{"id":1215,"date":"2017-08-14T16:08:08","date_gmt":"2017-08-14T16:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saintgeorgelaw.com\/?p=1215"},"modified":"2022-06-29T16:11:37","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T16:11:37","slug":"who-is-on-your-business-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saintgeorgelaw.com\/who-is-on-your-business-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Is On Your Business Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have been thinking about business law a lot lately. I have found that too\u00a0many people who go into business have been seduced by the advertising of the online \u201cdocument preparers.\u201d \u00a0It is true you can get your documents prepared by many online vendors. The issue is not preparing the documents, it is <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>knowing the correct documents to draft.<\/p>\n<p>If you are thinking of starting a business, I think you need at least a handful of advisers: lawyer, CPA or bookkeeper, marketing consultant, and web\/SEO consultant.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lawyer\"><\/span>Lawyer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662d0c708ab08\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662d0c708ab08\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/saintgeorgelaw.com\/who-is-on-your-business-team\/#Lawyer\" title=\"Lawyer\">Lawyer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/saintgeorgelaw.com\/who-is-on-your-business-team\/#CPA_or_Bookkeeper\" title=\"CPA or Bookkeeper\">CPA or Bookkeeper<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/saintgeorgelaw.com\/who-is-on-your-business-team\/#Marketing_Consultant\" title=\"Marketing Consultant\">Marketing Consultant<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/saintgeorgelaw.com\/who-is-on-your-business-team\/#WebSEO_Team\" title=\"Web\/SEO Team\">Web\/SEO Team<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/saintgeorgelaw.com\/who-is-on-your-business-team\/#We_can_help\" title=\"We can help!\">We can help!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>You should consult with a lawyer about your business on several issues: entity choice, contracts, leases, employee policies, and how to structure your business. \u00a0With regards to entity choice, I would say that often the easiest to set up is not the best choice for your business. \u00a0My firm conducts legal checkups to take a quick look to see if there is anything glaring that should be fixed.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CPA_or_Bookkeeper\"><\/span>CPA or Bookkeeper<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You should consult your CPA for tax election, tax planning, and employment tax compliance. \u00a0A bookkeeper can help you understand a lot about your books, such as what marketing is working, where you may be able to cut costs and what areas of your business are the most profitable. \u00a0You need to mine the data you have.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Marketing_Consultant\"><\/span>Marketing Consultant<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>How to market your business is such a moving target in today\u2019s age with Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Google+, websites, phone books, radio, TV, direct mail, etc. It used to be in my business all you needed was a decently catchy Yellowbook ad and you were set. \u00a0Now if you do not have at least a website and social media presence, no one will find you. \u00a0Get a marketing consultant.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WebSEO_Team\"><\/span>Web\/SEO Team<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Last you need to have a solid, and I feel local, web\/SEO team. \u00a0You want to be able to sit down with them and have them help design and optimize your website. \u00a0Some businesses can benefit greatly from paying for SEO ad words on Google, Yahoo, and Bing.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"We_can_help\"><\/span>We can help!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We would love to be the law firm or attorney member of your team. We have cultivated relationships with many of these other folks over the years and could help you fill in the rest of your team. \u00a0Give us a call to set up a time to talk to one of our attorneys: \u00a0435-674-2564<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have been thinking about business law a lot lately. I have found that too\u00a0many people who go into business have been seduced by the advertising of the online \u201cdocument preparers.\u201d \u00a0It is true you can get your documents prepared by many online vendors. 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