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IP Valuation & Monetization For The C-Suite

Intellectual Property (IP) defines and protects the sources of goods and services in the marketplace, the products and services offered for sale and the content surrounding such offerings.  Whether trademarks, patents, copyrights, or other IP, it is critical that C-Suite strategy drives and shapes the creation, valuation use and monetization of all its intellectual property.

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Limited Liability Company (LLC)

See Also: S Corporation General Partnership Limited Partnership Partnership Sole Proprietorship Role of a Company Back Office Limited Liability Company (LLC) Definition A Limited Liability Company or LLC is a business form which provides limited liability much like a corporation. There can be an unlimited number of members to the company. There are also many

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Single Member LLC Definition

Single Member LLC Definition A Single Member LLC definition is a limited liability company with one member. It’s a type of entity that has caught on across the United States. It was created to satisfy emerging needs from the rapidly changing business world. One example of this is the owner/member requirements of limited liability companies.

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Protect Yourself: A Guide to Non-Compete Agreements

Oftentimes, businesses see their competitors as their biggest threat. But what if your star quality team continues to leave to join your competitor’s team? That is, in my opinion, the bigger threat. You have already invested in hiring, training, coaching, and developing those individuals. Then, they leave and directly compete against you. We see this

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Corporate Veil

See also: The Sacred Cow: Lack of Succession Planning How to Keep Your Corporate Veil Closed How to Manage your Lawyer Corporate Veil Definition The corporate veil definition is a legal concept that separates the actions of an organization to the actions of the shareholder. In addition, it protects them from being liable for the company’s actions. It

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The New Supreme Court Justice and Your Business

What does the new Supreme Court Justice and your business have to do with each other? With all of the hullabaloo surrounding the election of 2016, it’s easy to forget that there is a vacancy on the Supreme Court that will be filled by this president.  Many will forget a president’s decisions over his or her

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Single Member LLC

Single Member LLC Definition Single Member Limited Liability Companies are LLC’s wholly owned by one member. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) treats these companies as “a disregarded entity” in tax terms. The entity is disregarded as separate from the member for income tax purposes. In other words, the business’s income flows through to the owner’s

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W2 Form

See Also: 401k Cash Flow After Tax Deferred Income Tax Form 1098 Marginal Tax Rate W2 Form Definition The W2 form definition is used by employers to report employees‘ wages to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The W-2 is also used to report the amount of taxes that have been withheld from each paycheck. W2

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How to Manage your Lawyer

Manage Your Lawyer Communication is a prerequisite for hiring a lawyer! Before a company and a lawyer can effectively begin dealing with one another on legal issues, they must be in communication with one another as to both parties’ goals and expectations. Either a lack of or breakdown in communications causes an inordinate amount of disputes

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Unclaimed Property

See Also: Flat Tax Rates Marginal Tax Rate Prepaid Income Tax Tax Brackets Deferred Income Tax Unclaimed Property Definition The unclaimed property definition is any funds, or asset, that is unclaimed by the rightful owner. A common example of unclaimed property is the unredeemed value of gift cards and gift certificates. Other typical examples include

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Third Party Insurance

See Also: Evaluating and Renewing Employee Health Insurance Plan How to avoid additional insurance premiums Insulate Your Company from Rising Health Insurance Costs How to Select Your Commercial Insurance Broker Credit Life Insurance Third Party Insurance Definition Third party insurance, defined as insurance purchased by an insurer (1st party) to protect the insured (2nd party)

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Treasury Securities

See Also: Fixed Income Securities Zero Coupon Bonds What is Inflation? Coupon Rate Bond Non-Investment Grade Bonds (Unsecured Debentures) Treasury Securities consist of debt instruments issued by the U.S. government by the Bureau of Public Debt. Therefore, the market for these instruments is very liquid. Oftentimes, consider them to be basically risk free. This is

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