If you have other partners in your business, have the attorney review your agreement to make sure the ownership structure and operational structure are clear.Difficulties with early employees and co founders can destroy a business. While it may seem overbearing to have an attorney get involved, it is important to create these clear boundaries as soon as possible.
You should complete the following tasks before proceeding to the current one.
By this time you should have a legal consultation with an attorney � if you have not already had one.Topics to address are: entity type, employee documents, partnership agreements, licenses and other permits, contracts, terms of service for customers. The CPA you consulted with might have some suggested legal questions for you to ask the attorney. Most attorneys will give you a free 30 minute to 45 minute consultation. Most new clients do not pay for the initial consultation, so please ask them about it. You can also negotiate fees. Some will do a package, some will do flat fees, some will hand off template work to a paralegal or Jr attorney. You don't need to pay partner rates for basic legal work.
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Don't stop now! Just pick the very next stage-card that resonates with your business and continue working on the correspondent tasks.