business

If you are buying a business, you're making a momentous move in your work life and we are excited for you.  If you need a contract prepared, we can help.  If you already have a contract we'll make sure you get what you expect under the contract.  Keep in mind that most small businesses own furniture, fixtures and equipment (known as FF&E) as well as some form of intellectual property and goodwill (trademarks and service marks, copyrightable items like menus or brochures and trade secrets like recipes and customer lists.  All those assets must be transferred by appropriate documents and all might be subject to liens.  At the end of the day, it is important to have an attorney help you confirm you will own what you are buying.  If we can help on your new venture, please call or email us when you are ready.

Maybe you need to create the company you will use to buy your business, or you need to set up a company to manage property you already own.  We are happy to help you start either a limited liability company or a corporation.  Just keep in mind that what type of company you set up and how you set it up has tax consequences.  Talk to your tax advisor and when you are ready to go, let us know.  If you know the particulars of how you are setting up your company, you may find you can use our "Company Formation Sheet" to get us started even quicker on setting up your company.

If you are selling your business, you are also making a change in your daily life and we'd love to help bring that change to pass.  As noted in the section on "Buying a Business" above, we're happy to draft a contract for you.  If you already have a contract, you're going to need to bring that sale to closing by providing the closing attorney payoffs for any liens on the assets you are selling and providing the appropriate documents to transfer ownership of your company's assets to your buyer.  Give us a call or email and we'll make sure you have everything you need to meet your contractual obligations.

All of us who are in business need documents prepared or reviewed from time to time.  With 40 years of experience, we can help with residential or commercial leases, noncompete agreements, employment agreements and many other documents small businesses need.  Give us a call or emai.