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